Woodbury & Middlebury 2021 Elections: Candidates, Polling, Hours

WOODBURY, CT — Woodbury and Middlebury residents will head to the polls Nov. 2 to cast votes in the municipal elections for first selectmen, selectmen and Board of Finance.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 2. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

You can request an absentee ballot here or you can visit your town clerk's office. All voters are eligible to check the top box that lists "COVID-19" as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.

To view your ballot, click here.

Woodbury

It's not much of a race for some of the top offices on the ballot this year in Woodbury. Republican Barbara Perkinson is running unopposed for first selectman, while selectmen candidates George Hale III, a Democrat, and Karen Reddington-Hughes, a Republican, are also unopposed.

There's no contest on the Board of Finance either, where Democrat Andrew Sherman and Republicans Steven Tranguch and Karen McWhirt are unopposed for the three open seats. There is some uncertainty, however, about who will fill a two-year vacancy on the board. Democrat Anastasia Persico and Republican Paul Zulpa are vying for the spot.

Middlebury

There's a bit more competition this year in Middlebury. While Republican Edward St. John is the only candidate for first selectman, Ralph Barra, a Democrat, and Elain Strobel, a Republican, are both vying for the title of selectman.

Down ticket, Board of Finance is not contested, with Republicans Dawn Calabrese and Rita Smith being the only candidates for the two open seats.

There is a race for Regional Board of Education, though. Democrat Joseph Drauss, and Republicans Richard Spierto and Shannon Cavallo are all hoping to capture one of the two spots available on the board.