Lyme 2021 Local Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

LYME, CT — Lyme residents will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast votes for the municipal election.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

You can request an absentee ballot here or you can visit your town clerk's office. All voters are eligible to check the top box that lists "COVID-19" as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.

Steve Mattison is running unopposed for First Selectman. Other candidates in unopposed races include John Kiker for Board of Assessment Appeals; Planning and Zoning Commission candidates Anne Littlefield, Frederick Gahagan, and Mary Stone; Toni Phillips for Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate; Library Directors Mary Stone and Laura Mooney; and Anna James for Regional Board of Education.

Candidates on the ballot in competitive races include:

Selectman

Democrat: John Kiker

Republican: David M. Lahm

Board of Finance

Democrats: Bob House, Alan Sheiness

Republican: Bruce Anderson

Board of Finance Alternate

Democrat: Jim Miller

Republican: Tom St. Louis

Planning and Zoning Commission

Democrat: Phyllis Ross

Republican: David Tiffany

Zoning Board of Appeals

Democrat: Fred Harger

Republican: David M. Lahm