[UPDATE] Republicans Win Big in Fairfield

Fairfield Republicans won several spots on the Board of Finance and Board of Education Tuesday. GOP candidates also won races for Board of Assessment and Appeals and Town Planning and Zoning.

Below are unofficial voting results for Fairfield, according to the Registrar's Office:

Board of Finance:
(6-year term)
(R) Mary LeClerc – 794
(R) David Becker – 711
(D) Bob Stone – 498

(4-year term)
(D) Catherine Albin – 546
(D) Thomas Raymond Bremer – 274

(2-year term)
(R) Jim Walsh – 851

Board of Education:
(R) John Llewellyn – 743
(R) Eileen Liu-McCormack – 780
(D) Marc Patten – 669
(D) Kenneth R. Lee – 552
(D) Donna Karnal – 543 

Board of Assessment and Appeals:
(R) David L. Thornton – 734
(R) Paulette Cuozzo – 748
(D) Kathryn Gussen – 450

(2-year term)
(R) Helene Daly – 674
(D) Dan Green – 430

Town Planning and Zoning:
(R) Gerry Alessi – 674
(R) Seth Baratz – 654  
(D) Liam Burke – 410
(D) Jim Kennelly – 482

(2-year term)
(R) Joan Neily – 673
(D) Andy Graceffa – 439

(Vacancy 2-year term)
(R) Anthony Calabrese – 708
(D) Jim Quinn – 424

Town Planning and Zoning Alternates:
(R) Jacinta Coleman – 619
(R) Meg Francis – 703
(D) Mark Corcoran – 437
(D) Marilyn Miller – 411 

Zoning Board of Appeals:
(R) James Baldwin – 716
(D) Edward Cheffetz – 378 votes

(2-year-term)
(R) Kevin Coyne – 708
(D) Linda Snelham-Moore – 397

Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates:
(R) Terrance Keegan – 744
(R) Faith Dillon – 729

For a full list of votes by voting district download the attached PDF above.  

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[Update, 10 p.m.] Voting totals have yet to be released by the Fairfield Town Clerk's office. Absentee ballots and some remaining districts have yet to be tallied. Check back with Patch for full results when they are released. 

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[Update, 11:40 a.m.] Voter turnout is down from the last municipal election in Fairfield, when there was a race for First Selectman.

3,358 votes and 456 absentee ballots have been received as of 11 a.m., according to Matthew Waggner, Democratic Registrar of Voters.

“Voters seem to be coming out at about 80 percent of the rate of the 2011 election, when First Selectman was on the ballot, putting us on course for a voter turnout between 25 percent and 30 percent,” said Waggner.

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[Original Story] Tuesday, Oct. 5 is Election Day and there are several contested battles across Fairfield.

Races for the following boards and commissions will be decided Tuesday:

• Board of Finance
• Board of Education
• Board of Assessment and Appeals
• Town Planning and Zoning Commission
• Town Plan and Zoning Commission Alternate
• Zoning Board of Appeals
• Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
• Constable
• Representative Town Meeting

• District 1-32: Fairfield Senior Center, 100 Mona Terrace
• District 2-32: St. Pius X School, 824 Brookside Drive
• District 2-33: St. Pius X School, 824 Brookside Drive
• District 2-34: St. Pius X School, 824 Brookside Drive
• District 3-32: Dwight Elementary School, 1600 Redding Road
• District 3-34: Dwight Elementary School, 1600 Redding Road
• District 4-32: Osborn Hill School, 760 Stillson Road
• District 4-33: Osborn Hill School, 760 Stillson Road
• District 4-34: Osborn Hill School, 760 Stillson Road
• District 5-32: Mckinley School, 60 Thompson Street
• District 5-33: Mckinley School, 60 Thompson Street
• District 6-32: Fairfield Warde High School, 755 Melville Avenue
• District 6-33: Fairfield Warde High School, 755 Melville Avenue
• District 7-33: North Stratfield School, 190 Putting Green Road
• District 7-34: North Stratfield School, 190 Putting Green Road
• District 8-32: Holland Hill School, 200 Meadowcroft Road
• District 8-33: Holland Hill School, 200 Meadowcroft Road
• District 8-34: Holland Hill School, 200 Meadowcroft Road
• District 9-32: Fairfield Ludlowe High School, 785 Unquowa Road
• District 10-32: Roger Sherman School, 250 Fern Street
• District 10-33: Roger Sherman School, 250 Fern Street