CHESHIRE, CT — Cheshire voters approved three of the five borrowing questions on the Nov. 3 ballot and turned down two: a $1.1 million replacement salt shed at the Public Works garage and $1.375 million to rebuild Dickerman Road, according to unofficial results posted by the Secretary of the State's office.
The three that passed total $4.225 million: the town's road improvement program, a fund to buy land, and safety and drainage work at the Cheshire High School loading dock. The Town Council sent all five projects, part of the 2026-27 capital budget, to the ballot at a special meeting on Sept. 1.
How Each Question Fared
- Land purchases, $1 million: passed 8,860 to 4,062, about 69% yes. The money can buy land for recreation, open space, conservation, schools or town use.
- Road Improvement Program, $2.35 million: passed 8,242 to 4,643, about 64% yes. It pays for paving, milling, chip seal and other resurfacing.
- Cheshire High School loading dock, $875,000: passed 7,492 to 5,272, about 59% yes. The work includes a rebuilt dock, stormwater improvements and a reconfigured parking lot.
- Salt shed, $1.1 million: failed 5,916 to 6,928, about 46% yes.
- Dickerman Road reconstruction, $1.375 million: failed 5,357 to 7,389, about 42% yes.
The town's explanatory text estimated what each project would cost an average Cheshire household with two cars each year over 20 years of borrowing: $6.46 for the salt shed, $8.04 for Dickerman Road, $13.63 for the road program, $5.89 for land and $5.17 for the loading dock. Under the ballot language, the council sets the final scope of each approved project and may scale it back, and any grants a project receives reduce the borrowing.
Who Carried Cheshire
The Cheshire counts below combine each candidate's party lines and include Cheshire voters only. Several of these races cross town lines, so the district-wide result is given where it differs.
- Governor: Gov. Ned Lamont carried Cheshire 7,544 to 5,668 over Republican Ryan Fazio and won a third term with about 59.5% statewide.
- 5th Congressional District: U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes won Cheshire 7,684 to 5,478 over Republican Chris Shea and kept the seat with about 58% across the district.
- 103rd House District: State Rep. Liz Linehan, a Democrat, won Cheshire 5,181 to 3,011 over Republican Jeff Weiss and the district 7,019 to 4,050. "There's so much more work to do," she wrote on Facebook, Patch reported.
- 16th Senate District: Democrat Jack Perry carried Cheshire 1,959 to 1,663, but Republican Sen. Rob Sampson held the seat, 20,458 to 19,952 across the district.
- 13th Senate District: Democrat Jack Fazzino beat Independent Lamar Terrell 22,019 to 3,371 district-wide and 6,082 to 1,091 in Cheshire.
- 83rd House District: Democrat Chad Cardillo beat Republican Bob Ham 5,225 to 4,310; Cheshire's share of the district voted 960 to 845.
- 89th House District: Republican state Rep. Lezlye Zupkus ran unopposed and drew 1,855 Cheshire votes.
Statewide, Democrats William Tong (attorney general), Stephanie Thomas (secretary of the state), Erick Russell (treasurer) and Sean Scanlon (comptroller) all won new terms.