Politics & Government
Here's How Simsbury Residents Voted In 2018 Midterm Elections
Here's a look at how Simsbury residents voted in federal, state and local races on Election Day.

SIMSBURY, CT — Here are unofficial election results for each federal, state and local race in Simsbury. The numbers come from the Secretary of the State's Office and reflect vote totals as of Wednesday morning. An asterisk (*) denotes winners. Note: vote totals are combined for candidates appearing on more than one line.
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
- *Ned Lamont/Susan Bysiewicz (D)- 5,893 or 45.73%
- Bob Stefanowski/Joe Markley (R) - 5,771 or 44.78%
- Oz Griebel/Monte Frank (GFCT)- 1,174 or 9.11%
- Rodney Hanscomb/Jeffrey Thibeault (L)- 40 or 0.31%
- Mark Greenstein/John Demitrus (ACL) - 9 or 0.07%
U.S. Senate
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- *Chris Murphy (D) - 7,573 or 59.20%
- Matthew Corey (R) - 5,087 or 39.76%
- Richard Lion (L) - 72 or 0.56%
- Jeff Russell (G) - 61 or 0.48%
U.S. Representative, District 5
- *Jahana Hayes (D) - 7,617 or 59.92%
- Manny Santos (R) - 5,095 or 40.08%
State Senate, District 8
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- *Kevin Witkos (R) - 6,403 or 50.31%
- Melissa Osborne (D) - 6,325 or 49.69%
State Representative, District 16
- *John Hampton (D) - 7,569 or 59.45%
- Tim Walczak (R) - 5,112 or 40.15%
- Robert Kalechman (PET) - 51 or 0.40%
Judge of Probate, District 9
- Charles Houlihan (D) - 6,439 or 52.61%
- *Cynthia Becker (R) - 5,801 or 47.39%
Registrar of Voters
- *Karen Cortes (D) - 6,784 or 56.00%
- *Michele Potvin-Piecuch (R) - 5,331 or 44.00%
Secretary of the State
- *Denise Merrill (D) - 6,928 or 54.87%
- Susan Chapman (R) - 5,510 or 43.64%
- S. Michael DeRosa (G) - 100 or 0.79%
- Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn (L) - 88 or 0.70%
State Treasurer
- *Shawn Wooden (D) - 6,769 or 53.85%
- Thad Gray (R) - 5,670 or 45.11%
- Jesse Brohinsky (L) - 131 or 1.04%
Comptroller
- *Kevin Lembo (D) - 6,854 or 54.43%
- Kurt Miller (R) - 5,536 or 43.96%
- Paul Passarelli (L) - 112 or 0.89%
- Edward Heflin (G) - 90 or 0.71%
Attorney General
- *William Tong (D) - 6,471 or 51.76%
- Sue Hatfield (R) - 5,924 or 47.38%
- Peter Goselin (G) - 107 or 0.86%
Legend: D-Democrat; R-Republican; GFCT-Griebel Frank For CT Party; L-Libertarian; ACL-Amigo Constitution Liberty Party; G-Green Party; WI-write in; PET-petitioning candidate
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