ELECTION 2026: Wilton Turnout Hits 48.5% by 1 P.M.; Updates Throughout the Day

This page will be your central news coverage point for Election Day 2026 in Wilton, with reports from the single voting location at the Wilton High School Field House (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 2026 Election Special 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.

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1 p.m. UPDATE: Wilton (and the rest of the country) heads to the polls today — at least those who haven’t already cast ballots by in-person early voting or by submitting absentee ballots. As of 1 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3, 48.5% of Wilton’s active registered voters have already cast a ballot in the election, the majority of them through early voting. 

In Connecticut, 455,016 votes have been cast during the two-week early voting period, according to the Secretary of the State’s office. That’s more than 20.2% of the state’s more than 2.26 million voters.

In Wilton, as of Nov. 3, 2026, here’s how voting breaks down so far, including registration stats and votes already cast:

• Active Registered voters in Wilton: 12,588 (may have increased with early voting registration and Election Day registration).
  • Registered Democrats:  4,207
  • Registered Republicans:  2,983
  • Registered Unaffiliated voters:  5,229
  • Registered Other party:  169
• As of 1 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 6,109 people had voted in Wilton so far. That’s 48.5% of all eligible voters who have already cast their votes.
  • Absentee ballots: The Town Clerk’s office reports that 385 absentee ballots (3.1%) have been returned to the town as of Tuesday, Nov. 3.
  • Early voting: According to the Wilton Registrars of Voters office, 3,940 people (or 31.3%) have already exercised their right to vote through in-person early voting.
  • Election Day turnout: as of 1 p.m., 1,784 had voted in person at the WHS Field House.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. in Connecticut on Election Day.