Nov. 8, 2016, 9 p.m.–It’s rare when traditionally red Wilton votes blue, but according to unofficial results in the 2016 Presidential Election, Wilton voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton for President over Republican Donald Trump, 4,961 to 3,312.
The TV news networks called Connecticut for Clinton shortly after polls closed in the state at 8 p.m.. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) won re-election over Republican challenger Dan Carter, and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D) won his seat again against challenger John Shaban.
How did Wilton vote?
According to Deb McFadden, the chair of the Democratic Town Committee, who had runners tallying votes at each of the three precincts, Wilton voters not only supported Hillary Clinton, but a majority of Wilton voters also backed Blumenthal and Himes.
“I’m having a great night! We are thrilled that Clinton carried Wilton. It was such a great day and it really shows that the people of Wilton voted for the person who carried their values because Wilton has values. People came out of the polls, even Republicans, and whispered to me, ‘I voted for your candidate,’ because they couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Trump,” McFadden said.
Given the history that could be made if Clinton wins, McFadden said the history wasn’t lost on the people she saw voting.
“It was exciting to see women come and walk out of the polls and have tears streaming down their face, mothers bringing their daughters and making sure they took pictures by the Clinton lawn signs, taking our brochures as mementos for their scrapbooks, dressed in [Suffragette] white, women in pantsuits. It was such an extraordinary day.
This story will be updated with official results as soon as they are available.