Southbury Election 2015 Results: The Votes are In

UPDATE: Democratic First Selectman Ed Edelson was defeated by his Republican challenger Jeff Manville on Election Night, according to official results from the town.

Edelson received 2,327 votes compared to Manville’s 3,247 votes. Edelson will remain on the board of selectmen though. It was a huge night for Southbury Republicans overall.

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Original post: The municipal election in Southbury was between Incumbent Democratic First Selectman Ed Edelson and Republican challenger Jeff Manville.

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The campaign has been hotly contested. Edelson has raised $34,394 versus $16,033 for Manville, the Republican-American reports.

The campaign has been hotly contested at times. The issue of the Oxford Power plant has surfaced as Edelson has been a big supper saying it will create 2,700 full-time jobs over the next 20 years

But Manville has questioned the amount of water it would use, the Rep-Am has reported.