Town Republicans hold majority on election night

TORRINGTON — Republicans held their majority on the City Council and Board of Education in Tuesday’s elections.

According to Democratic Town Committee chairman Paul Summers, less than 30 percent of the city’s registered voters participated in the election this year.

“It’s a disappointing night for us, but I’m not disappointed with the candidates and the hard work they did,” Summers said, addressing his candidates at the party’s headquarters on Main Street Tuesday. “We’ve tried to make our city a better place, and we’ll continue to do that.”

Republican Dan Farley, who ran unopposed for a third term as city treasurer, said his party also worked hard and got the results they wanted in the election. Republican Town Committee chairman Tim Waldron said the wins were a result of an organized campaign. “We all worked extra hard this year as a group,” Waldron said.

“We went out and met with many homeowners, and that made a difference, because people got to meet us,” Farley said. “With Tim as our chairman, we were very successful.”

Summers reminded his fellow Democrats that this year’s election is a step toward 2021, when the mayor’s seat will be up for reelection. “All this leads to a mayoral race in 2021, and we’re searching for a candidate,” he said. “We want to get a Democrat in the mayor’s office in 2021.”

Democrat Sharon Waagner won a seat on the City Council with 1632 votes. “I want to thank all the voters who came out, and I appreciate the opportunity to serve,” she said. “I’ll do my best to represent the interests of all in our community. I’m disappointed that we couldn’t add another Democrat to the city council, but I’m proud of everyone who ran this year.”

The winners for City Council also include incumbent Democrat Paul Cavagnero and incumbent Republicans Ann Ruwet, Drake Waldron, Frank Rubino and David Oliver.

Winners for the Board of Education are incumbent Democrats Fiona Cappabianca and Gary Eucalitto, and Republicans Nikki Fappiano and incuments Armand Maniccia and Cathy Todor.

The City Constable race winners include incumbent Republicans Rick Dalla Valle, Donna Isley, Ron Raymond Jr. and Jim Reginatto, and Democrats Ruth Nadeau Dwyer, Keri Hoehne and Thomas Slaiby.

For the Board of Public

Safety, winners are incumbent Democrat Doug Benedetto and Republicans Joe McElroy and Dustin Bingham.

Board of Education Republicans

Nikki Fappiano 2462 Armand Maniccia 2237 Cathy Todor 2586 Democrats

Fiona Cappabianca 1786 Gary Eucalitto 1851 Jeff Putnam 1568 City Council Republicans

Drake Waldron 2719 David Oliver 2072 Frank Rubino 2570 Ann Ruwet 2829 Democrats

Sharon Waagner 1632 Paul Cavagnero 1976 Stephen Ivain 1417 Tylar Young 1432 City Constables 7 seats Republicans Rick Dalla Valle 2532 Donna Isley 2354 Ron Raymond Jr. 2391 Jim Reginatto 2714 Democrats

Ruth Nadeau Dwyer 1613 Keri Hoehne 1693 Robert Schuyler 1275 Thomas Slaiby = 1686 CIty Treasurer

Dan Farley 0 Republican, 3524

Emily M. Olson / Hearst Connecticut Media Democrat Ellen Hoehne writes voter returns as they are read to her by school board member and incumbent Democrat Fiona Cappabianca on Tuesday in Torrington.