Branford Election Results 2025: Brooks Wins, Vote Totals For Every Race

BRANFORD, CT — Branford residents have elected Democrat Josh Brooks to be their new first selectman as he defeated Republican candidate Jeff Vailette on Election Night.

Here are the vote totals for every local race, as shared by the Connecticut Secretary of State's Office as of Wednesday morning:

First Selectman

• Democrat Josh Brooks, 4,876
• Republican Jeff Vailette, 4,621

Selectman

• Democrat Raymond E. Dunbar, 5,164
• Republican Victoria Verderame, 4,221

Town Treasurer

• Democrat Kurt Schwanfelder, 5,273
• Republican Ed Prete, 4,125

Board of Education

• Democrat Amanda Henry, 5,138
• Democrat Donna Laich, 5,083
• Republican Meaghan DeLucia, 4,117
• Republican Laura Troidle, 4,099

Board of Education To Fill Vacancy for Four Years

• Democrat Daniel Hally, 4,818
• Republican Alex Palluzzi, Jr., 4,541

Board of Education To Fill Vacancy for Two Years

• Democrat Isaak Aronson, 4,894
• Democrat Harlan Fichtenholtz, 4,854
• Republican Emily Johnson, 3,924
• Republican Erin (Yiran) Gu, 3,796
• Petitioning candidate Rebecca Anne Cudgma, 728

Board of Assessment Appeals

• Democrat Kurt Schwanfelder, 5,142
• Republican Dennis Nardella, 4,162

Constables

• Democrat Kathleen Fox, 5,049
• Democrat Nancy McCormack, 5,023
• Democrat Francis Walsh, 5,604
• Democrat Kevin Coughlin, 4,907
• Republican Laura Myjak, 3,956
• Republican George Weted, 3,946
• Republican Richard Aitro, 3,494
• Republican Dennis Nardella, 4,036

Representative Town Meeting 1st District

• Democrat Alisa Waterman, 863
• Democrat Mark McCall, 869
• Republican Tricia Anderson, 888
• Republican Lindsay Marottoli Greenberg, 875
• Republican Shannen Sharkey, 918
• Republican Frank Twohill, 934

Representative Town Meeting 2nd District

• Democrat Lola Brooks, 571
• Democrat Peter Hentschel, 596
• Republican Chris Hynes, 410
• Republican Steve Chamberlain, 399

Representative Town Meeting 3rd District

• Democrat Iryna Bonenberger, 670
• Democrat Richard Jennings, 667
• Republican Ralph Murray, 295
• Republican Alexander King, 289

Representative Town Meeting 4th District

• Democrat Joanna Gorman, 915
• Democrat Gyanu Shrestha, 938
• Democrat Shahida Soomro, 868 Democrat Dan Adelman, 927
• Republican Massimo Gambardella, 584 Sean Kelly, 627
• Republican Chuck Witkowski, 613
• Republican Chiran Neupane, 606

Representative Town Meeting 5th District

• Democrat Tracy Everson, 924
• Democrat Alex Larsson, 896
• Democrat John Hartwell, 894 Democrat Abigail E. Adams, 939
• Republican Ray Ingraham, 834
• Republican Dennis Flanigan, 776
• Republican Paul Crisci, 791
• Republican Carolyn Sires, 743

Representative Town Meeting 6th District

• Democrat Chris Sullivan, 640
• Democrat Nancy McCormack, 643
• Republican Gino Popolizio, 611
• Republican Joseph Loffredo, 580
• Republican Anthony Alfone, 659

Representative Town Meeting 7th District

• Democrat Susan Dahill, 565
• Democrat Jo-Anne Basile, 512
• Republican Barbara Maresca, 554
• Republican Kevin Healy, 543