Final 2025 Election Results Released In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT ? With the conclusion of Tuesday's recount of districts 1, 3 and 8 of Fairfield's Representative Town Meeting, two candidates in District 8 ended up with the same number of votes, according to the final vote tally released by the town. See below.

Democrat Lenny Braman and Republican Christine Ludwiczak both received 681 votes, which means representatives from that district will choose which of the two will serve, as outlined by this provision in the Town Charter:

"In case of a tie vote affecting the election of RTM members, the other newly elected and reelected members from the district in which the tie vote occurs shall by ballot determine which of the tied candidates shall serve as RTM member or members."

Fairfield Town Clerk Betsy Browne told Patch that her office is scheduling the meeting of the District 8 representatives to make that decision, which she said will occur before the RTM's organizational meeting for the upcoming term.

The swearing-in ceremony for all the newly elected candidates is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, in the auditorium at Fairfield Warde High School.

A planned recount of votes for Constables was waived.

Below are final vote results, from the Secreatary of State's Office, with winners in bold. In earlier reporting, some candidates were mistakenly not listed as having been elected to their offices; that has now been rectified.

Board of Finance (Full Term)
Democrat Shane Pendley ? 9,211
Democrat Robert Ellwanger ? 8,869
Republican Brendan T. Lynch ? 7,303
Republican Jim Meyers ? 7,515
Working Families Robert Ellwanger ? 481

Board of Finance (Two-Year Term to Fill a Vacancy)
Democrat Dave Rock ? 9,473
Republican David Pelsue ? 7,262

Board of Education
Democrat Jennifer Jacobsen ? 10,334
Democrat Kristin O'Neill ? 9,793
Republican Jacquelyn Bardenwerper ? 7,932
Republican Nicholas Aysseh ? 7,939
Working Families Kristin O'Neill ? 729

Board of Assessment Appeals
Democrat Ronek Patel ? 9,056
Democrat Neal R. Fink ? 9,189
Republican Paulette Cuozzo ? 7,479
Republican Judy Szablak ? 7,275

Town Plan and Zoning Commission (Full Term)
Democrat Jonathan Delgado ? 9,010
Democrat Steven A. Levy ? 9,003
Republican Thomas Noonan ? 7,384
Republican Veronica Monahan ? 7,619

Town Plan and Zoning Commission (Two-Year Term)
Democrat Peter Capozzi ? 8,848
Republican Alexis P. Harrison ? 7,996

Town Plan and Zoning Commission (Alternate)
Democrat Peter Siccardi ? 8,890
Democrat Joseph Siebert ? 8,937
Republican Lukas Thomas ? 7,352
Republican Andrew Ragonese ? 7,135
Working Families Peter Siccardi ? 460

Zoning Board of Appeals (Full Term)
Democrat Brian Avallone ? 9,172
Republican Joseph DeMartino ? 7,374

Zoning Board of Appeals (Two-Year Term)
Democrat Christine Hogan ? 9,554
Republican Adam Lau ? 7,012

Zoning Board of Appeals (Alternate)
Democrat Alethe Fatherley ? 9,031
Democrat Harold Zawadski ? 8,736
Republican Kenneth Osborn ? 7,340
Republican Rachel Fowler ? 7,472

Constable
Democrat Kevin W. Flynn ? 9,462
Democrat Ruth Smey ? 9,158
Democrat Charlene Sabia Lebo ? 9,263
Democrat Jay Wolk ? 8,881
Republican Roger V. Autuori ? 6,671
Republican Holly Lanese ? 7,121
Republican Michael D. Herley ? 6,780
Republican Matt Paul ? 6,713

Representative Town Meeting

District 1
Democrat Doug Kniffin ? 877
Republican Kenneth Astarita ? 863
Republican Melissa Longo ? 868
Republican Peter Britton ? 950
Republican Brooke Sparacino ? 921

District 2
Democrat Tara Cook-Littman ? 744
Democrat Scott Bisang ? 679
Democrat Craig Diamond ? 694
Democrat Gil Larsen ? 690
Republican Edward Bateson ? 590
Republican Denise Fernandez ? 604
Republican Meghan McCloat ? 628
Republican Christopher Shea ? 635

District 3
Democrat Anne Fifick ? 1,106
Democrat Cindy Waldron ? 1,113
Democrat Myke Nicholas-Hartigan ? 1,063
Democrat Ashby Dodge ? 1,037
Republican Shenton King ? 895
Republican Karen McCormack ? 932
Republican Michael Finneran ? 1,030
Republican Jeffrey Steele ? 1,004

