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CHESHIRE'S PRIMARY DAY RESULTS
PRIMARY DAY (AUG. 14) UPDATES BELOW RESULTS (NEWS, INTERVIEWS)
Compiled By CDTC Communications Committee Chair Dan Nowak with help from his CDTC friends
Cheshire's Democratic Primary Day Results from the Secretary of State website
*(100 percent of precincts reported unless otherwise noted)
GOVERNOR
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Ned Lamont 165,351 81.13%
Joe Ganim 38,456 18.87%
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Susan Bysiewicz 124,694 62.03%
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman 76,325 37.97%
TREASURER
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Shawn Wooden 111,108 56.64%
Dita Bhargava 85,048 43.36%
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
William Tong 114,426 57.34%
Paul R Doyle 33,611 16.84%
Chris Mattei 51,510 25.81%
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 05
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Mary Messina Glassman 13,465 37.77%
Jahana Hayes 22,187 62.23%
STATE SENATOR 13
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Precincts Reported (as of 10:25 a.m. Tuesday): 10 of 23 (43.48%)
Mary Daugherty Abrams 2,418 75.63%
Alex Tiktinsky 779 24.37%
STATE SENATOR 16
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Dagmara Scalise 2,642 49.65%
Vickie Orsini Nardello 2,679 50.35%
PRIMARY DAY (AUG. 14) UPDATES
7:30 a.m. - Voter turnout light at Norton School with 75 voters tallied. Voters trickling in.
8:15 a.m. - Voter turnout light at Cheshire High with 84 voters tallied so far. The word among people holding signs and showing support for their candidates outside the high school believe voter turnout will increase by noon.
8:30 a.m. - Jahana Hayes, U.S. Representative candidate in Connecticut's 5th District, made an appearance at Cheshire High, meeting and greeting voters.
She was the first one to vote in Prospect this morning.
"Things are going so wonderful in my campaign," Hayes said. "The amazing thing has been all the support I have been getting. Everyone in my campaign has been working so hard to get that support and I am so happy to see the great results. When it comes to that support, I've been so happy because there has been nothing different from town to town, the support is there all over the District.
"During the campaign I saw a lot of energy out there with voters. It's been a little slow, but I am confident voter turnout will pick up and people will come out and vote."
9:45 a.m. - Voter turnout continues to be light at some voting sites but overall there seems to be a more continuous, steady flow of voters coming out.
10 a.m. - At the Chapman School voting site the unofficial turnout percentage is 13.5 percent.
10:30 a.m. - A heads up that State Senate Democratic candidate Mary Daugherty Abrams will be making an appearance at Cheshire Coffee at 11:30 a.m. and at Cheshire High at 12:10 p.m.
10:45 a.m. - The unofficial word from the Cheshire District 2 Chapman voting site is at 10:25 there was 15.7% Democratic turnout vs. 12.9% Republican turnout. Turnout numbers seem to be picking up a bit.
Noon - The updated unofficial voter tally at Chapman School was 210 representing 20.6 percent of voter turnout in District 2.
12:15 p.m. - Officials at Cheshire High said voter turnout has been pretty steady at that poling site. At 10:30 a.m. there 205 total votes at the high school tallied with 113 of those votes from Democrats. At 12:15 p.m. the overall number jumped to 362 (no breakdown of Dems and Republicans).
12:20 p.m. - New update at Chapman School. Unofficial totals from counts off checker lists and the tabulator (with received Absentees) shows Democrat turnout here at 20.6% and Republican turnout at 21.1% so far with those numbers changing every few minutes with an increase of voter turnout.
FYI: Eligible Democrats at Chapman (District 2) are 564 and eligible Republicans are 577.
12:30 p.m.: State Senate Democratic candidate Mary Daugherty Abrams made an appearance at Cheshire High after having lunch at Cheshire Coffee.
"It's been a great day so far, I've been around all morning visiting voting sites and meeting and greeting people in Middlefield, Middletown and now Cheshire," Abrams said. "There hadn't been a constant stream of people at the sites early on but I see the crowds getting bigger.
