Groton Election Results 2023: Vote Totals For Every Race

GROTON, CT — The results are in for numerous key races in Groton including Town Council, Board of Education, and Representative Town Meeting.

City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick, a Democrat, ran unopposed. City Clerk Dani Baycura, a Democrat, also ran unopposed.

Here are the vote totals for every race in Groton as reported by the Secretary of State's website:

Town Council (all districts, voters selected up to nine candidates)

Bruce Jones, D, 2,563

Juliette Parker, D, 2,729

Adam J. Puccino, Sr., D, 2,288

Portia Bordelon, D, 2,989

Jill Rusk, D, 2,739

Rachael Franco, D, 2,792

David McBride, D, 3,017

Dan Gaiewski, D, 2,757

Roscoe Merritt, D, 2,397

Susan Deane-Shinbrot, R, 1,543

Pantea Umrysz, R, 1,707

Harry Watson, R, 2,074

Thomas Frickman, R, 1,506

John Scott, R, 1,502

Bill Furgueson, 1,478

Genevieve Cerf, 1,288

Scott Westervelt, 1,472

Bruce McDermott, R, 1,488

Lauren Gauthier, R, 1,566

Board of Education (all districts, voters selected up to five candidates)

Jay Weitlauf, D, 3,009

Adrian Johnson, D, 3,172

Ian Thomas, D, 3,190

Matthew Shulman, D, 3,099

Robb Meade, D, 2,828

John Scott, R, 1,738

Jennifer White, R, 2,063

Board of Education (to fill two-year vacancy, all districts)

Matthew Shulman, D, 2,639

John Scott, R, 1,471

Councilors (Districts 2, 3)

For Councilors, voters selected up to six candidates. The Democratic candidates are Paul Norris, Gweneviere Depot, Stephen Sheffield, Tony Patterson, Erin Artale, and Christine A. Piazza. The Secretary of State's office did not have numbers for this race available.

Representative Town Meeting

District 1 (voters selected up to six candidates)

Lisa Luck, D, 279

Roscoe Merritt, D, 278

Joe Baril, D, 267

Sheila Perry, D, 312

Joseph Alu, R, 172

Karin Adams, R, 203

Tom Umrysz, R, 200

District 2 (voters selected up to five candidates)

Doris Pulaski, D, 310

Jackie Massett, D, 318

Sandra Fetters, D, 314

Jean Claude Ambroise, D, 342

Matthew G. Longino, R, 191

Harry Watson, R, 260

District 3 (voters selected up to five candidates)

Michael Gardiner, D, 298

Autumn Hanscom, D, 289

Christy McElroy, D, 325

Beverly Herbert, D, 311

Neal Gardner, R, 188

Marie Carmella Robertson, R, 200

District 4 (voters selected up to ten candidates)

Chelsea Meade, D, 392

Kristen Powers, D, 428

Shawn Powers, D, 410

Andrew Parrella, D, 409

Lian Obrey, D, 433

Jamie Veazie-Williams, D, 393

Robert Bailey, R, 386

District 5 (voters selected up to five candidates)

Matt Ivey, D, 425

Gary Welles, D, 435

Mike Whitney, D, 429

Juan Melendez, Jr., D, 446

Susan Deane-Shinbrot, R, 423

District 6 (voters selected up to six candidates)

Bill Keep, D, 708

Rachael Franco, D, 742

Paul Fox, D, 711

Alfred Fritzsche, D, 724

Gulshan Soni, R, 366

Emma Gibbs, R, 454

Alexander Antipas, R, 439

Thomas Frickman, R, 431

District 7 (voters selected up to five candidates)

Clarence Casper, D, 628

Emily Norman, D, 624

Alexis Dudden, D, 606

Sarah Kadden, D, 618

Lynn Crocket Hubbard, R, 436