Politics & Government
Branford Election Results 2019: Vote Totals For Every Race
Branford residents went to the polls to vote for candidates for selectmen, RTM, education and town treasurer.
BRANFORD, CT — GOP First Selectman James B. Cosgrove ran unopposed and was guaranteed a third-term of office. But if you're curious how many votes he received, the answer is 4,490. It was a big night for Democrats on the under-ticket where they polled exceptionally well in RTM races in every district.
Raymond Dunbar, a Democrat, narrowly defeated Joseph E. Higgins, Jr., a Republican by 63 votes for the position of second selectman, but both will serve on the board of selectmen. And Kurt M. Schwanfelder, a Democrat, was also elected Town Treasurer.
Town Clerk Lisa Arpin, a Republican, ran unopposed. Tax Collector Roberta Gill-Brooks was cross-endorsed by both political parties.
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| Results by Town - Branford ( *Unofficial Results ) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Precincts Reported: 7 of 7 (100.00%) | Ballot Paper | ||
| FIRST SELECTMAN ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Republican Party James B. Cosgrove | 4,490 | 100.00% |
| SELECTMEN ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Raymond Dunbar | 3,268 | 50.57% |
| Republican Party Joseph E. Higgins, Jr. | 3,194 | 49.43% |
| TOWN CLERK ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Republican Party Lisa E. Arpin | 4,370 | 100.00% |
| TOWN TREASURER ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Kurt M. Schwanfelder | 3,337 | 51.52% |
| Republican Party Michael T. Nardella | 3,140 | 48.48% |
| TAX COLLECTOR ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Roberta Gill-Brooks | 3,211 | 50.78% |
| Republican Party Roberta Gill-Brooks | 3,112 | 49.22% |
| BOARD OF EDUCATION-FULL 6 YEAR TERM ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Ellen Michaels | 3,452 | 32.39% |
| Republican Party Michael A. Krause | 3,300 | 30.97% |
| Republican Party Dawn Perrotti | 3,905 | 36.64% |
| BOARD OF EDUCATION-TO FILL VACANCY FOR FOUR YEARS ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Meredith Gaffney | 3,309 | 51.81% |
| Republican Party Lisa Caruso | 3,078 | 48.19% |
| BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS-FULL 4 YEAR TERM ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Joseph Fazzino | 3,498 | 55.02% |
| Republican Party Jason Driscoll | 2,860 | 44.98% |
| CONSTABLES ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Ronald Washington | 3,521 | 14.97% |
| Democratic Party Charles "Chuck" Tiernan, III | 3,349 | 14.23% |
| Democratic Party John R. O'Connor | 3,339 | 14.19% |
| Democratic Party Francis Walsh | 4,114 | 17.49% |
| Republican Party Dennis G. Nardella | 3,144 | 13.36% |
| Republican Party Kyle Nelson | 2,935 | 12.48% |
| Republican Party Susan Cosgrove Barnes | 3,125 | 13.28% |
| REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING-DISTRICT 1 ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Richard Saltz | 509 | 10.76% |
| Democratic Party Alisa Waterman | 503 | 10.63% |
| Democratic Party Clare Torelli | 633 | 13.38% |
| Democratic Party Michele Sember | 573 | 12.11% |
| Republican Party Lindsay Marottoli Greenberg | 656 | 13.87% |
| Republican Party Frank Twohill | 688 | 14.55% |
| Republican Party Patricia Austin | 585 | 12.37% |
| Republican Party George David Wells | 583 | 12.33% |
| REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING-DISTRICT 2 ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party DeeDee Hakun | 451 | 30.51% |
| Democratic Party Peter Hentschel | 440 | 29.77% |
| Republican Party Christopher DiAdamo | 274 | 18.54% |
| Republican Party Chris Hynes | 313 | 21.18% |
| REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING-DISTRICT 3 ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Linda Erlanger | 525 | 35.02% |
| Democratic Party Peter Jackson | 487 | 32.49% |
| Republican Party Rhoda Phillips | 235 | 15.68% |
| Republican Party Peter Black | 252 | 16.81% |
| REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING-DISTRICT 4 ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Dan Adelman | 475 | 14.42% |
| Democratic Party Shahida Soomro | 461 | 14.00% |
| Democratic Party Cindy L. Lombardi | 497 | 15.09% |
| Republican Party Linda Mitchell | 446 | 13.54% |
| Republican Party Jim Stepanek | 461 | 14.00% |
| Republican Party Sean Kelly | 452 | 13.73% |
| Republican Party Tricia Anderson | 501 | 15.21% |
| REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING-DISTRICT 5 ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Laura Noe | 640 | 13.73% |
| Democratic Party Tracy Everson | 649 | 13.93% |
| Democratic Party Kathi Traugh | 630 | 13.52% |
| Republican Party Ray Ingraham | 719 | 15.43% |
| Republican Party Dennis T. Flanigan | 671 | 14.40% |
| Republican Party Don Conklin | 648 | 13.91% |
| Republican Party Carolyn Sires | 703 | 15.09% |
| REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING-DISTRICT 6 ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Chad L. Edgar | 336 | 13.45% |
| Democratic Party Chris Sullivan | 386 | 15.45% |
| Democratic Party Nancy McCormack | 382 | 15.29% |
| Republican Party Anthony Alfone | 469 | 18.78% |
| Republican Party Marc Riccio | 463 | 18.53% |
| Republican Party Ed Prete | 462 | 18.49% |
| REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING-DISTRICT 7 ( Click here for full race results ) | ||
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Democratic Party Tom Brockett | 386 | 27.30% |
| Democratic Party Donna Laich | 368 | 26.03% |
| Republican Party Kevin Healy | 335 | 23.69% |
| Republican Party Steven Sullivan | 325 | 22.98% |
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