Report by Paula Antolini, November 3, 2021, 7:00AM EDT
Preliminary Results of 2021 Bethel Municipal Election from Bethel Registrar of Voters:
The vote counts will be finalized Wednesday and then will be subject to a recount of certain offices that are “close.” Note that a few hand-counted ballots are not yet included. The reported results here reflect the machine vote only. Also, the order of the unofficial winners listed for multi-seat Boards do not reflect their relative vote count.
Winners:
First Selectman:
Matt Knickerbocker (D)
Selectmen:
Rich Straiton (D)
Bryan Terzian (R)
Town Clerk:
Lisa Bergh (D) (R) (IND)
Treasurer:
Paul Szatkowski (R)
Board of Finance:
Dalene Foster (D)
Bob Manfreda (D)
John Lennon (R)
Bobbi Jo Beers (R)
Board of Education:
Kara DiBartolo (D)
Jennifer Ackerman (D)
Jen Larsen (D)
Melanie O’Brien (IND)
Board of Assessment Appeals:
Barbara Lyons (D)
William Duff (R)
Bruce Cornwell (IND)
Planning and Zoning Commission:
Robert Stowell (D)
Kitty Grant (R)
Ken Stevens (IND)
Paul Shanley Jr. (R)
Planning and Zoning Alternate:
Douglas Cuny (R)
Zoning Board of Appeals:
Richard Lawlor (D)
Michael Duff (R)
Jay Streaman (R)
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate:
Dina Carvalho (R)
Inland Wetlands Commission:
Nico Jordan (D)
Laura Ferguson (R)
Kevin Seaman (R)
Inland Wetlands Alternate:
Danielle Monroe* (D)
Police Commission:
Patrick Morton* (D)
Kevin Cleary* (R)
Richard Kolwicz** (R)
These seats may be subject to an automatic “close vote” recount.
*****
4,504 Voters cast a ballot in the municipal election. This was a 35% Turn-out.
*****
BETHEL MUNICIPAL BALLOT 2021:
###