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11/07/2024 09:47 AMUnofficial results for North Branford’s Nov. 5 presidential and state elections have been reported from the town’s three polling precincts to the Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office.
Among the presidential candidates on the ticket, just over 58% of North Branford voters pulled for Republican Donald J. Trump, the race’s president-elect; on the Trump-Vance ticket, with a total of 4,921 votes. Nearly 41% of North Branford’s voters supported Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, on the Harris-Walz ticket, with 3,452 votes.
Running unopposed, Connecticut Republican House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora was well-supported among those of all political parties his North Branford home town, with 6,327 votes. He’ll return to Hartford for his tenth consecutive term representing the 86th District. The district serves residents of North Branford, Durham, East Haven, and Guilford.
While incumbent Democrat Christine Cohen won the overall vote among towns she represents for State Senate District 12 (which also serves the towns of Branford, Guilford, Durham, Killingworth, and Madison), she did not receive the majority of votes in North Branford. Appearing on the Democrat, Working Families Party, and Independent lines, Cohen received a total of 2,716 votes in North Branford, about 42%. Her challenger, Republican Paul Crisci, earned 3,797 votes, over 58%, in North Branford.
In the race for State Senate District 34, which represents a small section of North Branford as well as North Haven, incumbent Republican Paul Cicarella was reelected. In North Branford, Cicarella was supported on the Republican and Independent party lines, earning a total of 1030 votes, roughly 64%. Democratic challenger Brandi Mandato appeared on the Democrat and Working Families Party lines and earned 572 votes in North Branford, about 35%.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D, District 5) won his bid for reelection district-wide, but did not receive the majority of North Branford voters’ support. In North Branford, 3,578 votes, about 44%, were cast for Murphy on the Democrat and Working Families Party lines. By comparison, Republican challenger, Matthew M. Corey earned nearly 55% of North Branford’s votes, with a total of 4,500.
U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D, District 3) also won her bid for reelection district-wide, but did not receive the majority of voter support at the polls in North Branford. DeLauro earned 3,475 votes, about 43%, in North Branford; while Republican and Independent Party candidate Michael Massey garnered roughly 58% at the polls in North Branford, with 4,708 total votes.