Vernon 2019 Local Elections: Voters Heading To The Polls

VERNON, CT — Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday for Vernon's 2019 municipal election.

Races for mayor, the town council and the board of education highlight the ballot.

Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. See a complete list of local voter infomation, including an outline of the town's polling places, here.

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.

For mayor, it's incumbent Daniel Champagne versus another longtime polictical figure, Claire Janowski.

Champagne, a Republican, is a decorated former Vernon police officer who won his first mayoral term in 2013. He is also the sitting state senator in the 35th District.

Janowski is a former member of the Vernon Town Council who occupied a seat in the state House of Representatives over multiple terms.

Here are the council race lineups in order of appearance on the ballot:

Democrats:

• Jesse Schoolnik
• Rachel Stansel
• Julia Anderson
• Pauline A. Schaefer
• Thomas A. DiDio
• Ann Letendre
• Ann L. Bonney
• Maryann Levesque

Republicans

• Bill Campbell
• Steve Wakefield
• Laura B. Bush
• Steven Charles Peterson
• Julie Clay
• Jim Tedford
• Brian R. Motola
• Michael D. Wendus

Here is the school board slate:

Democrats (four-year term)

• Kristiana Wintress
• Latasha Hyatt

Republicans (four-year-term)

• Anne Fischer
• Steve Linton

Democrats (two-year-term)

• Jennifer Buckler
• Kevin Brown

Republicans (two-year term)

• Patricia E. Buxton
• Linda B. Gessay

Check out other election peviews and candidate profiles here.

See a complete sample ballot here.

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