Democratic voters in Lyme and Old Lyme mirrored the state’s Primary results in choosing Ned Lamont to run as Governor over Joe Ganim by an overwhelming majority. Similarly, on the Republican side, both towns’ voters followed the state trend and created an upset by selecting Bob Stefanowski as their candidate for Governor over endorsed candidate Mark Boughton from a field of five.
In contrast, local State Senator Art Linares, (R- 33rd), who was running to be the Republican candidate for State Treasurer in November and whose District includes Lyme, won by a significant margin in both Lyme and Old Lyme. He was, however, defeated at the state level by Thad Gray, who polled 73,673 votes compared to Linares’s 58,162.
Detailed results from our two towns are as follows:
LYME DEMOCRATS
Governor:
Ned Lamont*: 258
Joseph Ganim 16
Lieutenant Governor:
Susan Bysiewicz*: 156
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman: 116
Treasurer:
Shawn Wooden*: 182
Dita Bhargava: 85
Attorney General
William Tong*: 197
Paul Doyle: 24
Chris Mattei: 47
LYME REPUBLICANS
Governor:
Mark Boughton*: 22
Timothy Herbst: 39
Steve Obsitnik: 34
Bob Stefanowski: 70
David Stemerman: 41
Lieutenant Governor:
Joe Markley*: 61
Jayme Stevenson: 52
Erin Stewart: 81
U.S. Senator
Matthew Corey*: 149
Dominic Rapini: 37
State Treasurer:
Thad Gray*: 54
Art Linares: 143
Comptroller:
Kurt Miller*: 109
Mark Greenberg: 79
Attorney General:
Sue Hatfield*: 158
John Shaban: 34
OLD LYME DEMOCRATS
Governor:
Ned Lamont*: 575
Joseph Ganim 54
Lieutenant Governor:
Susan Bysiewicz*: 459
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman: 162
Treasurer:
Shawn Wooden*: 375
Dita Bhargava: 231
Attorney General
William Tong*: 325
Paul Doyle: 69
Chris Mattei: 227
OLD LYME REPUBLICANS
Governor:
Mark Boughton*: 115
Timothy Herbst: 94
Steve Obsitnik: 89
Bob Stefanowski: 181
David Stemerman: 108
Lieutenant Governor:
Joe Markley*: 211
Jayme Stevenson: 109
Erin Stewart: 235
U.S. Senator
Matthew Corey*: 407
Dominic Rapini: 116
State Treasurer:
Thad Gray*: 43
Art Linares: 365
Comptroller:
Kurt Miller*: 299
Mark Greenberg: 231
Attorney General:
Sue Hatfield*: 446
John Shaban: 100