Full, Unofficial Results of Nov. 7 Election for Old Lyme

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November 8, 2023
The newly-elected Old Lyme First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker (right) and Second Selectman Jim Lampos took time out to celebrate their victory Tuesday night before starting work in their new roles.

OLD LYME: A total of 3,535 Old Lyme electors cast their votes in yesterday’s municipal election. This total includes absentee ballots and people who both registered to vote yesterday and voted the same day.

The candidates who have been elected are in bold in the listing below.

A recount is predicted for the third seat on the Region 18 Board of Education between Alexander Lowry and Suzanne Thompson, since they were separated by only five votes.

Some key points from the unofficial results below:

In the Board of Selectmen race, Martha Shoemaker won the First Selectman spot at her second attempt. She ran previously for that position in 2021 and has been a Selectwoman on the board since then.

Jim Lampos was also running for a Selectman spot for the second time. He failed to gain one in 2021 but succeeded in 2023.

Jude Read secured the remaining Selectman spot on the board. She ran for First Selectman in 2017 but failed to gain a seat on the board of selectmen at that time.

The Town Treasurer contest saw incumbent Democrat Michael Reiter unseated from the position and replaced by the current Republican-endorsed Selectman Matt Ward.

Suzanne Thompson was elected Tax Collector, succeeding retiring (after 30 years!) incumbent Judy Tooker. Former Old Lyme First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsnyder failed in her bid to take the position.

See this separate article on the Region 18 Board of Education results.

Unofficial Election Results in Old Lyme

First Selectman: 
Martha Shoemaker (D): 1830
John Mesham(R): 1700

Selectman: 
Jim Lampos (D): 1792
Judith Read (R): 1718

Town Treasurer: 
Michael Reiter (D): 1702
Matthew Ward (U): 1781

Tax Collector: 
Bonnie Reemsnyder (D): 1675
Suzanne Thompson (R): 1826

Board of Finance: 
Bennett Bernblum (D): 1876
Anna Reiter (D): 1856
H. Perry Garvin III (R): 1798

Board of Finance Alternates: 
Diane Linderman (D): 1827
Sheila Riffle (D): 1706
Candace Fuchs (D): 1846
Maria Corrao Marchant (R): 1691
Matthew F. Olson (R): 1751

Board of Assessment Appeals: 
Peter Hunt (D): 1745
David W. Evers, Jr. (R): 1728

Planning Commission (Term Begins 2023): 
Michael Aurelia (D): 1771
Barbara Gaudio (R): 1681

Planning Commission (Term Begins 2024): 
Howard Margules (D): 1787
Donald Willis (R): 1667

Zoning Commission (Term Begins 2023): 
Paul Orzel (U): 1815 (D) + 1568 (R)
Note: Orzel was cross-endorsed

Zoning Commission (Term Begins 2024): 
Denise Savageau (D): 1725
Tammy Tinnerello (R):1697

Zoning Board of Appeals (Term Begins 2023): 
Stephanie Mickle (D): 1777
Daniel Montano (R): 1641

Zoning Board of Appeals (Term Begins 2024): 
Nancy Hutchinson (U)

Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates: 
Kathleen Tracy (D): 1768
Michaelle Pearson (D): 1821
Brian Cole (U): 1812
Roderick Clingman (R): 1758
Peter Lucchese (R): 1574

Regional Board of Education: 
Susan P. Fogliano (D): 1864
W. Scott Brown, Ph.D (D). 1772
Alexander Lowry (D) : 1727
Suzanne Thompson (R): 1722
Michael Presti (R): 1614
Steven Wilson (R): 1518

Author
Olwen Logan

Olwen Logan grew up in a family of London educators but was inspired by her great grandfather, influential Daily Chronicle newspaper editor Alfred Ewen Fletcher, to pursue journalism. She built a successful career in efficiency analysis and senior audit management before launching her own PR-focused consultancy. After moving to the U.S. in 1990 and settling in Old Lyme in 1994, she became a staff writer for the now-closed Main Street News and later joined Jack Turner’s fledgling LymeLine.com, discovering the career she had always wanted—albeit in an unexpected digital form. Even after relocating to Maryland, she continued covering Lyme and Old Lyme with the same dedication, earning national recognition as a LION Publishers award finalist in 2020. After more than two decades of service, Olwen stepped away in November 2025, donating LymeLine.com to the newly formed nonprofit LymeLine Inc. and expressing her excitement for its continued growth and mission.

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