Cong. Hayes Overtakes Logan For The Win; Democrat Bill Rivera edges Incumbent Mike Carrier in Probate Judge Race
Staff Reports
Updated November 10, 2022 9 p.m.
NEW BRITAIN – Democrats won big, across the board, in New Britain, giving U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-5) a 3,563 win in the city and electing Attorney William Rivera Judge of Probate. Meanwhile, City Charter ballot questions were approved with a significant number of voters abstaining from voting on the questions. Voter turnout overall fell about 3,000 short of the turnout in the gubernatorial election in 2018.
In the statewide election incumbent Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (D-CT) defeated Republican candidates Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin in the city’s 17 districts taking 62%. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) easily defeated Republican Leora Levy for United States Senate.
In the Fifth United Stated Representative District, which includes New Britain and primarily the northwestern part of the state, incumbent Cong. Jahana Hayes (D-5) remained locked in a close contest with Republican George Logan throughout the day on Wednesday. With late reporting results from the Town of Salisbury Wednesday evening Rep. Hayes increased her winning margin from 398 to 1,842 and declared victory.,
All five members of the New Britain state legislative delegation defeated their Republican opponents.
In the 8th Probate Court District that includes Berlin and New Britain Attorney William Rivera narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Michael Carrier 11,588 to 11,415, a difference of 173 votes. Carrier had won the special election over Rivera held on municipal election day in 2021. Longtime Judge of Probate Walter Clebowicz stepped down last year having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Question 1 on statewide ballots asking for a change in the state constitution to permit early voting in future elections won handily in New Britain and elsewhere.
There were two charter ballot questions on the ballot, questions 2 and 3. More voters appeared to have voted in favor of both, but a large number of voters did not vote for or against the questions.
Question 2 asked that at large (citywide) representation on the 15-member Common Council end to be replaced by three councilors to be elected under the minority party representation law in five wards (council districts). Currently, five council members are elected at large and 10 are elected in the wards. The current hybrid make up of the Council was created after charter changes re-establishing ward representation that was led by Democrats.
Controversial question 3 asked that the remainder of the changes be adopted including the proposed chief administrative officer to perform mayoral duties in January 2023 and appointing instead of electing the Tax Collector and Town and City Clerk. Another revision calls for a charter commission review every five years but it is lumped into the question with the more contentious changes.
New Britain Unofficial Results
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
 Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz | 8,329 | 59.90% |
| Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin | 5,125 | 36.86% |
| Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz | 22 | 0.16% |
| Robert Hotaling and Stewart “Chip” Beckett | 128 | 0.92% |
| Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz | 301 | 2.16% |
| Michelle Louise Bicking and Cassandra A. Martineau | 0 | 0.00% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Richard Blumenthal | 8,673 | 62.31% |
| Leora R. Levy | 4,819 | 34.62% |
| Richard Blumenthal | 427 | 3.07% |
| John Anderson | 0 | 0.00% |
| Shabadjob Bharara | 0 | 0.00% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Connecticut 05 | ||
| Jahana Hayes | 8,348 | 59.80% |
| George Logan | 5,058 | 36.23% |
| George Logan | 140 | 1.00% |
| Jahana Hayes | 413 | 2.96% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Connecticut 06 | ||
| Rick Lopes | 8,266 | 61.10% |
| Tremell J. Collins | 4,804 | 35.51% |
| Rick Lopes | 459 | 3.39% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Connecticut 24 | ||
| Emmanuel “Manny” Sanchez | 3,173 | 66.67% |
| Paul Edwards | 1,407 | 29.57% |
| Emmanuel “Manny” Sanchez | 179 | 3.76% |
| Alfred P. Mayo | 0 | 0.00% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Connecticut 25 | ||
| Robert “Bobby” Sanchez | 2,214 | 71.42% |
| Jerrell Hargraves | 886 | 28.58% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Connecticut 26 | ||
| Peter Tercyak | 2,816 | 58.33% |
| Joel Moret | 1,843 | 38.17% |
| Peter Tercyak | 169 | 3.50% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Connecticut 27 | ||
| Gary Turco | 316 | 65.02% |
| Nancy Cappello | 153 | 31.48% |
| Nancy Cappello | 5 | 1.03% |
| Gary Turco | 12 | 2.47% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Stephanie Thomas | 8,215 | 59.18% |
| Dominic Rapini | 4,984 | 35.91% |
| Cynthia R. Jennings | 278 | 2.00% |
| Stephanie Thomas | 404 | 2.91% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Erick Russell | 8,016 | 59.24% |
| Harry Arora | 4,773 | 35.27% |
| Jennifer Baldwin | 258 | 1.91% |
| Erick Russell | 363 | 2.68% |
| JoAnna Laiscell | 121 | 0.89% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Sean Scanlon | 8,036 | 59.72% |
| Mary Fay | 4,889 | 36.33% |
| Sean Scanlon | 173 | 1.29% |
| Sean Scanlon | 359 | 2.67% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| William Tong | 8,498 | 60.68% |
| Jessica Kordas | 4,760 | 33.99% |
| A.P. Pascarella | 268 | 1.91% |
| William Tong | 393 | 2.81% |
| Ken Krayeske | 86 | 0.61% |
| CANDIDATE PARTY / NAME | VOTES | VOTES % |
| Connecticut 08 | ||
| William C. Rivera | 7,918 | 57.38% |
| Michael A. Carrier | 5,882 | 42.62% |
