Unofficial Election Results in Old Lyme
The results are from the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s Office.
Elected candidates are shown in bold—note: we are still checking some details. These results are from the Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office.
First Selectman:
Martha Shoemaker (D): 1938
John Mesham (R): 1808 (Mesham lost the First Selectman contest but takes a spot as Selectman on the BOS because he gained the third highest number of votes out of the four candidates running for the board of selectmen.
Selectman:
Jim Lampos (D): 1947
Jude Danenhower Read (R): 1795
Town Clerk
Vicki Urbowicz (R): 2462
Board of Finance Full Term:
Kimberly Thompson (D): 2033
Matthew Olson (R): 1853
J. David Kelsey (R): 1983
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Candace A. Fuchs (D): 1994
John Flick (R): 1702
Board of Finance Alternates:
Tom Walsh (D): 1955
Fred Behringer (U-Democrat endorsed): 1967
Diane Y. Linderman (D): 1948
Michael Presti (R): 1681
Bob Antoniac (R): 1632
Maria Corrao Marchant (R): 1687
Board of Assessment Appeals:
Devin Berke (D): 1912
Timothy C. Griswold (R): 1803
Planning Commission (Five Year Term Begins 2025):
Michael F. Riggio (D): 1952
Harold Thompson (U-Republican endorsed): 1739
Planning Commission (Five YearTerm Begins 2026):
Todd Machnik (R): 2278
Zoning Commission (Five Year Term Begins 2025):
Michael Fogliano (U-Democrat endorsed): 1952
Sloan Danenhower (U-Republican endorsed): 1759
Zoning Commission (Five Year Term Begins 2026):
Jane Marsh (R): 2299
Zoning Board of Appeals (Five Year Term Begins 2025):
Michaelle Pearson (D): 1998
Stephen Dix (U-Republican endorsed): 1673
Zoning Board of Appeals (Five Year Term Begins 2026):
Kip Kotzan (D): 2356
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates:
Richard Korsmeyer (D): 1942
Kathleen Tracy (D): 1954
James T. Scott (R): 1704
Jill Pilgrim (R): 1806
Nicholas Fulton (R): 1955
Regional Board of Education:
Sheryl Shyloski (D): 2038
Cynthia Love McCollum (D): 2003
Jason L. Kemp (D): 1996
Michael J. Hansen (D): 1965
Jarod Bushey (R): 1627
Brandy Campbell (R): 1657
Carlos Piña (R): 1576
Shaun Mastroianni (R): 1664
Editor’s Note: This report was updated to reflect endorsements for unaffiliated candidates.
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