District 4
Democrat Elizabeth A. Zezima ? 1,316
Democrat Jennifer A. Hauhuth ? 1,301
Democrat Laura Karson ? 1,284
Democrat Michelle McCabe ? 1,366
Republican Dan Ford ? 733
Republican Lisa Miro ? 670
Republican Mike DeMato ? 716
Republican Jill Grant ? 646

District 5
Democrat Jay Wolk ? 947
Democrat Betsy Elrick ? 993
Democrat Sharon B. Pistilli ? 1,002
Democrat Josh Garskof ? 982
Republican Jamie R. DeFelice ? 615
Republican Bob Hersh ? 619
Republican Wyatt Whiteman ? 588
Republican Roger V. Autuori ? 593

District 6
Democrat Emma Barron ? 676
Democrat Tracy Rodriguez ? 662
Democrat Erik Drewniak ? 628
Democrat Rob Blanchard ? 661
Republican Trisha Pytko ? 482
Republican Dominick Spadaro ? 495
Republican Hannah Gale ? 484
Republican Tony DeLaurentis ? 499

District 7
Democrat John Kuhn ? 883
Democrat Scott Nickel ? 877
Democrat Steve Berecz ? 866
Democrat Lori Galdenzi ? 903
Republican Thomas McCarthy ? 728
Republican Jack Shostak ? 746
Republican Jackson Shostak ? 736
Republican Plamena Georgieva ? 661

District 8 (See above)
Democrat Lenny Braman ? 681
Democrat Richard Jacobs ? 695
Democrat Chris Carroll ? 722
Democrat Eileen O'Reilly ? 717
Republican Christine Ludwiczak ? 681
Republican Brendan Murray ? 662
Republican Collin Colburn ? 665
Republican Andrew Keefe ?650

District 9
Democrat Dru Georgiadis ? 1,089
Democrat Lisa Havey ? 1,035
Democrat Karen Wackerman ? 1,066
Democrat Amanda Parrish Morgan ? 1,052
Republican Peter Collins ? 847
Republican Bruce Ryan ? 802

District 10
Democrat Margaret Horton ? 1,141
Democrat Matt Ambrose ? 1,124
Democrat Justin Contratto ? 1,058
Democrat Pierre Ratzki ? 1,034
Republican Greg Alprin ? 783
Republican Ceasar N. Anquillare ? 748
Republican Dean Kardamis ? 792
Republican Laurie Quick ? 827

Charter Revision Questions
#1: Shall the Town Charter be amended to allow the RTM to retain its own legal counsel upon the affirmative vote of at least 77.5% of the entire membership of the RTM? Y - 9,463; N - 5,338

#2: Shall Sections 1.4, 9.1, 9.28 and 10.12 of the Town Charter be amended to (i.) include the General Manager of the Water Pollution Control Utility as a Charter position with defined responsibilities; and (ii) clarify the water pollution control function, roles, and responsibilities in the town by including both a Water Pollution Control Utility as a department of the Town and a Water Pollution Control Authority Board of Commissioners? Y - 11,737; No - 3,384

#3: Shall Sections 1.4, 9.1 and 9.14 of the Town Charter be amended to include the position of Chief Operating Officer as a Charter position? Y - 9,141; No - 5,597

#4: Shall the Town Charter be amended to remove requirements to mail and/or publish in a newspaper having general circulation in the Town (unless required by Connecticut General Statutes) notice of meetings, ordinances, and/or final budgets, and to require that such items be posted on the Town's website? Y - 7,777; No - 7,649

#5: Shall Section 6.3.B of the Town Charter be amended to require that any Selectman appointed pursuant to that section during the first 18 months of the term of office of the Selectman being replaced shall stand for election at the next municipal election to fill the office for the remaining two years? Y - 11,007; No - 4,231

#6: Shall the Town Charter be amended to allow the Town to adopt or change the Town Seal by ordinance? Y - 7,221; No - 7,697

#7: Shall the remaining proposed Charter amendments contained in the Charter Revision Commission's Final report, which report was approved by the Board of Selectmen on August 6, 2025, be adopted? Y - 8,765; No - 5,149

? Table from the Town of Fairfield; the mention of "candidates highlighted in yellow" are Braman and Ludwiczak.