Vernon 2023 Election: Champagne Retains Mayoral Seat In Prelim Results

VERNON, CT — Vernon Mayor Dan Champagne has won re-election, according to preliminary results sent to the Secretary of the State the local elections officials.

Champagne a Republican, amassed 3,222 votes while Democratic challenger Laurie Bajorek had 2,554.

Democrats seemed to have closed the gap on the town council and staged a wild rally on the school board.

Vernon election officials said the council race is headed for a "mandatory close vote recount."

Final vote totals will not be official until confirmed by the Secretary of the State's office, likely Wednesday morning.

Here are the races and the preliminary results:

Mayor

• Laurie Bajorek (D) 2,554
• Daniel A. Champagne (R): 3,222

Town Council

Democratic Party

• Maryann Levesque: 2,969
• Phyllis Winkler: 2,995
• Terilynn Rogers: 2,734
• Ole Kushner Hermanson: 2,532
• Bill Dauphin: 2,687
• Laurie Abernathy: 2,705
• Zozan Antar: 2,557
• Jesse Schoolnik: 2,758

Republican Party

• John B. O'Connell: 2,613
• Bill Campbell: 2,689
• Brian R. Motola: 2,830
• Laura B. Bush: 3,031
• Julie Clay: 2,780
• Jim Tedford: 2,907
• Andrew J. Tedford: 2,776
• Micheel D. Wendus: 2,743

Board of Education

(Four-Year Term)

Democratic Party

• Kriste Nucci: 2,912
• Simone Sewell: 2,819

Republican Party

• Connor Yanicky: 2,564
• Susan M. Jablonecki: 2,782

(Two-Year Term)

Democratic Party

• Kristiana Wintress: 2,897
• Karen Colt: 2,803

Republican Party

• Carmen Melaragno: 2,629
• Anthony F. Bedlack: 2,685

Board of Education To Fill Vacancy for the Remaining Two Years of Four Year Term:

• Paul Grabowski (D): 3,576

See a wide array of Patch candidate profiles for Vernon here.

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