Somers Election Results 2025: Board Of Selectmen Set, But All Eyes On Ballot Questions

SOMERS, CT — One thing is for certain with the 2025 municipal election in Somers — Republican Tim Keeney is back in as first selectman as he ran unopposed.

The full Board of Selectmen was essentially set as well with the first votes cast for each candidate with Republican William Meier and Democrat Robert Schmidt rounding out the race. Meier said he was glad for all the congratulatory messages, but also knows the ballot questions are just as important.

"The the ballot questions could represent a turning point in town in terms of what municipal government will look like for another generation," Meier said.

The questions address, among other issues, the hiring of a chief executive.

Residents were eagerly awaiting the results. As of 1 a.m. Wednesday, they were not posted on the Secretary of the State's website.

Here are the questions:

Question 1: Shall the Town Clerk become a hired/appointed rather than elected position?

• Yes
• No

Question 2: Shall the Board of Selectmen hire/appoint a Town Administrator who reports to them and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Town?

• Yes
• No

Question 3: Shall the Planning and Zoning Commissions be combined into a single appointed body?

• Yes
• No

Question 4: Shall the upper threshold of an unanticipated expenditure requiring Town Meeting approval be revised from $20,000 to two-tenths of one percent (0.2%) of the Town's most recently adopted annual budget?

• Yes
• No

Question 5: Shall an appointee to a vacancy in an elective office serve for the remainder of the elected term rather than until the next election?

• Yes
• No

Question 6: Shall the Town of Somers appropriate $3,500,000 for road and parking lot improvements and authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and notes in the same amount to finance said appropriation?

• Yes
• No

Here is the ballot:

First Selectman, Vote for One

• Tim Keeney (R)

Selectmen, Vote for up to Two

• Robert Schmidt (D)
• William Meier III (R)

Town Clerk, Vote for One

• David Marti (R)

Board of Finance, Vote for up to Two

• The Democratic candidate is Kathleen Devlin (D)
• Paul Hart (R)
• Shawn Curtis (R)

Board of Education Full Term, Vote for up to Five

• Ed DePeau (D)
• Gina Olearczyk (D)
• Sharon Goulet (R)
• Derek Zelek (R)
• Kimberly Radziewicz (R)

Board of Education (To Fill a Two Year Vacancy), Vote for One

• Michael Briggs (R)

Library Directors, Vote for up to Three

• Eugene Grayson (D)
• Lori Bourgoin (R)
• Jason Snukis (R)