Newtown 2019 Local Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

NEWTOWN, CT — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote in Newtown’s municipal election. First Selectman Daniel Rosenthal (D) is running unopposed, but a number of other local positions are up for grabs.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information. Sample ballots for Newtown can be found at the Secretary of the State website as well.
Maureen Crick Owen (D) and Jeffrey Capeci (R) are running for selectman.

For Board of Education voters can vote for any three candidates with three people being elected. No more than two from one party can be elected. The race is between Rebekah Harriman-Stites (D), John Vouros (D), Dennis Brestovansky (R) and Deborra Zukowski (R).

The Board of Finance has six open positions and eight candidates. The Democratic candidates are: Chris Gardner, Steve Hinden, Ned Simpson and Keith Alexander. The Republican candidates are John Madzula II, Sandy Roussas, Joseph Girgasky and Matthew Mihalcik.

There are three council districts with four open seats in each. The first district is between Democrats Paul Lundquist, Chris Eide and Judith DeStefano and Republicans William Derosa Charles Gardner and Cathy Reiss.

The second district is between Democrats Clinton DePaolo, Jordana Bloom and Daniel Honan nad Republicans Dan Wiedemann, Ryan Knapp and David Schill.

The third district is between Democrats Carol Walsh, Alison Plante and Chris Smith and Republicans Phil Carroll, Rance Thompson and Andrew Clure.

There are also races for Board of Assessment Appeals, Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and alternatives, Police Commission, and Board of Managers of Edmond Town Hall.

Connecticut offers Election Day registration, but those who arrive need to be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. Unlike previously registered voters standing in line before 8 p.m. to registrar won't guarantee the ability to vote.

Absentee ballots are also available for those who won't be in town all of election day or for a multitude of other reasons. Voters can also register online prior to the election.