West Hartford 2019 Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Voters began heading to the polls at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote in West Hartford's municipal election. Positions of Town Council, Board of Education and town clerk are all up for grabs.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes.

Town Council

Mayor Shari Cantor and Deputy Mayor Beth Kerrigan are among five incumbent Democrats seeking re-election to the town council. Democratic Board of Education chair Carol Blanks is also seeking a council seat. On the Republican side, incumbents Mary Fay and Chris Williams are joined on the ballot by challengers Lee Gold, Rick Bush and Al Cortes. Janee Patrice Woods-Weber is also seeking a council seat on behalf of the Working Families party.

Board of Education

Candidates for full term spots on the Board of Education are incumbent Republican Mark Zydanowicz, and Democratic challengers Ari Steinberg and Sean Passan.

A sample ballot is shown below.

Polling places in West Hartford are:

• 1-18, King Philip School, 100 King Philip Drive
• 2-18, Bristow Middle School, 34 Highland Street
• 3-18, Town Hall, 50 South Main Street
• 4-20, Elmwood Community Center, 1106 New Britain Ave.
• 5-20, Wolcott School, 71 Wolcott Road
• 6-20, Conard High School, 110 Beechwood Road
• 7-19, Sedgwick Middle School, 128 Sedgwick Road
• 8-19, Braeburn School, 45 Braeburn Road
• 9-19 Hall High School, 975 North Main Street

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 registrar won't guarantee the ability to vote.