"Everywhere I've been a lot of people come out after they voted, they see me, and they say I voted for you. We'll see how it goes. I'm anxious to see the results tonight."
After her stop in Cheshire, Abrams will conclude her day of voting site appearances in Meriden. After 8 p.m. she will follow the Primary Day results at her headquarters in Meriden with her family, friends and campaign supporters.
12:45 p.m. - The unofficial voting tally at Norton School has jumped up compared to early morning numbers. As of 12:40 p.m. 303 (Democrats and Republicans combined) voted at Norton. This morning at 7:30 a.m. 75 people had voted.
1 p.m. - Cheshire Democratic Town Committee chairperson Judy Villa, 89th District State Representative candidate Anne Harrigan and other CDTC women seen voting at Norton School
2 p.m. - The steady crowd continues at Cheshire High (District 1) with some good numbers to report. Uniofficially, as of 2 p.m. there were 476 votes cast - 264 from Democrats and 212 from Republicans. Overall there are 2400 Democrat and Republican voters in the District. "We have seen a steady stream of voters all day and 476 votes cast is very good at this stage," a polling site spokesperson said.
2:30 p.m. - Unofficially at Dodd Middle School there were 134 votes representing 20-25 percent of the combined Republican/Democratic voters in that District.
3 p.m. - At Doolittle Elementary School there was an unofficial tally of 188 votes (Republicans and Democrats combined). "That's a pretty good number of voters for our District," one polling spokesperson said.
3:15 p.m. - Mary Glassman, the Democratic endorsee for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District, made an appearance at Cheshire High this afternoon.
Primary Day comes after Glassman completed a 41-town campaign tour on Monday.
"It's been going great, we're making history and we've been getting our message out," Glassman said. "During the 41-town tour I listened to people and listened to the issues they are concerned with the most. They want someone who is committed to good schools and they'd like to see something similar to the good schools in Cheshire. They also feel Washington is broken and they need government working for them again. They are also more focused on getting someone to work on improving healthcare, schools and immigration."
Glassman, who faces Jahana Hayes in the Democratic primary, certainly has the experience and background for the U.S. Congress. Glassman stepped in to run when U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty of Cheshire decided to retire from the 5th Congressional District.
While a reporter for the New Britain Herald, Glassman went to school at night to earn her law degree. She is a former First Selectman in Simsbury and also served in the State Capitol. Glassman worked with Speaker of the House of Representatives Moira Lyons and Senate President Kevin Sullivan. She also served as Chief of Staff for Lieutenant Governor Kevin Sullivan.
"I have navigated a career in both local and state government and worked across the aisle with Republicans," Glassman said. "My unique background as a reporter, lawyer and legislator are my strengths and I will see that our values are represented.
"My experience and ability to navigate Washington are reasons why I jumped into the race. Elizabeth Esty and (U.S. Senator) Chris Murphy (of Cheshire) have given Cheshire great representation and I'd be proud to step up and also represent Cheshire and the entire District in Washington."
4:15 p.m. - According to unofficial numbers at Chapman School, there were 164 Dems checked in and 14 by absentee for a 31.6% turnout thus far in District 2. Republican votes are 157 plus 11 absentee for 29.1%. Overall turnout by both parties was 30.3% (178 of 564 Dems accounted for thus far). "There is a steady stream of voters now but it's not busy," a polling spokesperson said.
5 p.m. - From Mary Daugherty Abrams spokesperson Nick Neeley - "With just under three hours to go until polls close we need to make a final push to get Mary Abrams over the finish line. If anyone can help out over the next few hours by doing some poll standing that'd be great. We need poll standers at the following locations: Cheshire High School (District 1), Norton School (District 4), Doolittle School (District 5), Dodd School (District 6), Highland School (District 7).
