OFFICIAL RESULTS OF BOTH PRIMARIES
Following are the official results of both primaries as transmitted by Donna LaPlante, New Hartford Town Clerk, on Wednesday, August 15.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY:
Chris Murphy won the Democratic primary. The total votes from both District 1 (Town Hall) and District 2 (South End) were as follows:
Christopher S. Murphy: Total = 149
Susan Bysiewicz: Total = 70
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY:
Linda McMahon won the Republican Primary. The breakdown of the votes from both districts are as follows:
Linda McMahon: Total = 378
Christopher Shays: Total = 76
Below are photos of the two returns.
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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF BOTH PRIMARIES
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY:
Chris Murphy won the Democratic primary. The votes from both District 1 (Town Hall) and District 2 (South End) were as follows:
Christopher S. Murphy: Total = 149
Breakdown:
- District 1: 83
- District 2: 66
The votes for Susan Bysiewicz for both districts are as follows:
Susan Bysiewicz: Total = 70
Breakdown:
- District 1: 33
- District 2: 37
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY:
Linda McMahon won the Republican Primary. The breakdown of the votes from both districts are as follows:
Linda McMahon: Total = 377
Breakdown:
- District 1: 164
- District 2: 213
The votes for Chris Shays for both districts are as follows:
Christopher Shays: Total = 74
Breakdown:
- District 1: 34
- District 2: 40
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4 p.m. Update:
Voter turnout at both polling places was light for the first part of the day. By 2 p.m. only 7.9% of Democrats had cast their vote while by 3:30 p.m. 23% of registered Republicans had voted. We’ll provide an additional update on the turnout in a short while.
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Primaries are being held today by both the Democratic and the Republican parties. Voting will take place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at New Hartford Town Hall (District 1) and South End Fire House (District 2). Not sure at which of the town’s two polling places you should vote in? Visit the Secretary of State’s website to enter your address in the Google Election Center app to find which district you vote in.
The two winners of today’s primaries will run against each other at this coming November’s elections. The winner of the November election will fill Senator Joe Liebermann’s Senate seat; Sen. Liberman has announced that he will retire at the end of his current term.
Following are copies of the legal notices published in area print newspapers, together with copies of both ballots and links to each candidate’s website. We hope this information will help you “brush up” on your party’s candidates.
Please take a few minutes to stop by your voting place and cast your vote for the person that you believe will best represent your voice in Washington, DC.
May the candidates with their constituents’ best interests at heart emerge the winners.
Democratic Primary: Chris Murphy vs. Susan Bysiewicz
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Legal notice for Democratic Primary:
The following copy of the legal notice for the Democratic Primary was published in the Hartford Courant on Friday, June 29, 2012:
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY – STATE OFFICE ONLY
Notice is hereby given that a Primary of the Democratic Party will be held in your town on August 14, 2012 for nomination to each office indicated below.
Notice is also hereby given that the following are the names of the party-endorsed candidates, if any, for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street address of said candidate. The party endorsed candidates, if any, are indicated by an asterisk. Additionally, the following are the names of all other candidates who have filed their certificates of eligibility and consent to primary or have satisfied the primary petitioning requirements in conformity with the General Statutes as candidates for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street addresses of said candidates.
OFFICE CANDIDATE ADDRESS
United States Senator *Christopher S. Murphy 145 Paulney Road, Che shire, CT 06410
Susan Bysiewicz 125 Clover Street, Middletown, CT 06457
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 22nd day of June, 2012.
DENISE MERRILL
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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The foregoing is a copy of the notice which I have received from the Office of the Secretary of the State, in accordance with Section 9-433 of the General Statutes. As provided in said notice, a primary of the Democratic Party for nomination to the state or district offices therein specified will be held on August 14, 2012. The hours of voting at said primary and the location of the polls will be as follows:
HOURS OF VOTING: 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES VOTING DISTRICT
New Hartford Town Hall 1
530 Main Street, New Hartford
South End Fire House 2
20 Antolini Road, Bakerville
Dated at New Hartford, Connecticut, this 26th day of June, 2012.
Town Clerk: Donna LaPlante, CCTC
Town of New Hartford
To learn more about Chris Murphy visit his website: ChrisMurphy.com.
To learn more about Susan Bysiewicz visit her website: SusanForCT.com.
Sample Democratic Primary ballot
Republican Primary: Chris Shays vs. Linda McMahon
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Legal notice for the Republican Primary:
The following copy of the legal notice for the Democratic Primary was published in the Hartford Courant on Friday, June 29, 2012:
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF REPUBLICAN PRIMARY – STATE OFFICE ONLY
Notice is hereby given that a Primary of the Republican Party will be held in your town on August 14, 2012 for nomination to each office indicated below.
Notice is also hereby given that the following are the names of the party-endorsed candidates, if any, for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street address of said candidate. The party endorsed candidates, if any, are indicated by an asterisk. Additionally, the following are the names of all other candidates who have filed their certificates of eligibility and consent to primary or have satisfied the primary petitioning requirements in conformity with the General Statutes as candidates for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street addresses of said candidates.
OFFICE CANDIDATE ADDRESS
United States Senator *Linda E. McMahon 14 Hurlingham Drive, Greenwich, CT 06831
Christopher Shays 350 Grovers Avenue Apt.11-A, Bridgeport, CT 06605
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 22nd day of June, 2012.
DENISE MERRILL
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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The foregoing is a copy of the notice which I have received from the Office of the Secretary of the State, in accordance with Section 9-433 of the General Statutes. As provided in said notice, a primary of the Republican Party for nomination to the state or district offices therein specified will be held on August 14, 2012. The hours of voting at said primary and the location of the polls will be as follows:
HOURS OF VOTING: 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES VOTING DISTRICT
New Hartford Town Hall 1
530 Main Street, New Hartford
South End Fire House 2
20 Antolini Road, Bakerville
Dated at New Hartford, Connecticut, this 26th day of June, 2012.
Town Clerk: Donna LaPlante, CCTC
Town of New Hartford
To learn more about Linda McMahon visit her website: LindaForSenate2012.com.
To learn more about Chris Shays visit his website: ShaysForUSSenate.com.
Sample of Republican Primary ballot
District 1 or District 2? Find your polling place
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Visit the Secretary of State’s website to enter your address in the Google Election Center app to find which district you vote in.
