Government
Registrar: New Canaan Republicans’ Turnout for Primary ‘A Disappointment’
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Update 9:50 p.m.
Calling today’s turnout by local Republicans “a disappointment,” New Canaan Registrar of Voters Kathleen Redman released the following unofficial results of Tuesday’s primaries. A total of 796 GOP members voted—that’s about 12.4 percent of registered Republicans in town. “While we always strive for 100 percent participation, we fell far short of that goal,” Redman said in an email. NewCanaanite.com will update this information with overall voter tallies once they’re available (an asterisk* indicates winner):
142nd District (parts of New Canaan and Norwalk)—state House of Representatives (locally, voting District 3 only):
*Fred Wilms: New Canaan—121
Emily Wilson: New Canaan—45
Governor
*Thomas Foley: New Canaan—465
John McKinney: New Canaan—327
Lieutenant Governor
Penny Bacchiochi: New Canaan—198
Heather Somers: New Canaan—277
David Walker: New Canaan—294
Comptroller
*Sharon McLaughlin: New Canaan—551
Angel Cadena: New Canaan—138
Update 7:30 p.m.
As of 7 p.m., 669 registered Republicans had cast votes in-person for the primary. An additional 68 voted via absentee ballot, officials say.