"If you haven't signed up for poll standing shifts tonight please help if you can, even if it's only for an hour. 5-8 has some of the highest vote turnout and we want to make sure voters are greeted by familiar faces before they enter the polls, sometimes undecided. Thank you again and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me at 203-809-2208 or at nneeley6@yahoo.com."
5:30 p.m. - In case you missed the PoliBlog, here is a direct link to an interesting story explaining how a town like Cheshire, which has been red for years, has been turning blue the past three months - https://bit.ly/2KT0hjJ
6:15 p.m. - The final push is on as Primary Day runs its last leg toward the 8 p.m. finish line. At Cheshire High the stream of voters remains constant with 720 total voters (397 Democrats, 323 Republicans) for a 31 percent total voter turnout (Democrats and Republicans combined) for District 2.
6:30 p.m. - At Highland School (District 6) the voter tally was 409 (Democrats and Republicans combined).
6:45 p.m. - Chapman School continues to rank among the highest voting sites in Cheshire with 37.2 percent voter turnout with 424 Republicans and Democrats combined. There are 1,146 total Republicans and Democrats combined in the District.
7 p.m. - Update of the 6:45 p.m. Chapman update. Unofficial numbers show voter turnout at 40 percent overall. Democrats are at 40 percent and Republicans are at 38.8 percent.
7:15 p.m. - What a difference nearly 12 hours make in an election day. When I voted at Norton School at 7:30 a.m. there were 75 votes tallied (Democrats and Republicans combined). At 7:15 p.m. the tally was 649 votes with polling officials at Norton hoping to get to 700 by 8 p.m.
PRIMARY DAY (AUG. 14) UPDATES BELOW RESULTS (NEWS, INTERVIEWS)
Compiled By CDTC Communications Committee Chair Dan Nowak with help from his CDTC friends
Cheshire's Democratic Primary Day Results from the Secretary of State website
*(100 percent of precincts reported unless otherwise noted)
GOVERNOR
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Ned Lamont 165,351 81.13%
Joe Ganim 38,456 18.87%
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Susan Bysiewicz 124,694 62.03%
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman 76,325 37.97%
TREASURER
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Shawn Wooden 111,108 56.64%
Dita Bhargava 85,048 43.36%
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
William Tong 114,426 57.34%
Paul R Doyle 33,611 16.84%
Chris Mattei 51,510 25.81%
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 05
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Mary Messina Glassman 13,465 37.77%
Jahana Hayes 22,187 62.23%
STATE SENATOR 13
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Precincts Reported (as of 10:25 a.m. Tuesday): 10 of 23 (43.48%)
Mary Daugherty Abrams 2,418 75.63%
Alex Tiktinsky 779 24.37%
STATE SENATOR 16
CANDIDATE NAME VOTES VOTES %
Dagmara Scalise 2,642 49.65%
Vickie Orsini Nardello 2,679 50.35%
PRIMARY DAY (AUG. 14) UPDATES
7:30 a.m. - Voter turnout light at Norton School with 75 voters tallied. Voters trickling in.
8:15 a.m. - Voter turnout light at Cheshire High with 84 voters tallied so far. The word among people holding signs and showing support for their candidates outside the high school believe voter turnout will increase by noon.
8:30 a.m. - Jahana Hayes, U.S. Representative candidate in Connecticut's 5th District, made an appearance at Cheshire High, meeting and greeting voters.
She was the first one to vote in Prospect this morning.
"Things are going so wonderful in my campaign," Hayes said. "The amazing thing has been all the support I have been getting. Everyone in my campaign has been working so hard to get that support and I am so happy to see the great results. When it comes to that support, I've been so happy because there has been nothing different from town to town, the support is there all over the District.
"During the campaign I saw a lot of energy out there with voters. It's been a little slow, but I am confident voter turnout will pick up and people will come out and vote."
9:45 a.m. - Voter turnout continues to be light at some voting sites but overall there seems to be a more continuous, steady flow of voters coming out.
10 a.m. - At the Chapman School voting site the unofficial turnout percentage is 13.5 percent.
