Fairfield 2023 Election Voter Guide: Candidates, Polling Places

FAIRFIELD, CT — On Nov. 7, Fairfield residents cast their votes for several key municipal positions. Contested races include: First Selectman, the Representative Town Meeting, Board of Education, Board of Finance and Town Plan and Zoning Commission.

Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place. Voters who are in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.

Connecticut also allows for Election Day registration at designated centers in each town. People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using Election Day registration. To receive your absentee ballot, complete and sign an application and return it to your Town Clerk, or you can request an absentee ballot online.

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First Selectman (Vote for one; incumbent in bold)

Democrat: Bill Gerber

Republican: Brenda Kupchick

Selectman (Vote for one)

Democrat: Christine Vitale

Republican: Brian Farnen

Board of Finance (Vote for up to two; incumbents in bold)

Democrats: John Mitola, Kevin Starke

Republicans: Amy Ruggiero, Jim Meyers

Board of Education (Not more than three from one party; vote for any five; incumbents in bold)

Democrats: David Krasnoff, Jennifer Maxon Kennelly, Kathryn Flynn

Republicans: Jackie Bardenwerper, Jason Li, Tracey M. Rinaldi

Board of Assessment Appeals (Vote for one; incumbent in bold)

Democrat: Peter J. Rupert

Republican: Helene Daly

Town Plan and Zoning Commission (4-year term; vote for two; incumbents in bold)

Democrats: Jeff Randolph, Tom Corsillo

Republicans: Gerald Alessi, Kathryn Braun

Town Plan and Zoning Commission (2-year term; vote for one; incumbent in bold)

Democrat: Jeff Galdenzi

Republican: Alexis P. Harrison

Town Plan and Zoning Commission Alternates (To fill vacancies for two years; vote for two; incumbents in bold)

Democrats: Joseph Siebert, Jeanine Pocoski

Republicans: Peter Collins, David A. Weiss

Zoning Board of Appeals (4-year term; vote for two; incumbents in bold)

Democrats: Jane Gitlin Nishball, Joseph Schwartz

Republicans: Terry Keegan, Katie O'Grady

Zoning Board of Appeals (2-year term; vote for one; incumbent in bold)

Democrat: Christine Hogan

Republican: Kevin S. Coyne

Constables (Vote for up to four; incumbents in bold)

Democrats: Charlene Sabia-Lebo, Jay Wolk, Kevin W. Flynn, Ruth Smey

Republicans: Michael D. Herley, Bill Perugini, Joe Peddle, Roger V. Autuori

Town Clerk (Vote for one; incumbent in bold)

Republican: Betsy P. Browne

Representative Town Meeting (Vote for up to four per district; incumbents in bold)

District 1

Democrats: Kevin J. Lennon, Lynn Naughton Moore, Nancy Von Euler, Eric W. Mengel

Republicans: Melissa Longo, Kenneth Astarita, Peter Britton, Brooke Sparacino

District 2

Democrats: Scott Bisang, Tara Cook-Littman, Dave Rock, Sunila Fadl

Republicans: Christopher Shea, Amy O'Shea, Amir Nasir, Ed Bateson

District 3

Democrats: Melissa Straus, Cindy Waldron, Myke Nicholas Hartigan, Cindy Wapnitsky

Republicans: Jeff Steele, Karen McCormack, Francis "Hank" Ference, Lori McArthur

District 4

Democrats: Marcy Spolyar, Elizabeth (Liz) Zezima, Laura Karson, Michelle Lapine McCabe

Republicans: no candidates

District 5

Democrats: Josh Garskof, Kristin O'Neill, Jay Wolk, Sharon Pistilli

Republicans: Keith Markey, Roger V. Autuori

District 6

Democrats: Rob Blanchard, Nancy T. Donne, Jennifer Barahona, Andrew Graceffa

Republicans: Jaya Torok, Nina Velez, Hannah Gale, Evan Snapper

District 7

Democrats: John Kuhn, Steve Berecz, Jonathan Delgado, Scott Nickel

Republicans: Joanne Romano Csonka, Sara Mercedes Camarro, William Ferguson, Jack Shostak

District 8

Democrats: Christopher Carroll, Shane Pendley, Jim Buggy, Kerry Berchem

Republicans: Rich Davies, Christine Ludwiczak, Collin Colburn, Nick Mirabile

District 9

Democrats: Lisa Havey, Dru Georgiadis, Karen Wackerman, Christine Brown

Republicans: Kelly Scinto, Susan O'Neill, Sarah H. Matthews

Petitioning Candidate: James Edwin Bowen

District 10

Democrats: Matt Ambrose, Pierre Ratzki, Justin Contratto, Margaret Horton

Republicans: Laurie Quick, Tisha A. Fox, Patrick G. Colligan, Stori Tallman

Working Families Party: William Louis Tuttle