Here's How Westport Voted in Tuesday's Election

Out of Westport’s 16,305 registered voters, a total of 10,048 voted, according to preliminary election returns sent to the Secretary of the State’s Office and posted on that agency’s website.

There were 798 absentee ballots (three from outside the country), but 11 of them were rejected. There were no provisional ballots.

Local Races

There are only two local races, and only one is contested.

Probate Judge (unopposed):

Lisa K. Wexler (R) — 6,350

There are two seats for for registrar of voters, which were uncontested:

Kevin M. White (R) — 4,378

Maria J. Cowden (D) — 4,844

State Legislature Races

STATE SENATE:

26th Senate District:

Toni Boucher, the incumbent (R) — 4,680

Philip Sharlach (D) — 3,535

Sharlach (Working Families Party) — 131 (total of both party ballot lines — 3,646)

28th Senatorial District:

Tony Hwang (R) — 561

Tony Hwang (Independent Party) — 32 (total of both party ballot lines — 593)

Kim Fawcett (D) — 695

Kim Fawcett (Working Families Party) — 24 (total of both party ballot lines — 719)

STATE HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES

136th House District:

Jonathan Steinberg, the incumbent (D) — 5,009

Brandi Briggs (R) — 3,887

Brandi Briggs (Independent Party) — 215 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,102)

143rd House District:

Gail Lavielle, the incumbent (R) — 434

Keith Rodgerson (D) —282

Regional and Statewide Races

Governor and Lieutenant Governor:

Thomas Foley/Heather Somers (R) — 4,358

Foley/Somers (Independent Party) — 176 (total from both party ballot lines — 4,534)

Dannel Malloy/Nancy Wyman, the incumbents (D) — 5,272

Malloy/Wyman (Working Families Party) — 144 (total from both party ballot lines — 5,416)

Joseph Visconti/Chester Frank Harris (petitioning candidates slate) — 24

Jonathan Pelto/Ebony S. Murphy (a write-in slate) — 2

Fourth U.S. Congressional District:

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D) — 5,996

Himes (Working Families Party) — 192 (total of both party ballot lines — 6,188)

Dan Debicella (R) — 3,937

Debicella (Independent Party) — 176 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,113)

Secretary of the State:

Peter Lumaj (R) — 4,170

Lumaj (Independent Party) — 182 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,352)

Denise Merrill , the incumbent (D) — 4,889

Merrill (Working Families Party) — 153 (total of both party ballot lines — 5,042)

S. Michael DeRosa (Green Party) — 143

Treasurer:

Timothy Herbst (R) — 4,423

Herbst (Independent Party) — 210 (total of both party ballot lines —4,633)

Denise Nappier, the incumbent (D) — 4,743

Nappier (Working Families Party) — 165 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,908)

Comptroller:

Republican Sharon McLaughlin (R) — 4,349

McLaughlin (Independent Party) — 223 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,572)

Kevin Lembo, the incumbent (D) — 4,643

Lembo (Working Families Party) — 135 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,778)

Rolf Maurer (Green Party) — 105

Attorney general:

Kie Westby (R) — 4,022

Westby (Independent Party) — 192 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,114)

Stephen Fournier (Green Party) — 381

George Jepsen, the incumbent (D) — 5,056

Jepsen (Working Families Party) — 157 (total of both party ballot lines — 5,213)

Ballot question:

“Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to remove restrictions concerning absentee ballots and to permit a person to vote without appearing at a polling place on the day of an election?”

Yes — 5,565

No — 3,480

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