10:30 a.m. - A heads up that State Senate Democratic candidate Mary Daugherty Abrams will be making an appearance at Cheshire Coffee at 11:30 a.m. and at Cheshire High at 12:10 p.m.
10:45 a.m. - The unofficial word from the Cheshire District 2 Chapman voting site is at 10:25 there was 15.7% Democratic turnout vs. 12.9% Republican turnout. Turnout numbers seem to be picking up a bit.
Noon - The updated unofficial voter tally at Chapman School was 210 representing 20.6 percent of voter turnout in District 2.
12:15 p.m. - Officials at Cheshire High said voter turnout has been pretty steady at that poling site. At 10:30 a.m. there 205 total votes at the high school tallied with 113 of those votes from Democrats. At 12:15 p.m. the overall number jumped to 362 (no breakdown of Dems and Republicans).
12:20 p.m. - New update at Chapman School. Unofficial totals from counts off checker lists and the tabulator (with received Absentees) shows Democrat turnout here at 20.6% and Republican turnout at 21.1% so far with those numbers changing every few minutes with an increase of voter turnout.
FYI: Eligible Democrats at Chapman (District 2) are 564 and eligible Republicans are 577.
12:30 p.m.: State Senate Democratic candidate Mary Daugherty Abrams made an appearance at Cheshire High after having lunch at Cheshire Coffee.
"It's been a great day so far, I've been around all morning visiting voting sites and meeting and greeting people in Middlefield, Middletown and now Cheshire," Abrams said. "There hadn't been a constant stream of people at the sites early on but I see the crowds getting bigger.
"Everywhere I've been a lot of people come out after they voted, they see me, and they say I voted for you. We'll see how it goes. I'm anxious to see the results tonight."
After her stop in Cheshire, Abrams will conclude her day of voting site appearances in Meriden. After 8 p.m. she will follow the Primary Day results at her headquarters in Meriden with her family, friends and campaign supporters.
12:45 p.m. - The unofficial voting tally at Norton School has jumped up compared to early morning numbers. As of 12:40 p.m. 303 (Democrats and Republicans combined) voted at Norton. This morning at 7:30 a.m. 75 people had voted.
1 p.m. - Cheshire Democratic Town Committee chairperson Judy Villa, 89th District State Representative candidate Anne Harrigan and other CDTC women seen voting at Norton School
2 p.m. - The steady crowd continues at Cheshire High (District 1) with some good numbers to report. Uniofficially, as of 2 p.m. there were 476 votes cast - 264 from Democrats and 212 from Republicans. Overall there are 2400 Democrat and Republican voters in the District. "We have seen a steady stream of voters all day and 476 votes cast is very good at this stage," a polling site spokesperson said.
2:30 p.m. - Unofficially at Dodd Middle School there were 134 votes representing 20-25 percent of the combined Republican/Democratic voters in that District.
3 p.m. - At Doolittle Elementary School there was an unofficial tally of 188 votes (Republicans and Democrats combined). "That's a pretty good number of voters for our District," one polling spokesperson said.
3:15 p.m. - Mary Glassman, the Democratic endorsee for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District, made an appearance at Cheshire High this afternoon.
Primary Day comes after Glassman completed a 41-town campaign tour on Monday.
"It's been going great, we're making history and we've been getting our message out," Glassman said. "During the 41-town tour I listened to people and listened to the issues they are concerned with the most. They want someone who is committed to good schools and they'd like to see something similar to the good schools in Cheshire. They also feel Washington is broken and they need government working for them again. They are also more focused on getting someone to work on improving healthcare, schools and immigration."
Glassman, who faces Jahana Hayes in the Democratic primary, certainly has the experience and background for the U.S. Congress. Glassman stepped in to run when U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty of Cheshire decided to retire from the 5th Congressional District.
While a reporter for the New Britain Herald, Glassman went to school at night to earn her law degree. She is a former First Selectman in Simsbury and also served in the State Capitol. Glassman worked with Speaker of the House of Representatives Moira Lyons and Senate President Kevin Sullivan. She also served as Chief of Staff for Lieutenant Governor Kevin Sullivan.
