Stamford Election Results: Democrats Declare Victory In 4 Races

STAMFORD, CT — Unofficial, preliminary results provided by the Secretary of State early Wednesday morning indicate several Democratic candidates, including Patricia Miller and Daniel Fox, pulled ahead in most races on the ballot.

Democratic incumbent Caroline Simmons, who ran unopposed in the race for the 144th House District, said Tuesday night she was honored to be re-elected and to have the privilege of serving her constituents for another term.

"I look forward to continuing to work tirelessly for the people of Stamford and to help our state overcome the health and economic consequences of COVID-19," Simmons said in an email, "and to fight for Stamford schools, small businesses and our environment."

Unofficial results indicate Simmons received 7,633 votes.

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Connecticut Democrats have declared Miller, a Democratic incumbent, the projected winner in the race for the 145th House District over Republican challenger J.D. Ospina. According to unofficial results, Miller received 5,076 votes while Ospina received 1,502 votes.

Prior to her time in Hartford, Miller served on the city's Board of Representatives. In her Patch candidate profile, she cited economic recovery due to the coronavirus crisis as the most pressing issue currently facing Connecticut.

"We need to use a combination of state and federal funds, both through bonding and grants, to help businesses get back on their feet and help them return to the pre-pandemic levels," Miller said.

Connecticut Democrats have also declared Democratic incumbent Fox the projected winner over Republican challenger Wilm Donath for the 148th House District. Unofficial results indicate Fox received 5,344 votes and Donath received 1,780 votes.

Connecticut Democrats also declared Democratic incumbent David Michel the projected winner over Republican challenger George Hallenbeck for the 146th House District. According to unofficial results, Michel received 6,734 votes while Hallenbeck received 2,928 votes.

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In the race for the 147th House District, unofficial results indicate Democratic incumbent Matt Blumenthal received 5,800 votes while Republican candidate Dan Maymin received 3,679 votes.

In the race for the 149th House District, which covers parts of Greenwich and Stamford, Democratic candidate Kathleen Stowe received 1,921 votes in Stamford, while Republican candidate Kimberly Fiorello received 1,800 votes, as well as an additional 107 votes, in Stamford, according to unofficial results.

Preliminary results also indicated Stowe rceived 4,057 votes in Greenwich, while Republican candiate Kimberly Fiorello received 4,651 votes, plus an additional 185 votes, in that town.

"It was wonderful to see such voter engagement, both in my race and nationally," Stowe said Wednesday morning. "I am still waiting for the absentee ballots to be counted, but I am just so thankful to my wonderful family who stood at the various polling places, friends and volunteers."

The winner of this race will succeed Livvy Floren following her decision not to seek re-election after 10 terms in office, leaving the 149th House District seat up for grabs for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Both Stowe and Fiorello have previously served the town in an official capacity. Stowe currently serves as the Board of Education's vice chair while Fiorello has been a member of the Representative Town Meeting since 2017.

According to Stowe, the most pressing issues facing Connecticut are financial in nature.

"Connecticut faces real economic and fiscal challenges," Stowe said, "both in the short term as a result of the pandemic, as well as our long term fiscal position. At the same time, I see a tremendous opportunity to set ourselves up for a bright future. New families are moving here. Let's encourage them to stay and more to come by championing a strong local and state economy, by protecting our bucolic landscapes and by maintaining a top quality education system, all while preserving sound fiscal discipline."

She also noted the state's "work from home culture" and companies looking to leave New York could attract more businesses to Connecticut.

"We have an opportunity to grow our state," Stowe said, "and improve our fiscal health."

Fiorello also pointed to financial issues, declaring the most pressing issue facing the state is "fixing the economy for our taxpayers and businesses."

In response, Fiorello said she would be a "true budget hawk" and a strong defense against "new taxes and bad legislation."

She also said she hoped to "advance good legislation to reignite Connecticut's economy by making sure taxpayers and business owners can keep more of their hard-earned dollars."