Stamford To Hold 4 Democratic Primaries Sept. 12: Here's What To Know

STAMFORD, CT — The city of Stamford will hold four Democratic primaries on Sept. 12 to determine several Board of Representatives candidates who will appear on the ballot in November's municipal election.

Since the municipal election in 2021, four Democrats (Bianca Shinn, Kindrea Walston, Carl Weinberg, Dakary Watkins) and one Republican (Stephen Garst) were appointed to the Board of Reps. to replace members of the same party who had resigned.

There are 20 districts in Stamford, and each district elects two representatives every four years, concurrent with the mayor's term.

But the appointees must win in the Nov. 7 election to remain on the board until the next municipal election in 2025.

In July, Stamford Democrats and Republicans endorsed the appointees for November.

Shinn, Walston and Weinberg are facing challenges from candidates who have petitioned and garnered enough resident signatures to force a primary. Watkins is not facing a primary challenger.

Two other Democrats will go against each other in a primary to get on the November ballot against Garst.

The Candidates

District 7

Endorsed candidate Bianca Shinn will go up against Christina Strain.

Shinn has been a member of the Board of Reps. since March. She was appointed to replace Monica Di Costanzo who became the deputy Democratic registrar of voters in Stamford.

District 9

Endorsed candidate Kindrea Walston, who replaced Rodney Pratt in April 2022, is being challenged by petitioned candidate Walter Mardis. Walston is a member of the Democratic City Committee.

District 18

Karen Camporeale, a member of the Stamford Democratic City Committee, and Jennienne Burke, a former member of the Stamford Board of Education, will go against each other in the Sept. 12 primary.

The winner will face Republican Stephen Garst, who was appointed to the Board of Reps. in August 2022. Garst replaced Charles Florio.

District 20

Endorsed candidate Carl Weinberg will face challenger Clemon Williams, who once served as the city's director of human resources.

Weinberg replaced the late Susan Nabel in April of this year after she resigned.

Polling Hours & Locations

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 12.

Only those registered to the Democratic party will be able to vote in the Democratic primaries.

To check your polling location and district number, click here.

Polling locations for the Sept. 12 primaries are as follows

District 7 – Julia A. Stark School (38 Oscar St.)

District 9 – Westover School (412 Stillwater Ave.)

District 18 – Davenport Ridge School (1300 Newfield Ave.)

District 20 – Scofield Middle School (641 Scofieldtown Road)

For more information on absentee ballots and voter registration, click here.

Editor's note: This article was edited to reflect that Kindrea Walston is an endorsed candidate