Politics & Government
The Lymes Election Results 2025: Vote Totals For Every Race
Here are the vote totals for every candidate that ran in the Lyme, Old Lyme, and East Lyme local elections.

EAST LYME, CT — The votes have all been counted in Lyme, Old Lyme, and East Lyme, and here are the totals for each candidate.
The preliminary vote totals are courtesy of the Office of the Secretary of State.
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Here are the local candidates:
East Lyme
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First Selectman, Vote For One
Democrat: Daniel Cunningham (3,581)
Republican: Anne Santoro (2,698)
Board of Selectmen Full Four Year Term, Vote For One
Democrat: Ann Cicchiello (3,687)
Republican: Candice Carlson (2,496)
Board of Selectmen Full Two Year Term, Vote For Up To Two
Democrats: Jason Deeble (3,345), Cindy Collins (3,228)
Republicans: Rose Ann Hardy (2,705), Don MacKenzie (2,379)
Petitioning candidate: Richard Steel (457)
Town Treasurer, Vote For One
Democrat: Bob Curry (3,483)
Republican: Scott E. Fraser (2,691)
Board of Finance, Vote For Up To Three
Democrats: Barry Sheckley (3,678), Kimberly A. Kalajainen (3,777)
Republicans Bonnie L. Smithers (2,558), Mario Richards (2,390), Sandra Bullock (2,902)
Board of Education, Vote For Up To Five
Democrats Stephen Luber (3,767), Vivek Purohit (3,650), Bill Derry (3,929)
Republicans John A. Olexa (2,349), Alisa Bradley (2,819), Olivia Fairchild (2,737), and Leigh McNamara Gianakos (3,252)
Board of Assessment Appeals, Vote For One
Democrat Gary Cicchiello (3,726)
Republican Deanna Delaney (2,479)
Planning Commission, Vote For Up To Three
Democrat: Nina Franco (4,075)
Republicans: Thomas W. Fitting, Jr. (2,958), Timothy LaDucer (3,059)
Planning Commission Alternate, Vote For One
The candidate is Bill Delaney, a Republican (3,363)
Zoning Commission, Vote For Up To Three
Democrat: Cathy J. Yuhas (3,956)
Republicans: Jim Liska (2,416), Anne Thurlow (2,956), Norman B. Peck III (2,814)
Working Families Party: Carlo B.S. Lombardo (1,082)
Zoning Commission Alternate, Vote For Up To Two
Democrats: Sarah Susco (3,698), Kerry Edwards (3,682)
Republican: William R. Follett (2,500)
Lyme
First Selectman, Vote for One
Republican Thomas St. Louis (474)
Petitioning: Christine Erica Zelek (710)
Selectman, Vote for One
Democrat: John Kiker (608)
Republican: Mary Powell-St. Louis (429)
Petitioning: Kristina Birgitta White (218)
Board of Finance, Vote for Up to Two
Democrat: Jim Miller (818)
Republican: Mitchell Etess (574)
Board of Finance Alternate Full Term, Vote for One
The candidate is Corey Lomas, a Republican (703)
Board of Finance Alternate to Fill Vacancy for Two Years, Vote for One
The candidate is Walter Burhans, a Democrat (872)
Board of Assessment Appeals, Vote for One
The candidate is Harry Broom, Jr., a Republican (719)
Planning & Zoning Commission, Vote for Up to Two
Democrat: Carol House (766)
Republican: Jennifer Tiffany (643)
Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate, Vote for One
The candidate is Steven Deveaux, a Republican (732)
Zoning Board of Appeals, Vote for One
Democrat: Toni Phillips (756)
Republican: Stephen Buccheri (486)
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Vote for One
Democrat: Adam Brevoort (752)
Republican: Isaiah Griffith (481)
Library Directors, Vote for Up to Two
Democrats: Susan Leon (785), Joan Motyka (774)
Republican: Lori Caine (506)
Regional Board of Education, Vote for One
Democrat: Anna B. James (790)
Republican: Lannie Mossberg (460)
Old Lyme
First Selectman, Vote for One
Democrat: Martha H. Shoemaker (1,938)
Republican: John H. Mesham (1,808)
Selectman, Vote for One
Democrat: Jim Lampos (1,947)
Republican: Jude Danenhower Read (1,795)
Town Clerk Vote for One
The candidate is Vicki Urbowicz, a Republican (2,462)
Board of Finance Full Term, Vote for Up to Two
Democrat: Kimberly Thompson (2,033)
Republicans: Matthew Olson (1,853), J. David Kelsey (1,983)
Board of Finance To Fill Vacancy for Two Years, Vote for One
Democrat: Candace A. Fuchs (1,994)
Republican: John Flick (1,702)
Board of Finance Alternates, Vote for Up to Three
Democrats: Tom Walsh (1,955), Fred Behringer (1,967), Diane Y. Linderman (1,948)
Republicans Michael Presti (1,681), Bob Antoniac (1,632), Maria Corrao Marchant (1,687)
Board of Assessment Appeals, Vote for One
Democrat: Devin Berke (1,912)
Republican: Timothy C. Griswold (1,803)
Planning Commission Five Year Term Begins 2025, Vote for One
Democrat: Michael F. Riggio (1,952)
Republican: Harold Thompson (1,739)
Planning Commission Five Year Term Begins 2026, Vote for One
Republican: Todd Machnik (2,278)
Zoning Commission Five Year Term Begins 2025, Vote for One
Democrat: Michael Fogliano (1,952)
Republican: Sloan Danenhower (1,759)
Zoning Commission Five Year Term Begins 2026, Vote for One
The candidate is Jane Marsh, a Republican (2,299)
Zoning Board of Appeals Five Year Term Begins 2025, Vote for One
Democrat: Michaelle Pearson (1,998)
Republican: Stephen Dix (1,673)
Zoning Board of Appeals Five Year Term Begins 2026, Vote for One
The candidate is Kip Kotzan, a Democrat (2,356)
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates, Vote for Up to Three
Democrats: Richard Korsmeyer (1,942), Kathleen Tracy (1,954)
Republicans: James T. Scott (1,704), Jill Pilgrim (1,806), Nicholas Fulton (1,955)
Regional Board of Education, Vote for Up to Four
Democrats: Sheryl Shyloski (2,038), Cynthia Love McCollum (2,003), Jason L. Kemp (1,996), Michael J. Hansen (1,965),
Republicans: Jarod Bushey (1,627), Brandy Campbell (1,657), Carlos Piña (1,576), and Shaun Mastroianni (1,664)
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