How Ellington And Somers Voted In Key Races

ELLINGTON/SOMERS, CT — Ellington favored Democrat Ned Lamont for governor Tuesday, while Somers backed Republican Ryan Fazio, according to the towns’ Nov. 3 election reports.

Lamont and running mate Susan Bysiewicz received 3,717 votes in Ellington, compared with 3,356 for Fazio and Matt Corey. In Somers, Fazio and Corey received 2,449 votes to Lamont and Bysiewicz’s 1,778.

In Ellington’s state Senate voting, Saud Anwar led Eliott Hughes in the 3rd District, David W. Kiner led John A. Kissel by four votes in the 7th District, and Jeffrey Gordon led Ethan Werstler in the 35th District. Kissel led Kiner in Somers’ 7th District voting. Unopposed Democrat Jaime S. Foster won another term in the 57th House District, receiving 4,858 votes in Ellington. Republican Kurt Vail led Democrat Vincent Tocci in Somers’ portion of the 52nd House District.

The figures below come from Ellington’s head moderator’s return and Somers’ election results report provided to Patch. For more election information, visit the Ellington election results page and the Somers elections department.

Editor’s note: These totals reflect voting in Ellington and Somers only. Except for the unopposed House race, they do not establish overall winners in districts that include other communities. Results remain subject to updates. Bold numbers combine each candidate’s party lines; the figures in parentheses show the individual line counts in the order listed.

Governor And Lieutenant Governor

Ellington

• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz, Democratic/Working Families — 3,717 (3,615 + 102)
• Ryan Fazio and Matt Corey, Republican/Independent — 3,356 (3,154 + 202)
• Zenobia Adgers and Rick Adgers, write-in — 0
• Christian Noe and Michael S. Grant, write-in — 0
• L. Lee Whitnum and David Spirt, write-in — 0

Somers

• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz, Democratic/Working Families — 1,778 (1,732 + 46)
• Ryan Fazio and Matt Corey, Republican/Independent — 2,449 (2,331 + 118)
• Zenobia Adgers and Rick Adgers, write-in — 0
• Christian Noe and Michael S. Grant, write-in — 0
• L. Lee Whitnum and David Spirt, write-in — 0

U.S. House, 2nd Congressional District

Ellington

• Joe Courtney, Democratic — 4,133
• George Patrick Austin, Republican/Independent — 2,891 (2,734 + 157)
• Kyle Gauck, write-in — 3

Somers

• Joe Courtney, Democratic — 2,068
• George Patrick Austin, Republican/Independent — 2,132 (2,034 + 98)
• Kyle Gauck, write-in — 0

State Senate, 3rd District — Ellington Only

• Saud Anwar, Democratic/Working Families — 2,615 (2,514 + 101)
• Eliott Hughes, Republican — 1,864

State Senate, 7th District

Ellington

• David W. Kiner, Democratic/Working Families — 461 (443 + 18)
• John A. Kissel, Republican/Independent — 457 (428 + 29)

Somers

• David W. Kiner, Democratic/Working Families — 1,952 (1,857 + 95)
• John A. Kissel, Republican/Independent — 2,259 (2,176 + 83)

State Senate, 35th District — Ellington Only

• Ethan Werstler, Democratic/Working Families — 779 (744 + 35)
• Jeffrey Gordon, Republican/Independent — 819 (765 + 54)

State House, 57th District — Ellington Only

• Jaime S. Foster, Democratic/Independent — 4,858 (4,250 + 608)

State House, 52nd District — Somers Only

• Vincent Tocci, Democratic — 1,701
• Kurt Vail, Republican — 2,484

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Here is how residents voted for the other statewide offices and registrar positions:

Secretary Of The State

Ellington

• Stephanie Thomas, Democratic/Working Families/Independent — 4,102 (3,801 + 128 + 173)
• Peter Lumaj, Republican — 2,952
• Matthew Hallock, write-in — 0

Somers

• Stephanie Thomas, Democratic/Working Families/Independent — 1,984 (1,819 + 71 + 94)
• Peter Lumaj, Republican — 2,205
• Matthew Hallock, write-in — 0

Treasurer

Ellington

• Erick Russell, Democratic/Working Families — 3,743 (3,592 + 151)
• Fred Wilms, Republican/Independent — 3,217 (3,036 + 181)

Somers

• Erick Russell, Democratic/Working Families — 1,844 (1,774 + 70)
• Fred Wilms, Republican/Independent — 2,333 (2,238 + 95)

Comptroller

Ellington

• Sean Scanlon, Democratic/Working Families/Independent — 3,957 (3,671 + 128 + 158)
• Jennifer S. Tooker, Republican — 2,994

Somers

• Sean Scanlon, Democratic/Working Families/Independent — 1,969 (1,822 + 64 + 83)
• Jennifer S. Tooker, Republican — 2,202

Attorney General

Ellington

• William Tong, Democratic/Working Families — 3,935 (3,768 + 167)
• John Bolton, Republican — 3,054

Somers

• William Tong, Democratic/Working Families — 1,950 (1,872 + 78)
• John Bolton, Republican — 2,238

Registrar Of Voters

Ellington

• Joann Scott, Democratic — 3,520
• Jennifer Dzen, Republican — 3,368

Somers

• Joseph Robidoux, Democratic — 1,671
• David P. McCaffrey, Republican — 2,463

Ellington reported 7,116 voters participated, out of an active list of 11,817 including Election Day registrations, or about 60.2 percent. Somers reported 4,268 voters participated, for turnout of 65.95 percent.

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