Here’s How Wallingford Residents Voted In 2018 Primary Election

WALLINGFORD, CT — The battle to succeed Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in November will come down to Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Bob Stefanowski. Lamont walloped his primary challenger Joseph Ganim by 171,658 to 39,854, while Stefanowski earned 41,957 votes followed by Mark D. Boughton, 30,457, David Stemerman, 26,266, Tim Herbst, 25,091, and Steve Obstinik, 19,119.

For Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Susan Bysiewicz defeated Eva Zimmerman by a margin of 129,484 to 78,870 and on the Republican side Joe Markley defeated Erin Stewart and Jayme Stevenson. Markley earned 65,702 votes, Stewart, 45,258 and Stevenson, 27,138.

Other big winners from across the state last night include: Matthew Corey, who won his GOP primary to run for U.S. Senate against Chris Murphy, and in the 5th District congressional primary former Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes defeated her challenger Mary Glassman while on the Republican side Manny Santos defeated Ruby Corby-O’Neil and Rich DuPont. (To sign up for Wallingford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Democrats picked William Tong to run for State Attorney General and Republicans picked Sue Hatfield. For Treasurer, Democrats voted for Shawn Wooden and Republican chose Thad Gray.

See related: CT Primary 2018: Lamont Vs. Stefanowski For Governor

In Wallingford, Lamont received 1,828 votes and Ganim had 404. Bysiewicz garnered 1,494 votes while Zimmerman received 720 votes.

On the Republican side in Wallingford, Stefanowski received 628 votes, while Herbst had 376 and was followed by Stemerman, 308, Boughton, 265, and Obsitnik, 192. Markley received 956 votes, while Stewart had 535 and Stevenson finished with 236.

In the 34th Senatorial District, endorsed Democrat Aili McKeen won the race for state senator and also won in Wallingford, receiving 1,805 votes while Josh Balter had 417.

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