Voting In Bethany and Woodbridge: Everything You Need To Know

BETHANY/WOODBRIDGE, CT — While the polls opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday in Bethany and Woodbridge, numerous votes have already been cast long before Election Day. More than one-fifth of the state’s registered voters have already sent in their absentee ballot for several critical local, state and national races.

Many residents opted to vote by mail as opposed to heading to the traditional polling places as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

If you still have your absentee ballot it must be hand-delivered to the town clerk’s office or placed in the drop-off box. Ballots must be received by the close of polls in order to count. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. (To receive free, real-time local and state election updates and results from Patch click here.)

If you haven’t voted by mail and are heading to the polls Tuesday here is what you need to know.

Voting on Election Day

Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place.

Connecticut also allows for Election Day registration at designated centers in each town. People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using Election Day registration.

The following are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Bethany and Woodbridge voters:

President/Vice President

Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat)

Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican) - Incumbent

Jo Jorgensen and Chip Cohen (Libertarian)

Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green Party)

U.S. Congress

U.S. House District 3

Rosa DeLauro (Democrat) - Incumbent

Margaret Streicker (Republican)

Justin C. Paglino (Green Party)

Bethany and parts of Woodbridge

Local State Senate Race

17th Senatorial District

Jorge Cabrera (Democrat)

George Logan (Republican) - Incumbent

Local State Representative Race

Bethany

89th House District

E. J. Maher (Democrat)

Lezlye W. Zupkus (Republican)

Local State Senate Race

Woodbridge

14th Senatorial District

James Maroney (Democrat) - Incumbent

Michael Southworth (Republican)

Local State Representative Race

Woodbridge

114th House District

Mary Welander (Democrat)

Dan DeBarba (Republican)

Woodbridge Registrar of Voters

Pennell Hamilton (Democrat)

Anna D. Dickerson (Republican)