Norwalk 2023 Election Voter Guide: Candidates, Polling Places

NORWALK, CT — On Nov. 7, Norwalk residents cast their votes for several key municipal positions.

Contested races include: mayor, city treasurer, councilmen and seats on the school board.

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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Mayor

In Norwalk, Mayor Harry Rilling, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican challenger Vincent Scicchitano. Rilling is also running as a Working Families Party candidate.

City Treasurer, Town Clerk and City Sheriff

Donna King, a Democrat, is running against John Cardamone Sr., a Republican, for city treasurer. Richard McQuaid is running unopposed for town clerk.

For city sheriff, the candidates are Robert Burgess, a Democrat, Ronald Paladino, a Republican, and Katherine Price Snedaker, an Independent.

Selectmen

For selectman, you'll vote for up to two people. The Democratic candidates are Andy Garfunkel and Samuel Pride. The Republican candidates are Shannon O'Toole Giandurco and Kathryn Angela Martino. The Independent candidates are Joseph Tamburri and David Davidson.

Councilmen-At-Large

For councilmen-at-large, you'll vote for up to five people. The Democratic and Working Families Party candidates are: Nora Niedzielski-Eichner, Josh Goldstein, Barbara Smyth, Gregory Burnett Sr. and Johan Lopez.

The Republican candidates are: John Levin, Enrique Santiago, Luis Estrella, Richard Bonenfant and Glenn Iannaccone.

The Independent candidates are: Erik Anderson, Patricia Venneri Agudow, Jo Bennett, Richard Bonenfant and Eric Vitaglione.

Councilmen

For councilmen, you'll vote for up to two people. In District A, the Democratic candidates are: Nicol Demae Ayers and Jalin Sead. Sead is also the Working Families Party candidate. The Republican and Independent candidate is Tricia Massucco.

In District B, the Democratic candidates are Darlene Young and Dajuan Wiggins Sr. Young is also the Working Families Party candidate. The Republican and Independent candidate is Donna Smirniotopoulos.

In District C, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidates are Melissa Murray and Jennifer McMurrer. The Republican candidate is Read Auerbach. The Independent candidate is Carl Gerard Cooke.

In District D, the Democratic candidates are Douglas Sutton and Jan Degenshein. The Republican and Independent candidates are Heather Dunn and Bryan Meek.

In District E, the Democratic candidates are Lisa Shanahan and James Frayer. Shanahan is also the Working Families Party candidate. The Republican candidates are Jay Parisi and Ernest DesRochers. Denise Brown and DesRochers are the Independent candidates.

Board of Education

In District A, the Democratic candidate is Samantha Pleasants and the Republican and Independent candidate is Alexandra Kemeny.

In District B, the Democratic candidate is Howard White and the Republican and Independent candidate is Rasheemah Richardson.

In District C, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate is Diana Carpio, and the Republican and Independent candidate is Nicole Therese Hampton.

In District D, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate is Ashley Gulyas, and the Republican candidate is Douglas Hempstead.

In District E, the Democratic candidate is Mary Ellen Flaherty-Ludwig.

Constable

For constable, you'll vote for up to four people. The Democratic candidates are: Ernest Dumas, Darius Williams, Johnie Mae Weldon and Jalin Sead.

The Republican candidates are: Peter Bondi, Jeffery Dewitt, Ray Cooke and Greg Helms.

The Independent candidates are: Tysen Canevari, Joseph Tamburri, Jeffrey Rollings and Erik Anderson.

Taxing District Commissioners, Treasurers

For First Taxing District commissioner, Republican Thomas Cullen is running unopposed. Rosa Murray, a Democrat, and John Miller, a Republican, are both running for First Taxing District treasurer.

For Second Taxing District commissioner, the candidates are Sonja Oliver and David Westmoreland, both Democrats, and Maria Borges Lopez, a Republican. Darlene Young is running unopposed for Second Taxing District treasurer.

Pamela Parkington and Read Auerbach are both running unopposed for Third Taxing District commissioner and treasurer respectively.

Jody Sattler, a Democrat, and Gilbert Kernan, a Republican, are both running unopposed for Sixth Taxing District commissioner and treasurer respectively.

Ballot Question

Additionally, Norwalk residents will vote "yes" or "no" on the following question: "Shall the Charter be revised to clarify and streamline government operations and standards, maintain a two-year mayoral and council term, expand the police and fire commissions from two to four members, establish procedures to enhance public participation in the budget process, and require charter review every five years with an initial review in two years?"