East Haven Election Results 2023: Carfora Wins 3rd Term As Mayor

EAST HAVEN, CT — The polls have closed and the votes are being counted to determine numerous key races including Mayor, Town Clerk, Town Council, Board of Education and Board of Finance.

At 8:30 p.m., just 30 minutes after the polls closed, East Haven Mayor Democrat Joseph A. Carfora, who garnered 3,931 votes, declared he'd won the election.

"We worked hard, ran a clean campaign, I'm very proud of our team," Carfora told Patch. "It's an honor to serve the town of East Haven."

In a statement emailed to Patch, challenger Republican Samantha "Sam" Parlato recognized and thanked voters, and her "supporters, volunteers, donors and sponsors."

"Tonight, I want to recognize my opponent for running a clean campaign and congratulate them on their victory," she wrote. "Looking ahead, I plan to continue my deep involvement in local meetings, committees, service organizations, and events to promote quality values in East Haven."

According to the East Haven Registrar of Voters, the following are the preliminary election results. The Secretary of State's official numbers will be forthcoming. This post will be updated.

Mayor

Democrat Joseph A. Carfora, 3,931

Republican Samantha "Sam" Parlato, 1,962

Petitioning Anthony R. Camposano, 142

Town Clerk

Democrat Lisa Balter, 3,206

Republican Stacy Gravino, 2,523

Town Council District 1

Democrats: Ann Penington, 680. Ashley Lesco, 628. Beth Capotorto, 686.

Republicans: Sandy Swierad Woodhouse, 407. Eileen Parlato, 496. David Hultgren, 380.

Town Council District 2

Democrats: Karen Martin,813. Joe Deko, 874. Joe Santino, 804.

Republicans: Kelli Carr, 455. Carmine Riccitelli, 510. Sharon Cote, 455.

Town Council District 3

Democrats: Lou Pacelli, 707. Marianne Cesare, 587. Paul Thompson, 583.

Republicans: Bill Richardson, 356. Louis DeSorbo, 361. Carl Ruggiero Sr., 358.

Town Council District 4

Democrat: Michael Ginnetti, 609. Tina Hedley, 576. Sue Stacey, 593.

Republicans: Mark Christman, 419. R.J. Connors, 448. Linda Hennessey, 502.

Town Council District 5

Democrats: Guy A. Bimonte Jr., 632. Joseph Kikosicki, 596. Al Vollono, 621.

Republicans: Bryan Surprenant, 349. Joan A. Adamczyk, 441. Loria Jaffe, 374.

Board of Finance

Democrats: Al Purzycki, 2,858. Ronald Desena, 2916. Rich Esposito, 3,210. Chris Perdo, 3,070.

Republicans: Beth Percell, 2,372. Frank Aiello, 2,296. Ralph J. Vitale, 2,418. Rich Goulart, 1,963

Board of Education

Democrats: Karen Putney, 2,912. Michele A. Delucia, 3,070. Erika Santino Santiago, 2,937. Jack Stacey, 3,184. Marianne Johnson, 3,013. Patricia (Tia) DePalma, 3,067.

Republicans: Lynn A. Torello, 2,982. Jennifer Dilungo, 2,350. Thomas DeMatteo, 2,189. Thomas Hennessey, 2,340. Kerry Martens, 2,072. Nick Adams, 2,070