Results for every primary election race in Connecticut

There will be more than one recount following Tuesday’s primary elections in Connecticut, with several races finishing with margins in the single digits. 

In Hamden, for example, a council candidate won by only two votes, as did a Stamford Board of Representatives candidate. Other margins were as slim as four votes, and vote totals in some races barely cracked 50 votes in total. 

That’s typical for municipal elections. According to the Secretary of the State’s office, voter turnout for municipal elections in Connecticut averages 32%, compared to 70% for presidential elections.

Across the state, voter turnout was higher among Republicans, with 23.36% of eligible voters casting ballots in Republican Primaries Tuesday. By comparison, only 19.35% of registered Democrats voted. 

The below results, though pulled directly from the Secretary of the State’s office, are as yet unofficial and must be certified, even if some margins were too wide to trigger a recount. Winners from the Tuesday primary will ensure a spot on the November ballot with an endorsement of their party.

Bloomfield

Among 12 Democratic candidates vying for six seats on the town council, Anthony Harrington took home the prize with 1,340 votes, more than any other candidate, ensuring him a spot on the November ballot. Cindi Lloyd and Michael Oliver rounded out the top three with 1,214 and 1,188 votes. Todd Cooper and Darrell Goodwin will also be on November's ballot. The only petitioning candidate to win a slot on the ballot was Suzette DeBeatham-Brown, who had the fifth-most votes with 1,155.

A tightly contested race for a four-year Board of Education term ended with Kim Dunbar taking 26.62%, just ahead of Tiffany Mack-Mohammed, both of whom will be on the ballot in November. A two-year term went to Howard Steven Frydman.

Renae A. James was the top vote-getter for town Planning and Zoning commission winning with Kevin Gough, and Roger J. O'Brien winning as alternate. In a three-way race for two seats on the Library Board of Trustees, Sherry-Ann Chance won the most votes with 35.36% followed by Harvey Leon Frydman.

Bridgeport

Longtime Bridgeport personality Maria Pereira won a close primary for her City Council district with 26.23% of the vote and just a few more votes than Kayla Medina, who took 26.16% followed by Keyla Medina, who will also be on the ballot. 

Chester

Incumbent Cynthia Lignar won by a wide margin in a Democratic primary for first selectman, with 80.51% of the vote.

Greenwich

The Republican primary for Board of Estimate and Taxation saw 12 candidates vying for six spots, though Joe Pellegrino was the only one to garner more than 10% of the total. Joe Kelly came close, with 9.94%, followed by Sally Eddy Bednar, Leslie Tarkington, Joshua Brown and Harry Fisher.

Griswold

Richard Canova won a selectman seat in the Republican primary with 51.49% of the vote. 

Haddam

Sarah Pytlik won a Republican primary against incumbent Town Clerk Bob Siegrist with 55.83% of the vote. 

Hamden

Adam Sendroff easily won a six-way Democratic primary for mayor, with 46.57% of the vote. 

There were also five Democratic primaries for council seats: Tasha Hunt won the most votes for in the race for four seats as councilmen-at-large with 20.98% of the votes, only slightly ahead of Katie Kiely, who took home 20.85%. Douglas Foley and Maurine Crouch also garnered enough votes to be on the ballot in November seeking at-large seats on the council.

Grace Teodosio won her race for District 6 against Renee Hoff with 53.70% of the vote.

Adrian Webber won District 7 against Kathleen Muolo with 63.65%.

Ted Stevens won 57.95% in his race for District 8 against James Baker; and 

Tameeka Parks eked out a win for District 9 with two more votes than competitor Barbara Walker, though the margin requires a recount. 

New Britain

John H. McNamara won his Democratic primary race for alderman with 194 votes, or 39.19% of the total. 

New Haven

There were Democratic primaries for three alderperson seats. Elias A. Theodore won a three-way race for ward 1, with 290 votes, or 63.32% of the total. 

In ward 3, Angel M. Hubbard came in 53 votes ahead of challenger Miguel Wright Pittman, winning 57.51% of the vote. 

Leland John Moore won ward 18 against Zelema V. Harris by a wide margin, taking home 83.81% of the vote. 

New London

The eight way Democratic primary race for seven city council seats was a close one, though Victoria Mueller was a victor with 13.83%, only 61 more votes than her next-closest competitor, Christopher Clouet. John Satti, Efrain Dominguez Jr., Jefferey Hart and Akil Peck also garnered enough votes to be on November's ballot.

