UPDATE 11:20 P.M. — PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM REGISTRARS

With final totals from the registrars, all races in Wilton have been decided. Winners are show highlighted in yellow and bold font.

UPDATE 10 P.M. — STILL PRELIMINARY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

We’ve added more detail about the vote standings as of 10 p.m., below.

UPDATE 8:50 P.M. — PRELIMINARY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

These results are preliminary unofficial results, based on tabulating votes directly from the machine tabulators at the three polling districts. We still need to wait for absentee ballots and election day registration votes to be counted. Several races are still not yet determined.

As for voter turnout, this may change slightly, but voter turnout including early absentee ballot numbers was at 41.64%.

For our vote count graphic below, any race with candidates highlighted in yellow are still unofficial, but we’re comfortable saying they’ve won — either because they were running uncontested or the difference in votes won’t be impacted even once absentee votes are counted.

Here’s how things shape up so far after today’s in-person voting (and again, these are unofficial preliminary counts, we’re waiting for the registrars to release more updated numbers):

First Selectman: Toni Boucher, running unopposed for first selectman, won 3,158 votes.

Board of Selectmen: with two seats open, right now incumbent Ross Tartell (D) is the highest vote getter at 2,610, a difference of 141 votes from the next highest, incumbent Josh Cole (R) with 2,469. Less than 100 votes separate Cole and Farah Masani (D) with 2,373 votes.

Board of Finance: There are three open seats, and in the lead are Tim Birch (D) with 2,465 votes, Rudy Escalante (R) with 2,382 votes and Prasad Iyer (R) with 2,355 votes. In a very close race, next is David Tatkow (D) with 2,349 votes (just six votes less than Iyer), followed by Slava Servello (D) at 2,266. This race is still too close to call at 10 p.m.

Board of Education — 4 year term: Leading the race for the three open seats are incumbent Ruth DeLuca (D) with 2,524 votes, and Lori Bufano (R) not far behind at 2,517 votes (just seven separating the two). Patrick Pearson (D) with 2,371 is next, followed by Mark Shaner (U/R endorsed) at 2,309 and Annie Chochos (R) with 2,201.

Board of Education — 2 year term: This race is more certain — former teacher Heather Priest (U/R endorsed) received 2,367 votes, a comfortable enough lead ahead of Sara Sclafani (U/petition) with 1,769 votes for us to call the race for Priest.

The races for Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Assessment Appeals, and Zoning Board of Appeals were all uncontested, so all the candidates in the race have won their seats.

Finally, with five seats open and six candidates, it looks like the one candidate who will not be named a constable is Peter Wrampe (R) with 2,080 votes. The other five — Jane Rinard (D) (2,286), Ernie Ricco (D) (2,261), Bo Mitchell (D) (2,224), Maggie Bittner (R) (2,181) and Angie Bertolino (R) (2,117) — are the likely candidates to be seated.

Polls are open in Wilton and will be through 8 p.m. today.

This will be your central news coverage point for Election Day 2023, with reports from the three voting locations in Wilton as well as voter turnout throughout the day, result reports once the polls close, and reporting from the campaigns’ post-election gatherings and celebrations.

For all information regarding the elections, including voting locations, candidates and more, visit our Special Election Section.

UPDATE 7:45 — A correction to some earlier figures, an adjusted 5 PM count from the registrars. The actual tally at 5 p.m. was 3,684 voters for a 29.97% turnout at 5 p.m.

UPDATE, 6 P.M.

To give you an idea of voting turnout, here’s how things compare to past years.

  • 2021: 42% turnout (5,280 voters) — There was heavy interest in this race, and in a COVID pandemic year, over 750 absentee ballots were cast.
  • 2019: 39.5% turnout (4,880 voters) — First Selectman race was on ballot
  • 2017: 33% turnout (4,095 voters)
  • 2015: 38.5% turnout (total unavailable) — First Selectman race was on ballot

For a baseline in 2023, Wilton had 12,423 total voters on the voter rolls as of today (4,189 registered Democrats; 3,085 registered Republicans; 4,977 unaffiliated voters; and 172 registered with other minor parties).

As of Tuesday morning, Wilton Town Clerk Lori Kaback reported that her office had received 364 returned absentee ballots. She’ll check the ballot drop box and any other ballots received by mail postmarked today to add to that tally at the end of the day.

UPDATE, 5:30 P.M.

Wilton registrars have reported voter turnout numbers as of 5 p.m.: so far, 3,545 votes have been cast at the polls in Wilton, with a 28.5% turnout. With busy voting times ahead between 6-8 p.m., Wilton may be on track to surpass the municipal election turnout in 2021. That year, the turnout at 5 p.m. was 26.8% — a figure that did not include the more than 700 absentee ballots received that year during the COVID pandemic.

UPDATE, 3:30 P.M.

District 1 poll moderator Janet Anderson told GOOD Morning Wilton reporter Jarret Liotta that voting today has been brisk. “We are getting a higher-than-expected turnout. We’ve been busy all day, which is not usual with this municipal-only election.”

The registrars of voters have been busy as well, just relaying 2 p.m. turnout numbers now. As of then 2,574 in-person votes had been cast, or 20.7% so far.

UPDATE, 10:45 A.M.

As of 10 a.m. the registrars of voters report that 1,046 people had voted, which is a turnout of 8.42%.

For a baseline, Wilton has 12,423 total voters. Registration breaks down as follows: 4,189 registered Democrats; 3,085 registered Republicans; 4,977 unaffiliated voters; and 172 registered with other minor parties.

Wilton Town Clerk Lori Kaback reported that her office has received 364 returned absentee ballots as of today as well.

One other note, your poll workers and registrars of voters have worked hard to prepare Wilton’s election facilities and make sure our municipal voting goes smoothly. Please thank them for their efforts when you vote.