Bethel Election Results 2022: Some Races Still Too Close To Call

BETHEL, CT — The polls are closed in Bethel, but votes in some races were still being tabulated well into the night.

The nationally-watched 5th Congressional District race was still too close to call in the early morning hours Wednesday. The contest pits first-term Democrat Jahana Hayes against rising GOP star George Logan.

Neither was there a winner declared Tuesday in the race for District 107 representative. Republican Martin Foncello and Democrat Phoebe Holmes are vying for the seat vacated by Republican Stephen Harding, who was declared state senator on Tuesday.

In the race for State Senate District 32, Republican incumbent Sen. Eric Berthel declared victory over challenger Democrat financial advisor and Watertown Democratic Town Committee Chair Jeff Desmarais, around 9:30 p.m., Hearst CT reported.

Incumbent Tony Hwang declared victory over Democrat Timothy Gavin in his race to hold on to his 28th District State Senate seat. Republican Hwang said that "affordability and inflationary costs" would be the primary problems he tackled in his fifth term.

House District 2 Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan declared victory over Republican challenger and fellow Bethel resident Jenn Lewis Tuesday night, with Bethel votes still to be counted. His lead following the unofficial tally of Danbury votes was insurmountable, according to Hearst CT. Allie-Brennan told Patch that one of the top priorities in his third term would be "protecting state funding for Bethel and Danbury [and] decreasing our reliance on local property taxes."

The district no longer includes any neighborhoods from Newtown or Redding, but covers larger portions of Bethel and Danbury, following the 2020 census.

In the earliest call of the evening, two-term Sen. Richard Blumenthal was the projected winner in his contest with Republican Leora Levy.

Levy said she called Blumenthal to concede and wished him well in the next six years. She said she would continue to work for a more prosperous and safer America.

At the top of the ticket. Gov. Ned Lamont declared victory Tuesday in the governor race. His Republican opponent, Bob Stefanowski, said he would wait until the morning for more results.

Voters will also get to decide whether the state should allow early voting. The question on the ballot is: "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting?"

The following were the races on the ballot for Brookfield voters:

Governor/ Lieutenant Governor

• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (Democratic Party)
• Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin (Republican Party
• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (Griebel Frank For CT Party)
• Robert Hotaling and Stewart “Chip” Beckett (Independent Party)
• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (Working Families Party)

U.S. Senator

• Richard Blumenthal (Democratic Party)
• Leora Levy (Republican Party)
• Richard Blumenthal (Working Families Party)

Congressional Representative

• Jahana Hayes (Democratic Party)
• George Logan (Republican Party)
• Jahana Hayes (Working Families Party)
• George Logan (Independent Party)

State Senator

District 28

• Timothy Gavin (Democratic Party)
• Tony Hwang (Republican Party)
• Timothy Gavin (Independent Party)

District 32

• Jeff Desmarais (Democratic Party)
• Eric C. Berthel (Republican Party)

State Representative

District 2

• Raghib Allie-Brennan (Democratic Party)
• Jenn Lewis (Republican Party)
• Raghib Allie-Brennan (Working Families Party)
• Jenn Lewis (Independent Party)

District 107

• Phoebe Holmes (Democratic Party)
• Martin Foncello (Republican Party)
• Phoebe Holmes (Working Families Party)

Secretary of the State

• Stephanie Thomas (Democratic Party)
• Dominic Rapini (Republican Party)
• Cynthia Jennings (Independent Party)
• Stephanie Thomas (Working Families Party)

State Treasurer

• Erick Russell (Democratic Party)
• Harry Arora (Republican Party)
• Jennifer Baldwin (Independent Party)
• Erick Russell (Working Families Party)
• JoAnna Laiscell Libertarian Party)

State Comptroller

• Sean Scanlon (Democratic Party)
• Mary Fay (Republican Party)
• Sean Scanlon (Independent Party)
• Sean Scanlon (Working Families Party)

Attorney General

• William Tong (Democratic Party)
• Jessica Kordas (Republican Party)
• A.P. Pascarella (Independent Party)
• William Tong (Working Families Party)
• Ken Krayeske (Green Party)

Judge of Probate

• Timothy R. Beeble (Republican Party)