Suffield Election Results 2016: The Winners are Revealed

SUFFIELD, CT — Registered voters in Suffield had an early start to the polls on Nov. 8 for the 2016 election, and the momentum continued until the balloting closed at 8 p.m.

Here are the unofficial results of how Suffield voted, posted by the secretary of the state:

U.S. President

• (R) Trump and Pence - 3,789 - 50.13 percent
• (D) Clinton and Kaine - 3,334 - 44.11 percent
• (L) Johnson and Weld - 307 - 4.06 percent
• (G) Stein and Baraka - 111 - 1.47 percent

U.S. Senate

• (D) Richard Blumenthal - 3,489 - 47.81 percent
• (R) Dan Carter - 3,273 - 44.85 percent
• (WF) Blumenthal - 355 - 4.86 percent
• (G) Jeffery Russell - 97 - 1.33 percent
• (L) Richard Lion - 84 - 1.15 percent

U.S. Rep District 2

• (D) Joe Courtney - 3,491 - 48.39 percent
• (R) Daria Novak - 3,134 - 43.44 percent
• (WF) Courtney - 361 - 5.00 percent
• (G) Jonathan Pelto - 125 - 1.73 percent
• (L) Daniel Reale - 103 - 1.43 percent

State Senate District 7

• (R) John A. Kissel - 4,307 - 59.60 percent
• (D) Annie Hornish - 2,496 - 34.54 percent
• (I) Kissel - 248 - 3.43 percent
• (WF) Hornish - 176 - 2.44 percent

State Rep District 61

• (R) Tami Zawistowski - 4,674 - 64.08 percent
• (D) Michael S. Malloy - 2,302 - 31.56 percent
• (I) Zawistowski - 318 - 4.36 percent

To read about the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut and the five congressional races click on this related story.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

SUFFIELD, CT — Suffield residents headed to the polls Tuesday for the 2016 midterm election. Polling places in Suffield are now closed.

In mid-afternoon, First Selectman Melissa Mack reported a very strong turnout of voters throughout the day.

"The turnout has been extraordinary; we're excited that people are coming out and exercising their civic duty and right to vote," Mack said. "As of 1 p.m., we've had 4,025 voters, or 45 percent, and we're hoping we'll beat our record turnout. I'm proud to say Suffield is participating."

Not everyone showed up at Suffield Middle School with their minds already made up. Resident Jamie Drzyzga said, "I'm going to honestly decide when I get in there. It will be a split-second decision."

In Suffield, the choice for 7th Senatorial District involves Republican incumbent John Kissel and Democratic challenger Annie Hornish. Kissel is a 12-term incumbent and a Chief Deputy Minority Leader. Hornish served as a State Representative from 2009–2011.

In the 61st State House District, the Republican incumbent is Tami Zawistowski and the Democratic challenger is Michael Malloy. Zawistowski is completing her first full term after being originally elected to fill the seat of the late Elaine O'Brien in 2014. Malloy has served as East Granby Democratic Town Chairman since 2008.

The candidates for president and vice president are Republicans Donald Trump and Mike Pence, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, Libertarians Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, and Green Party Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka.

For United States Senate, the candidates are Democratic incumbent Richard Blumenthal, Republican Dan Carter, Libertarian Richard Lion and Green Party Jeffery Russell.

For United States Congress, the choice is between Democratic incumbent Joe Courtney, Republican Daria Novak, Libertarian Daniel Reale and Green Party candidate Jonathan Pelto.

Courtney voted in the early morning at Vernon Center Middle School. When asked if it were obvious who he voted for, the Democrat running for a sixth term in Congress said it was. Courtney said he does not remember a more “exhausting” campaign season, but hopes the grind translates into more people getting into the process.

“I think everyone in America is ready for the election to be over,” Courtney told Patch. “By tonight and into tomorrow, there will be some happy people and some very upset people in this country. We have to take what has happened this year and make it work for good change in Congress.”

As Courtney was walking out of the polling place, a woman came up to him and implored him to “keep Obamacare.”

• To read about the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut and the five congressional races see this related story: Connecticut Election 2016: What You Need to Know

Click here to view the entire Suffield sample ballot.

Photo credits: Tim Jensen