Westport 2021 Local Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

WESTPORT, CT — Westport residents will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast votes for the municipal election. The position of first selectman, selectman and spots on the Board of Education, Planning and Zoning Commission and Representative Town Meeting, among other positions, are up for grabs.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

You can request an absentee ballot here or you can visit your town clerk's office. All voters are eligible to check the top box that lists "COVID-19" as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.

In Westport, Republican First Selectman Jim Marpe will not seek re-election this year. Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker is running for the top position in town, alongside Andrea Moore for selectwoman.

Also running for the position of first selectman and selectman, respectively, are Democrats Jonathan Steinberg and Candice Savin and Libertarians TJ Elgin and Louis D'Onofrio Jr.

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The Democratic candidates for the Board of Finance are Brian Stern and Lee Caney. Michael Keller is the Republican candidate. Voters can choose up to three.

For the Board of Education, the candidates are Democrats Kevin Christie and Christina Torres and Republcians Robert Harrington and Dorie Hordon. Voters can choose up to four.

The candidates for the Board of Assessment Appeals are Democrats Ifeseyi Gayle and Lynette Pineda and Republican Joseph Sledge. Voters can choose up to two.

For the Planning and Zoning Commission, the candidates are Democrats Danielle Dobin, Michael Cammeyer and Neil Cohn, Republican Jack Whittle and Ron Corwin of the Coalition for Westport Party. Voters can choose up to three.

For the Zoning Board of Appeals, the candidates are Democrats Josh Newman and Amy Wistreich. Voters can choose up to two.

District 1

In Voting District 1, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Liz Milwe, Abby Tolan, Matthew Mandell, Chris Tait, Kristin Mott Purcell and Rick Jaffe. Voters can choose up to four.

District 2

In Voting District 2, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Jay Keenan, Harris Falk, Louis Mall and Christine Meiers Schatz. Voters can choose up to four.

District 3

In Voting District 3, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Mark Friedman, Arline Gertzoff, Ross Burkhardt, Jimmy Izzo and Don O'Day. Voters can choose up to four.

District 4

In Voting District 4, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Andrew Colabella, James Bairaktaris, Noah Hammond and Jeffrey Wieser. Voters can choose up to four.

District 5

In Voting District 5, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Peter Gold, Dick Lowenstein, Karen Kramer and Claudia Shaum. Voters can choose up to four.

District 6

In Voting District 6, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Candace Banks, Seth Braunstein, Jessica Bram and Cathy Talmadge. Voters can choose up to four.

District 7

In Voting District 7, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Brandi Briggs, Jack Klinge, Ellen Lautenberg Hendel and Lauren Karpf. Voters can choose up to four.

District 8

In Voting District 8, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Wendy Goldwyn Batteau, Lisa Newman, Stephen Shackelford and Rachel Steel Cohn.

District 9

In Voting District 9, the candidates for the Representative Town Meeting are Clark Thiemann, Sal Liccione, Kristin Schneeman, Marla Cowden, Lori Church and Nancy Kail.