Election Day In Westport: When, Where To Vote

WESTPORT, CT — Westport residents will head to the polls from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to vote in several key races including selecting a president and local representatives in the State General Assembly and U.S. Congress.

Nearly 500,000 absentee ballots have already been cast in Connecticut due to the ongoing effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

If you still have your absentee ballot it must be hand-delivered to the town clerk’s office or placed in the drop-off box. Ballots must be received by the close of polls in order to count. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

If you haven’t voted by mail and are heading to the polls Tuesday here is what you need to know.

Voting on Election Day
Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place.

Connecticut also allows for Election Day registration at designated centers in each town. People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using Election Day registration.

For questions about voting in Westport, contact the Westport Registrar of Voters at 203-341-111 or visit their website here. The Registrar of Voters office is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The following are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Westport voters:

President/Vice President
Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat)
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican) - Incumbent
Jo Jorgensen and Chip Cohen (Libertarian)
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green Party)

U.S. Congress
U.S. House District 4
Jim Himes (Democrat) - Incumbent
Jonathan Riddle (Republican)
Brian Merlen (Independent)

Local State Senate Races
26th Senatorial District
Will Haskell (Democrat) - Incumbent
Kim Healy (Republican)
Kim Healy (Independent)

28th Senatorial District
Michelle McCabe (Democrat)
Tony Hwang (Republican) - Incumbent
Tony Hwang (Independent)
Michelle McCabe (Working Families)

Local State Representative Races
136th House District
Chip Stephens (Republican)
Jonathan Steinberg (Democrat) - Independent

143rd House District
Stephanie Thomas (Democrat)
Patrizia Zucaro (Republican)
Patrizia Zucaro (Independent)
Stephanie Thomas (Working Families)