LYME — Lyme voters today elected the incumbent board of selectmen of Democrats Steve Mattson and John Kiker along with Republican Parker Lord for another two-year term. Mattson will continue as Lyme First Selectman with Kiker and Lord both serving as selectmen. Across other positions, the Democrats were successful in all contested races.
Upon learning the results of today’s municipal election, Lyme Democratic Town Committee (DTC) Chairman John Kiker issued the following statement:
“On the behalf of everyone at the Lyme DTC, I would like to thank the people of the Town of Lyme for electing a slate of highly qualified Democratic candidates whose experience and expertise will benefit our town boards and commissions. These newly elected officials love our town and want Lyme to stay the beautiful, historic town that it is; and they are grateful to have the opportunity to serve Lyme residents for the next two years.
I would also like to thank all the volunteers who helped run our campaign this year – in particular, the members of our Nominating Committee who did such an excellent job of identifying some of Lyme’s best and brightest to run for public office.”
The Lyme DTC’s mission is to support and strengthen the Democratic Party in the Town of Lyme and the State of Connecticut. The committee meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 7:30 in the Lyme Town Hall (barring holidays or other necessary schedule changes). These meetings are open to the public and all registered Democrats are encouraged to attend.
The full results with those elected in bold and marked with an asterisk are as follows:
BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
*Mattson (D): 580
*Kiker (D): 400
*Lord (R): 349
TREASURER
*Hawthorne (R): 533
BOARD OF FINANCE
*Leonardo (D): 501
*Hagan (R): 443
BOARD OF FINANCE ALTERNATE
*Tyler (D): 455
Caine (R): 294
Two-year vacancy
*House (D): 431
Anderson (R): 315
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS
*Broom, Jr. (R): 518
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
*House (D): 462
Potts (R): 347
*Gigliotti (R): 466
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
*Kiker (D): 543
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ALTERNATE
*James (D): 416
Fiske (R): 328
LIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
*James (D): 420
*Ulrich (D): 511
*Fiske R): 369
REGION 18 BOARD OF EDUCATION
*Mary Powell-St. Louis (R): 555