CT election night recap: Democrats win big, mirroring national results

Democrats won big in Tuesday’s municipal elections in Connecticut, holding on to mayoral offices in Stamford, New Haven and Danbury and knocking out incumbent Republicans in Ansonia and Stratford, according to unofficial vote tallies.

The results came amid other Democratic wins elsewhere in the country.

In New York City’s closely-watched mayor’s race, Zohran Mamdani beat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa. In California, Democrats passed a gerrymandering proposition that would allow them to carve out additional blue seats.

Here’s a look at where some Connecticut’s key municipal races stand Wednesday morning:

Democratic incumbents in Stamford, Danbury and New Haven each fended off Republican mayoral challengers Tuesday night. 

Voters also granted a second term to Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves, who scored a win over Republican Emile G Buzaid with 59.06% of the vote.

In New Haven, incumbent Mayor Justin Elicker handily defeated Republican Steven Orosco, a former MMA fighter, with 77.43% of the vote. The win continues Democrats’ control of the city that dates to the Eisenhower administration.

A handful of races remained either too close to call Wednesday morning or lacked results. 

In Easton, the secretary of the state’s unofficial results showed Republican Dan Lent leading Democrat Nicholas D’Addario by just six votes in the race for the first selectman’s office. 

In East Hartford, where Republican Salema Davis and Connor Martin are vying for the mayor’s office, no results have been reported, according to the secretary of the state.

Tuesday night saw a few upsets with incumbents knocked from their seats. 

In Ansonia, Republican Mayor David S. Cassetti lost to Democrat Frank Tyszka, who secured 57.96% of the vote.

In Stratford, incumbent Republican Laura R. Hoydick lost to Democrat David Chess.

Neighboring Milford also saw a Republican incumbent defeated by a Democrat, with voters backing Rich Smith over the incumbent, Tony Giannattasio.