Politics & Government
Naugatuck Election Results 2023: Hess To Serve Another Term As Mayor
Thousands of Naugatuck residents have cast their votes in the 2023 municipal election in a number of key races.
NAUGATUCK, CT — Pete Hess will serve another term as mayor of Naugatuck after receiving over 3,500 votes Tuesday, according to unofficial results.
The top race in Naugatuck was initially set to be the mayoral race between Hess, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican challenger Steven Kilmer, however the Republican Town Committee confirmed in an email Tuesday that Kilmer had withdrawn from the race.
According to the RTC, since Kilmer withdrew from the mayoral race too late for his name to be removed from the ballot, town officials physically etched out his name on every ballot so any votes cast for him would be disqualified.
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As a result, Hess received 3,515 votes on Election Day, according to unofficial results posted to the Connecticut Secretary of State's website.
Michelle Dowling, who was on the ballot as both a Democrat and Republican, ran unopposed for town clerk and received a total of 4,221 votes, according to unofficial results.
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For town treasurer, Republican Adam Bronko received 2,507 votes, beating Democrat Shagufta Zahid's 1,729 votes.
Democrat Jim Goggin (2,745 votes) also received more votes than Republican Helen Northrup (1,690 votes) in the race for tax collector, according to unofficial results.
Burgess
The Democratic candidates are: Kimberly Gallo, Rocky Vitale, Charley Marenghi, Fran Dambowsky, Julie Rosenblatt and Carolyn Autore. The Republican candidates are: Meghan Smith, Anthony Rykowski, Jan Mizeski, Mike Bronko, Robert Neth and Dorothy Neth-Kunin.
Board of Education
The Democratic candidates are: James Scully, Jason Celozzi, Ethel Grant, Bob Mezzo and Jeff Litke. The Republican candidates are: Alicia Makowski, Erika Clements, Alejandro Ramirez, Nicole VanDyke and Marilyn O'Donnell.
Planning and Zoning Commissions
Republican candidates for the Planning Commission are: Robert Clark and Robert Pease. There are no Democratic candidates.
The Democratic candidates for the Zoning Commission are: Neil Mascola and Francis Santana. The Republican candidates are: Richard Cool and Jason Possemato.
Bailiffs
The candidates are: Daniel Renzoni, Regina Jasmine, Kristi Pistarelli and Evabeth Kloc.
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