BRANFORD, CT — Branford's three Democratic legislators kept their seats in Tuesday's election, with state Sen. Christine Cohen and state Reps. Robin Comey and Moira Rader each carrying the town by a wide margin in unofficial returns.
Patch posted Branford's own totals Wednesday morning. They count Branford voters only and add each candidate's party lines together; all three districts take in other towns.
Legislative Races
- 12th state Senate: Cohen 8,516; Republican Lisa Deane 4,517. Cohen also ran on the Working Families and Independent Party lines. Across the district, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association's results page had her at 63% on Wednesday.
- 102nd state House: Comey 6,180; Republican Paul Crisci 4,127. The CBIA page had Comey at 60% district-wide.
- 98th state House: Rader 1,708; Republican Carlyle Ciccone 1,010. The CBIA page had Rader at 69% district-wide.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff congratulated Cohen on social media and thanked voters in Branford and the seven other towns he named, from Guilford and Madison to Durham and Middlefield.
State and Federal Races
- Governor: Gov. Ned Lamont 8,055; Republican Ryan Fazio 5,040
- U.S. House, 3rd District: U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro 7,996; Republican Christopher Lancia 4,582; Independent Thomas Egan 392
- Attorney general: William Tong 8,454; John Bolton 4,530
The Associated Press called the governor's race for Lamont around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Connecticut Public reported, and Democrats took every statewide office. DeLauro won a 19th term in the 3rd District.