VERNON , CT — The polls are closed, and the votes are being counted in Vernon for several key federal and state positions, including the office of governor, Congress, state representative, and state senate.
Vernon resident Joe Courtney claimed an 11th tern in the U.S. House of Representatives.
State Dems also declared a win for Governor and Lieutenant Governor with Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz beating Ryan Fazio and Matt Corey in the Republican side.
The Dems claimed wins for all four U.S. Reps.
Dems claimed wins in other races:
One race was academic — Democratic incumbent Jaime Foster ran without opposition in 57th House District, which includes parts of Vernon, Ellington and East Windsor.
In the State House: 56th District, Democratic incumbent Kevin Brown defeated Republican Andrew Tedford.
One Republican survived. In the state House 53rd District, Republican incumbent Tammy Nuccio won a tight race with Democrat Michelle Doucette Cunningham. The district includes parts of Vernon, Tolland, Willington and Ashford.
In the 35th District state Senate race, Dems were claiming a shift in power with Ethan Werstler against Republican incumbent Jeff Gordon. The 35th Senate District includes Vernon and 12 other towns: Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Willington and Woodstock.
The popular Elisa Bartlett ran for judge of probate unopposed.
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