North Haven

David Cohen beat incumbent Sally Buemi in the Democratic primary for selectman, with 72.02% of the total, a nearly 500-vote margin in an election with less than 1,110 votes. 

Cohen sent a note to supporters after his win, saying that he wanted to “acknowledge and thank Sally Buemi for her years of service on the Board of Selectmen.”

Norwalk

A tight Democratic mayoral primary ended with Barbara Smyth in the lead against Darlene Young, taking home 1,506 votes or 51.31% of the total.

Oxford

George R. Temple won the Republican primary for first selectman with 57.41% of the vote, against RTC-endorsed candidate Jeffrey Luff. 

In the race of the single open selectman seat, Arnold Jensen won against Rob Boroski with 57.87% of the vote

Plainfield

Incumbent First Selectman Kevin M. Cunningham won his Republican primary against challenger Paul E. Sweet by 15 votes.

In a Republican primary for selectman, Michael G. Surprenant won against Arthur Gagne.

Stamford

There were two winners in each of six primary races for Board of Representatives.

In the Democratic primary for the Board of Representatives district 5, Nicole Beckham won 19 more votes than  Kierra Dorsey, the next-highest vote-getter, garnering 44.20% of the total. Both will be on the ballot. 

In district 6, Ryan Hughes won 44.35% of the vote, a margin of 19 votes ahead of Parker Johnson who will also be on November's ballot. 

Matthew Yeager was only two votes ahead of Theodore Gross in district 8, taking 40.09% of the vote, both of whom will be in the race in the fall. Controversial incumbent Anabel D. Figueroa came in third.

In district 10, Felix Gardner won by 11 votes, 39.26% of the total. He and Stephanie Sylvestre will be on the ballot in November. 

The two seat-primary for district 13 was even closer, with Eric Morson winning by four votes, and 48.30% of the total, ahead of Amiel Goldberg. 

Bobby Pavia won by a comparatively wide margin, 11 votes, in his race for district 17, a total of 40.78% of the vote. He and Lewis Finkel won the primary and will be on the ballot in November. 

Sterling

There were less than 200 votes cast in total in Sterling, but Myron Jack Joslyn won 105 of them in his three-way Republican primary for first selectman. 

In the primary race for one selectman seat, Patricia Frances Masseyn won 63.69% percent of the total, 114 votes. 

Stratford

David Chess won the Democratic primary for mayor by a wide, 88.84% margin. 

The primary race for Town Council district 3, William M. Boyd won with 55.16% of the vote total.

Rene M. Gibson won her district 4 seat with 69.42% of the vote total. 

Thomaston

Michael E. Burr won his Republican primary for the one selectman seat up for grabs with 290 compared to the Julianne Ingham’s 262 garnered votes. 

Voluntown

In the Republican primary, Brian Muschiano won 133 votes, which was 60.73% of the total. 

Susan Choquette came out ahead in the primary for selectman, 16 votes ahead of her opponent, 53.74% of the total.

A very close race for two seats on the Board of Education was won by Suzann M Miller with 125 votes, or 34.82% of the total. She and Valerie Muschiano will be on the ballot in November.

Waterbury

There were five Republican primary races for Board of Alderman, each candidate vying for two seats in each district. 

Michael Grosso won his race in the Republican primary for Board of Alderman district 1 with 36.53% of the total. His 244 votes were also more than any other candidate for alderman in any district. Jameson P. Stock came in second with 203 votes and will also be on the ballot. 

In district 2, Bryan E. McEntee came out ahead with 70 votes, though it was only nine ahead of his closest competitor, Ruben Rodriguezn who also claimed a victory.

Kelly Zimmermann won district 3 with 181 votes, 41.42% of the total. Abigail Diaz also won a spot on the ballot with 146 votes.

George N. Noujaim won his district 4 primary with 136 votes, 10 more than his closest competitor, Paul J. Kondash, who will also be on the ballot in November.

In district 5, Jack Alseph won with 71 votes, eight ahead of his closest competitor, Adrian Sanchez, who will also be on the ballot. 

Wolcott

The Republican primary for mayor was taken by Paul D. D'Angelo with a 21-vote margin against James Paolino, D’Angelo garnered 321 votes, 51.69% of the total.