Stamford Election Results 2021: Vote Totals For Every Race

STAMFORD, CT — It was an exciting Election Day in Stamford on Tuesday, as city residents hit the polls to make their voices heard.

According to unofficial results from the CT Secretary of State, voter turnout on Tuesday hovered around 31 percent.

Results are unofficial, and are from the CT Secretary of State

Mayoral Race

The top of the ticket featured a heavyweight matchup between Democrat and current State Rep. Caroline Simmons and unaffiliated candidate Bobby Valentine.

Simmons ultimately won with 15,565 votes (52.54 percent) to Valentine's 14,060 votes (47.46 percent). Simmons didn't claim victory until shortly after midnight; absentee ballots helped her keep a small lead.

Simmons also appeared on the Independent Party line.

For more on Simmons' victory, click here.

City & Town Clerk

Democrat Lyda Ruijter convincingly won re-election over petitioned candidate Marilyn M. Abbazia-Lodato, 15,192 votes (61.18 percent) to 9,607 votes (38.69 percent).

Write-in candidate Bob Lion received 33 votes.

Board of Finance

Incumbent Board Chair Richard Freedman (16,050 votes) outlasted fellow Democrats Leo Zygelman (12,556) and Robert Barocas (13,486) to return to the finance board.

Democrat David Mannis ran unchallenged to fill a vacancy for two years.

Board rules stipulate that no more than four of the six members may belong to the same party. Two Democrats on the board were not up for re-election.

Board of Education

Five Board of Ed. Democrats were not up for re-election in 2021, so only one Democratic seat was up for grabs. Board rules state that no more than six of the nine members may belong to the same party.

Benjamin Lee grabbed the seat with 13,240 votes. Michael A. Hyman received 12,933 votes, and Versha Munshi-South tallied 12,476 votes.

Incumbent Rebecca Hamman won re-election on the Republican side with 10,245 votes. Joining her will be fellow Republican Joshua Esses, who earned 10,419 votes.

Joe Gonzalez, the other Republican candidate, got 8,785 votes.

Independent Party candidate Rachel One Albone scored 2,692 votes, and unaffiliated incumbent Jackie Pioli received 4,147 votes.

Constable

Voters could vote for up to four, but the top seven were elected

Rodney Pratt (D): 13,918 votes

Gloria DePina (D): 12,512 votes

Jon Gallup (D): 12,359 votes

Philip J. Giordano (D): 12,201 votes

Eva Maldonado (R): 11,273 votes

Ralph Loglisci (R): 10,539 votes

Joseph Tarzia (R): 10,456 votes

Alan Shaw (R): 8,992 votes

Cora Santaguida (G): 1,548 votes

Board of Representatives

Two representatives from each district are elected. Bold represents winners, vote totals in parentheses.

District 1

Republicans Bradley Michelson Bewkes (1,144) and David Watkins (1,211)

District 2

Democrats Virgil de la Cruz (488) and Ines Saftic (354)

Thomas G. Dougherty ran as a petitioned candidate (298)

District 3

Democrats Terry B. Adams (556) and Elise Coleman (550)

District 4

Democrats Robert Roqueta (430) and Megan E. Cottrell (480). Republicans: Erika Talnagi (210) and Peter Talnagi (194)

District 5

Democrats Bonnie Kim Campbell (393) and Melinda Punkin Baxter (385)

Republican Sheila Williams-Brown (53)

District 6

Democrats Annie M. Summerville (739) and Denis Patterson (696)

Republican Juan David Ospina (378)

District 7

Democrats: Lindsey Miller (570) and Monica DiCostanzo (600)

Republican: Charles R. Pia (332)

District 8

Democrats Anabel Figueroa (635) and Nina Sherwood (615)

Lynda Roscia (295) and Maria T. Larrea (314) are petitioned candidates

District 9

Democrats Jeffrey Stella (383) and Rodney Pratt (386)

District 10

Democrats Mavina Moore Sr. (670) and Francise Jean-Louis (661)

District 11

Democrats Cara Gilbride (698) and Maureen Pollack (701)

Nathan Chang Ducharme (584) and John R. Zelinsky (571) are petitioned candidates

District 12

Democrats Jonathan Jacobson (680) and Ramya Shaw (629)

Republicans Wilm Donath (332) and Carola Cammann (330)

District 13

Democrats Eric B. Morson (1,419) and Amiel H. Goldberg (1,206). Both appeared on the Independent Party line as well

Republican Jonathan V. Portanova (1,094)

District 14

Democrats Dan Sandford (998) and Jeff Curtis (1,036)

District 15

Democrats Sean Boeger (870) and Carmine Tomas (915)

Republican Frank Cerasoli (581)

District 16

Democrats Philip Berns (1,145) and Fred Pierre-Louis (1,200)

Republican Palmer Stolly (659)

Bob Kolenberg (251) ran as a member of the Alliance For Stamford

Gary C. Palomba (768) was a petitioning candidate

District 17

Democrat Bobby Pavia (938), and Republican Mary Fedeli (856)

District 18

Democrats Karen Camporeale (1,051) and James Grunberger (1,065)

Republican Charles Florio (1,178)

David A. Wilburn (535) was a petitioning candidate

District 19

Democrats Don Mays (1,367) and Jennifer Matheny (1,442)

District 20

Democrats Susan Nabel (1,337) and Ashley Ley (1,322)

Republican Michael Tedder (1,095)