Tolland Election Day 2018: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

TOLLAND, CT — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday Nov. 6 to vote in Connecticut’s statewide election. Governor, Lt. governor, state treasurer, state comptroller, attorney general and secretary of the state are all up for grabs. Several local state senate, state house of representative and judge of probate races will also be decided.

Voters also can cast ballots for the U.S. Senate election and congressional races.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. 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.

All eyes are on the Governor’s race where the choices are: Ned Lamont, Democrat, Bob Stefanowski, Republican, Rodney Hanscomb, Libertarian, Mark Stewart Greenstein, Amigo Constitution Liberty Party, and Oz Griebel, Griebel Frank for CT Party.

The candidates for lieutenant governor are: Susan Bysiewicz, Democrat, Joe Markley, Republican, Jeffrey Thibeault, Libertarian Party, John Demitrus, Amigo Constitution Liberty Party, and Monte E Frank, Griebel Frank for CT Party.

The choices for the U.S. Senate race are: Matthew Corey, Republican Party, Christopher S. Murphy, Democratic Party, Richard Lion, Libertarian Party, and Jeff Russell, Green Party

For the U.S. House of Representatives race, the choices are: Joe Courtney, Democratic Party; and Danny Postemski Jr., Republican Party; Daniel Reale, Libertarian Party; Michelle Louise Bicking, Green Party.

In the Secretary of the State race the choices are: Denise W Merrill, Democratic Party, Susan Chapman, Republican Party, Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn, Libertarian Party, and Michael DeRosa, Green Party.
In the race for State Treasurer the choices are: Shawn Wooden, Democratic Party, Thad Gray, Republican Party, and Jesse Brohinsky, Libertarian Party.

For the position of State Comptroller the choices are: Kurt Miller, Republican Party, Kevin Lembo, Democratic Party, Paul Passarelli, Libertarian Party, and Edward G Heflin, Green Party.
For the position of Attorney General the choices are: William Tong, Democratic Party, Sue Hatfield, Republican Party, Peter D. Goselin, Green Party.

Locally, for the state Senate, it's Republican Dan Champagne versus Democrat John Perrier. The winner will replace an icon, retiring Sen. Tony Guglielmo.

In the state House of Representatives races, it's Republican Sam Belsito against Democrat Pat Wilson Pheanious in Districts 1 and 2 and it's Republican Tim Ackert versus Democrat Brenda Falusi in District 3.

For probate judge, Barbara Gardner Riordan is running unopposed.

Connecticut offers Election Day registration, but those who arrive need to be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. Unlike previously registered voters standing in line before 8 p.m. to register won’t guarantee the ability to vote.

Absentee ballots are also available for those who won’t be in town all of election day or for a multitude of other reasons.

For more election information visit the local Registrar's Office by clicking here.

There is a ballot question this November and voter are being asked to say yes or no on the following:

"Shall the Town of Tolland appropriate $5,000,000 for road improvements and authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and notes in the same amount to finance said appropriation?"

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