Town election results echo national tallies, substantial voter turnout touted
EASTFORD — Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, last month’s General Election (Nov. 5) was an important day in the history of the United States, as the country tallied their votes for several offices, ranging from the President of the United States, to more local offices like State House of Representatives and State Senate. On the national level, Donald J. Trump was elected to a non-consecutive second term as President, while incumbent GOP State Sen. Jeff Gordon was victorious over Democratic challenger Merry Garrett.
The following results were submitted to the Communicator from by Town Clerk Johanna Wolfe.
Party key is as follows: Democrat (D); Republican ®; Working Families Party (WFP); Independent (I); Green (G); Libertarian (L); Cheaper Gas & Groceries Party (CGGP); Petitioning Candidate (P); Write-In (WI).
Question #1: Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?
Yes: 413
No: 432
President of the United States
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (D): 445
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance ®: 599
Jill Stein and Butch Ware (G): 5
Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat (L): 7
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan (P): 12
United States Senator
Christopher S. Murphy (D): 413
Matthew M. Corey ®: 565
Christopher S. Murphy (WFP): 35
Justin C. Paglino (G): 6
Robert Finley Hyde (CGGP): 18
Unites States Representative
Joe Courtney (D): 484
Mike France ®: 562
State Senator (35th Senate District)
Merry C. Garrett (D): 388
Jeff Gordon ®: 651
State Representative (50th House District)
Pat Boyd (D): 621
According to Wolfe, out of Eastford’s 1,250 registered voters, a total 1,073 showed up to the polls to cast a vote, a staggering 85.84% voter turnout. This includes those that voted early, those that voted on Nov. 5 in person, absentee ballots, and same-day registration.
In Eastford’s only local contested race, incumbent GOP Sen. Jeff Gordon was re-elected overall in the district (which consists of Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, a part of Ellington, Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, and Woodstock), with a tally of 28,613 (53%) to Democratic challenger Merry Garrett’s 25,453 votes (47%) according to WFSB. Gordon declared victory in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 6, and in a press release sent to the Communicator that day, Gordon expressed his gratitude for being chosen by the district to the Senate.
“I am honored to be re-elected as the State Senator for the 35th District,” he said. “Wow! Thank you to the people for the opportunity to continue working as your State Senator. I appreciate that they saw through the intense negativity thrown at me and recognized the positive campaign that I ran on the substance of the issues important to us all. Working together matters. Listening to people matters. Working for people matters. Getting good things done matters. Integrity and character matter. Common sense matters. I am here to represent everyone, something that I take seriously. Today, I continue my ongoing work as your State Senator. I look forward to it. I have faith in Connecticut, and I have faith in our communities. Again, thank you for re-electing me as your State Senator.”