Manchester Election Results 2025: Voters Say Manchester Remaining A 'Town'

MANCHESTER, CT — Manchester is to remain "a town," and is not becoming "a city" as voters had their say on a ballot question Tuesday.

And it wasn't even close. Neither was a tally that approved money for major capital improvement work.

Results of six ballot questions came in relatively early on election night.

Here are the referendum question results:

1. Shall the Town of Manchester appropriate $19,500,000 to capital accounts for the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget for the purpose of paying the costs of reconstruction and repair of various town roads, roadside elements and sidewalks, repairs and improvements to town buildings and upgrades to various storm drains and authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the town or notes in anticipation of such bonds in an amount not to exceed $19,500,000 to finance the appropriation?

• Yes - 2,879
• No - 720

2. Shall the Town of Manchester revise the town charter to make certain technical and administrative changes?

• Yes - 2,261
• No - 1,405

3. Shall the Town of Manchester revise Section 1-1 and other pertinent sections of the town charter to rename the Town of Manchester as the City of Manchester?

• Yes - 1,264
• No - 2,471

4. Shall the Town of Manchester revise Section 2-1, Chapter III, and other pertinent sections of the town charter to rename its legislative body from the Board of Directors to Council?

• Yes - 1,694
• No - 2,005

5. Shall the Town of Manchester revise Section 3-3 of the charter by increasing the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors?

• Yes - 1,552
• No - 2,167

6. Shall the Town of Manchester revise Section 9-3 of the town charter to eliminate the residency requirement for the Superintendent of Schools?Who's Running?

• Yes - 1,485
• No - 2,666

Results were still being tallied on other races at 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Mayor, Vote for One

Democratic

• Jay Moran

Republican

• Zachary Reichelt

Board of Directors, Vote for up to Five

Democratic

• Jerald Lentini
• Dennis Schain
• Sarah L. Jones
• Jessee Muñiz-Poland
• Pamela Floyd-Cranford

Republican

• Leslie Frey
• Robert Cormier
• Ed Boland, David Willis
• Peter Conyers

Town Clerk, Vote for One

Democratic

• Maria W. Cruz

Select Board, Vote for up to Two

Democratic

• MD Rahman
• Kevin Zingler

Republican

• Mark Tweedie
• Kris Moulard

Constables, Vote for up to Four

Democratic

• Warren Packer
• Colin O'Neill
• Harun Ahmed
• Ed Slegeski

Republican candidates

• Dean Kies
• David Seymour
• Kevin Hood
• Salvatore Mancini

Board of Education Full Three Year Term Begins 2025, Vote for up to Two

Democratic

• Chris Pattacini
• Tracy R. Patterson

Republican

• Angela Tuers
• Michael Orsene

Board of Education Full Three Year Term Begins 2026, Vote for up to Two

Democratic

• Kwasi Ntem-Mensah
• Alexandra Lamb
• Republican
• Robert Spada
• Jerome Grant Jr.

Board of Education To Fill Vacancy for One Year, Vote for One

Republican

• Robert Spada

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