Politics & Government

How Westport Voted

The results are starting to come into Westport Town Hall.

Around 9:30 p.m., results started to come into Westport Town Hall. An hour later, they were all official.

Here's how Westport voted:

In the Republican primary for state representative of the 136th district, Nitzy Cohen beat her opponent Steve Rubin, the party's endorsed candidate, by 249 votes. With all districts reporting, Cohen earned 830 votes (705 machine ballots and 125 absentee ones) while Rubin earned 581 votes (526 machine ballots and 55 absentee ones). In May, when the Republicans held a caucus, Rubin beat Cohen by 11 votes.

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In the Republican primary race for governor, businessman Tom Foley won the election. In Westport, he earned 881 votes, compared to 491 votes for Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele and 139 for executive Oz Griebel.

In the Democratic primary for governor, former Stamford mayor Dan Malloy beat businessman Ned Lamont. Among Westport votes, Malloy earned 934 votes while Lamont received 742 votes.

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Here's a breakdown of the Republican Primary votes cast in Westport. The asterisks identify party endorsed candidates:

 

OFFICE:  Governor

881           Tom Foley*

491           Michael Fedele

139                   Oz Griebel

Office:  Lieutenant Governor

733           Mark D. Boughton*

625           Lisa Wilson-Foley

Office:  United States Senator

924           Linda E. McMahon*

343           Peter David Schiff

258           Rob Simmons

Office:  Representative in Congress

1001          Dan Debicella*

 241           Rob Merkle

 201           Rick Torres

Office:  State Representative

 581           Stephen M. Rubin*

 830           Nitzy Cohen

Office:  Attorney General

 943           Martha Dean*

 430         Ross Garber

Of the registered Republicans, about 32 percent voted.

Here are the results of the Democratic primary votes cast in Westport: The asterisks identify party endorsed candidates.

 

Office:  Governor

934           Dan Malloy*

742           Ned Lamont

Office:  Lieutenant Governor

1027          Nancy Wyman*

 548           Mary Messina Glassman

Office:  Secretary of the State

1018         Denise Merrill*

  497         Gerry Garcia

Office:  Comptroller

1111         Kevin Lembo*

 384          Michael J. Jarjura

Of the registered Democrats, about 26.5 percent turned out to vote.

Overall, voter turnout was 29 percent, according to the registrars' office.


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