Easton Election Results 2022: Hughes, Hwang Projected Winners

EASTON, CT — The polls are closed in Easton and the vote counting is (mostly) complete in several key federal and state races, including the office of governor, U.S. Senator, Congress, and local state representatives.

Incumbent Rep. Jim Himes was projected to win the 4th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.

Republican Tony Hwang declared victory over Democrat Timothy Gavin in his race to hold on to his 28th District State Senate seat. Republican Hwang said that "affordability and inflationary costs" would be the primary problems he tackled in his fifth term.

In the 135th District House race, incumbent Democrat Anne Hughes has been projected to defeat Republican challenger Alex Burns and continue to represent Weston, Easton and Redding in Hartford. Hughes told Patch that the "climate crisis, threats to civil rights, safety from gun violence, [and] access to healthcare" were the most pressing issues she would be addressing in her third term.

Incumbent Republican Tony Scott was projected to defeat Democratic newbie Sheila Papps for 112th Assembly District representative. The Middletown Press reported that Papps didn't plan to concede "until all the votes were in.

In the earliest call of the evening, two-term Sen. Richard Blumenthal was the projected winner in his contest with Republican Leora Levy.

Levy said she called Blumenthal to concede and wished him well in the next six years. She said she would continue to work for a more prosperous and safer America.

At the top of the ticket. Gov. Ned Lamont declared victory Tuesday in the governor race. His Republican opponent, Bob Stefanowski, said he would wait until the morning for more results.

Voters will also get to decide whether the state should allow early voting. The question on the ballot is: "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting?"

The following are the races that were on the ballot for Easton voters:

Governor/ Lieutenant Governor

• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (Democratic Party)
• Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin (Republican Party
• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (Griebel Frank For CT Party)
• Robert Hotaling and Stewart “Chip” Beckett (Independent Party)
• Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (Working Families Party)

U.S. Senator

• Richard Blumenthal (Democratic Party)
• Leora Levy (Republican Party)
• Richard Blumenthal (Working Families Party)

Congressional Representative

• Jim Himes (Democratic Party)
• Jayme Stevenson (Republican Party)
• Jayme Stevenson (Independent Party)

State Senator

• Timothy Gavin (Democratic Party)
• Tony Hwang (Republican Party)
• Timothy Gavin (Independent Party)

State Representative

District 112

• Sheila Papps (Democratic Party)
• Tony Scott (Republican Party)

District 135

• Anne M. Hughes (Democratic Party)
• Alex Burns (Republican Party)

Secretary of the State

• Stephanie Thomas (Democratic Party)
• Dominic Rapini (Republican Party)
• Cynthia Jennings (Independent Party)
• Stephanie Thomas (Working Families Party)

State Treasurer

• Erick Russell (Democratic Party)
• Harry Arora (Republican Party)
• Jennifer Baldwin (Independent Party)
• Erick Russell (Working Families Party)
• JoAnna Laiscell Libertarian Party)

State Comptroller

• Sean Scanlon (Democratic Party)
• Mary Fay (Republican Party)
• Sean Scanlon (Independent Party)
• Sean Scanlon (Working Families Party)

Attorney General

• William Tong (Democratic Party)
• Jessica Kordas (Republican Party)
• A.P. Pascarella (Independent Party)
• William Tong (Working Families Party)
• Ken Krayeske (Green Party)

Judge of Probate

• T.R. Rowe (Republican Party)

Registrar of Voters

• David Smith (Democratic Party)
• Dori Wollen (Republican Party)

Complete sample ballots are online here.