"I have navigated a career in both local and state government and worked across the aisle with Republicans," Glassman said. "My unique background as a reporter, lawyer and legislator are my strengths and I will see that our values are represented.
"My experience and ability to navigate Washington are reasons why I jumped into the race. Elizabeth Esty and (U.S. Senator) Chris Murphy (of Cheshire) have given Cheshire great representation and I'd be proud to step up and also represent Cheshire and the entire District in Washington."
4:15 p.m. - According to unofficial numbers at Chapman School, there were 164 Dems checked in and 14 by absentee for a 31.6% turnout thus far in District 2. Republican votes are 157 plus 11 absentee for 29.1%. Overall turnout by both parties was 30.3% (178 of 564 Dems accounted for thus far). "There is a steady stream of voters now but it's not busy," a polling spokesperson said.
5 p.m. - From Mary Daugherty Abrams spokesperson Nick Neeley - "With just under three hours to go until polls close we need to make a final push to get Mary Abrams over the finish line. If anyone can help out over the next few hours by doing some poll standing that'd be great. We need poll standers at the following locations: Cheshire High School (District 1), Norton School (District 4), Doolittle School (District 5), Dodd School (District 6), Highland School (District 7).
"If you haven't signed up for poll standing shifts tonight please help if you can, even if it's only for an hour. 5-8 has some of the highest vote turnout and we want to make sure voters are greeted by familiar faces before they enter the polls, sometimes undecided. Thank you again and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me at 203-809-2208 or at nneeley6@yahoo.com."
5:30 p.m. - In case you missed the PoliBlog, here is a direct link to an interesting story explaining how a town like Cheshire, which has been red for years, has been turning blue the past three months - https://bit.ly/2KT0hjJ
6:15 p.m. - The final push is on as Primary Day runs its last leg toward the 8 p.m. finish line. At Cheshire High the stream of voters remains constant with 720 total voters (397 Democrats, 323 Republicans) for a 31 percent total voter turnout (Democrats and Republicans combined) for District 2.
6:30 p.m. - At Highland School (District 6) the voter tally was 409 (Democrats and Republicans combined).
6:45 p.m. - Chapman School continues to rank among the highest voting sites in Cheshire with 37.2 percent voter turnout with 424 Republicans and Democrats combined. There are 1,146 total Republicans and Democrats combined in the District.
7 p.m. - Update of the 6:45 p.m. Chapman update. Unofficial numbers show voter turnout at 40 percent overall. Democrats are at 40 percent and Republicans are at 38.8 percent.
7:15 p.m. - What a difference nearly 12 hours make in an election day. When I voted at Norton School at 7:30 a.m. there were 75 votes tallied (Democrats and Republicans combined). At 7:15 p.m. the tally was 649 votes with polling officials at Norton hoping to get to 700 by 8 p.m.
Cheshire Area Democratic Candidates:
Anne Harrigan, 89th State Representative
Dan Fontaine, 90th State Representative
Liz Linehan, 103rd State Representative
Mary Abrams,13th State Senate District
Vickie Nardello, 16th State Senate District
Dagmara Scalise, 16th State Senate District
Statewide Democratic Candidates:
Ned Lamont, Governor
Susan Bysiewicz, Lt. Governor
Jahana Hayes, US House 5th District
Denise Merrill, Secretary of the State
William Tong, Attorney General
Kevin Lembo, Comptroller
Sean Wooden, Treasurer
Cheshire Connecticut Democratic Elected Officials
CDTC Calendar of Events:
Saturday, August 11th, CDWC meeting and picnic
Tuesday, August 14th, Primary Election Day
Friday September 7 Cheshire Democratic Women's Club
Meet the Candidates Night
Tuesday, August 14th, Primary Election Day
Friday September 7 Cheshire Democratic Women's Club
Meet the Candidates Night