UPDATE 10 P.M. — We’ve ended the livestream but will continue to update as more results come in. As of now, the poll workers are valiantly still hand-counting votes that were cast on ballots printed today. Because they were not considered official ballots, they couldn’t be read by machine tabulators. As a result, they’re being hand-counted.
UPDATE 9 P.M. — We have preliminary tabulator totals. Hand-counting of ballots that were printed today is still underway. These numbers are very, very preliminary and we still need to learn hand-counted ballot totals, Early Voting results — 1,988 ballots were cast early; and absentee ballots — of which there were at least over 120 sent in.
PRELIMINARY TABULATOR TOTALS — VERY EARLY AND UNOFFICIAL
UPDATE 8 P.M. — Polls have closed!
UPDATE 7 P.M. — We’re going to start broadcasting live with updates from Clune Center… We’ve confirmed that with turnout well beyond what town officials were expecting, they needed to print new ballots.
Because these ballots are not official ballots, they will need to be hand counted after polls close and so we can expect delays in reporting of results tonight.
UPDATE, 4:30 P.M. — As of 3 p.m. there had been 1,874 in-person voters who cast ballots today. According to Registrar of voters Karen Birck, Wilton seems to be headed for a higher than usual turnout — perhaps one that sets a record.
Birck updated our count to 1,988 Early Voting ballots (cast in the two weeks of Early Voting from Oct. 20-Nov. 2). So before in-person voting even began this morning and without counting absentee ballots, 16% of Wilton’s registered voters had already voted.
So by 3 p.m., together with 113 Absentee Ballots received, Wilton was at a turnout total of 3,974 eligible voters, or 31.7% so far.
Compare that to the 2023 municipal election, where turnout was at 28.5% at 5:30 p.m.
UPDATE, 11:45 A.M. — The big story for Election Day is the lines at the polls! You know turnout is strong when people are waiting on lines to cast a ballot.
According to poll moderator Janet Anderson at the only polling place in Wilton this year, WHS Clune Center, voting turnout has been steady and strong. The first voters arrived 10 minutes before the doors opened at 6 a.m. this morning, and since then they haven’t really had a break in voter traffic.
As of about 11:30 a.m., there have been approximately 1,200 votes already cast during in-person voting on Election Day, and there are still eight hours to go until polls close at 8 p.m.
Here are all things voting by the numbers:
Registered Wilton voters: 12,523
Votes cast through Early Voting: 1,888
Votes cast by Absentee Ballot as of today: 112
So as of about 11:30 a.m., approximately 26% of eligible voters have voted.
As of Oct. 17, 2025, the CT Secretary of the State reported the following active voter registration counts for Wilton:
- Republican voters: 3,062
- Democratic voters: 4,123
- Minor party voters (Green, Independent, Working Families and Libertarian): 174
- Unaffiliated voters: 5,159
Official total turnout at the last municipal election in 2023 was 41.76%. By 2 p.m., GMW reported a turnout of 20.7%, so if voting stays steady, Wilton is on track to surpass that last election.
For more perspective on voting turnout, here’s how things compare to past years.
- 2023: 41.8% turnout — With an unopposed First Selectman race and an uncontested P&Z race on the ballot, turnout was driven by high interest in the Board of Finance and Board of Education races
- 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% turnout (4,372 voters) — First Selectman race was on the ballot
TUESDAY, NOV. 4, 2025: 6 A.M. — Polls are open in Wilton as of 6 a.m. and will be open for Election Day voting through 8 p.m. today.
This page will be your central news coverage point for Election Day 2025, with reports from the single voting location in Wilton at the Wilton High School Clune Center Lobby (395 Danbury Rd.) 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 details regarding the elections, including general voting information, candidates and more, visit our 2025 Special Election Edition and Voter’s Guide.
And we always like to include a reminder on Election Day — your poll workers and Wilton registrars of voters have worked hard to prepare Wilton’s election facilities and make sure our municipal voting goes smoothly. This year, they’ve also been working steadily for early voting for the last two weeks. Please thank them for their efforts when you vote.
Once polls close and we get preliminary results, we’ll post here, completing these tables:
Thanks for the updates and yes, the lines were quite long but I suspect that had to do with the fact that there was only one polling place. Also, if the Clune Center was the only place for voters to vote – then why were the schools closed? Was it parking/traffic issues?
Schools were closed for professional development / staff training.
Long lines? Only one polling place this time!