Vernon Municipal Election 2017: Results are In

VERNON, CT — Vernon residents took to the polls on Tuesday to vote for various local offices and made a bold statement about the current administration. Not only was Mayor Daniel Champagne elected to a third term with better than 64 percent of the tally, but the Republicans swept all eligible offices, he said.

"We worked really hard and the people judged how we were over the past couple of years," an elated Champagne said Tuesday night. "I think the voters considered everything we did — we kept taxes down, brought in businesses and even the schools, because of the high increase in the scores, were recognized by the state. I think we're heading in the right direction. I personally want to thank the employees — on the town and education side — for all their hard work and dedication."

A steady stream of voters had been pouring into the local polling places throughout the day and 5,082 of the town's 15,955 eligible voters came out to the polls.

Vernon’s Ballot

Mayor

D Ellen Marner 1,779
R Daniel Champagne 3,290

Town Council

D Ralph Zahner 2,215
D Jesse Schoolnik 1,861
D Thomas DiDio 2,260
D Ann Letendre 2,241
D Pauline Schaefer 2,268
D Jacqui Bruno McConnell 1,745
D Joshua Poloski 1,926
D Virginia Gingras 2,177

R Steven Peterson 2,505
R Bill Campbell 2,771
R Brian Motola 2,709
R Laura Bush 2,750
R Jim Tedford 2,825
R Steve Wakefield 2,954
R Julie Clay 2,681
R Michael Wendus 2,535

Board of Education 4 Years

D Michele Arn 2,474
D Laurie Bajorek 2,280

R Mark Kalina 2,432
R Deborah Rodriguez 2,537

Board of Education 2 Years

D Paula Talty 1,973
D Kevin Brown 2,126

R Anne Fischer 2,939
R David Kemp 2,683

Patch Graphic: Kristin Borden; Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel