Guilford Election Results 2025: Hoey Wins 5th Term As First Selectman

GUILFORD, CT — Guilford First Selectman Matt Hoey has won a fifth term in office, according to the Guilford Democratic Party and unofficial results from the CT Secretary of Statye

Unofficial results show Hoey tallied 5,318 votes compared to 2,028 for Republican challenger Jonathan Trotta.

Hoey was first elected in 2017.

"I'm humbled by the amazing outpouring of support in this year's election, and so grateful that I get to continue serving our town — and everyone in it," Hoey wrote in a Facebook post late Tuesday. "All day, I wore a pin on my suit jacket that said I (heart emoji) Guilford. It's never been more true."

Hoey congratulated the other winning candidates for office, including his fellow Democrats on Row A.

"I'm confident that our town's collaborative spirit and commitment to each other will be well represented in the years to come," he added.

For the Board of Selectmen, Democrats Sandra Ruoff and Lou Federici will return, as they received 4,467 and 4,250 votes respectively, unofficial results show.

Republican incumbent Susan Renner tallied 2,072 votes to return to the board, and Republican newcomer Carlyle Ciccone scored 1,802 votes, the CT Secretary of State website showed Tuesday night.

Per town code, the votes cast for the unsuccessful candidate for First Selectman shall be counted as votes for him or her as a member of such board. Trotta received 2,028 votes, good for a selectman seat.

Incumbent Charles Havrda, an Independent candidate, had 1,513 votes, and Green Party candidate Justin Paglino finished with 294 votes.

On the Board of Finance, incumbent Amy Earls was the top vote-getter with 5,039 votes, according to unofficial results. Democrat Rob Federici will also join the board with 4,994 votes.

Incumbent Independent candidate Jeffrey Beatty scored 3,322 votes, and Elias Kabeche, also an Independent candidate, tallied 2,924 votes to round out the board, unofficial results said.

On the Board of Education, newcomer Jennifer Scoggin, a Democrat, was the top vote-getter with 5,174 votes, unofficial results showed.

Democrat Arnold Skretta had 5,066 votes, followed by Independents and incumbents Jennifer Baldwin (3,682), Amy Fenollosa (3,577), and Ralph Brooks (3,476).

Jim Goodridge will head back to the Board of Assessment Appeals.

Democrat Seth Klaskin defeated Republican Thomas A. Virgulto for the Probate Judge's seat in the Guilford/Madison District, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State's Office.

View the full vote results for each candidate here.

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Here are the local candidates, winners in bold:

Judge of Probate District 34 To Fill Vacancy, vote for one

• Democratic Party: Seth Klaskin
• Republican Party: Thomas A. Virgulto

First Selectman, vote for one

• Democratic Party: Matthew T. Hoey
• Republican Party: Jonathan Trotta

Selectman, vote for up to two

• Democratic Party: Sandra J. Ruoff, Lou Federici
• Republican Party: Carlyle Ciccone, Susan Renner
• Independent Party: Charles Havrda
• Green Party: Justin Paglino

Board of Finance, vote for up to four

• Democratic Party: Rob Federici, Amy Earls
• Republican Party: Peter Goletz, Tim Donlan
• Independent Party: Elias Kabeche, Jeffrey Beatty

Board of Education, vote for up to five

• Democratic Party: Arnold Skretta, Jennifer Scoggin
• Independent Party: Jennifer Baldwin, Amy Fenollosa, Ralph Brooks

Board of Assessment Appeals, vote for one

• Democratic Party: Jim Goodridge
• Republican Party: Svetlana Goletz