As the country moved rightward, Westport voters stayed blue.
With roughly 2/3 (16,042) of the town’s 24,078 registered voters casting ballots, the town’s voters overwhelming re-elected Chris Murphy to the US Senate, Jim Himes to Congress, Ceci Maher to the State Senate, and Jonathan Steinberg and Dominique Johnson to the State House of Representatives.
Including 142 new voters who registered yesterday, the town’s rolls show 10,050 Democrats, 9,479 unaffiliated, 4345 Republicans, and 204 in other parties.
The results from Westport:
US Senate: Chris Murphy (D) 11,258; Matthew Corey (R) 4,735; Paglino (Green) 85; Hyde (Cheaper Gas Groceires) 49.
US Congress 4th District: Jim Himes (D) 11,388; Michael Goldstein (R) 4,696; Wesley (I) 163.
State Senate District 26: Ceci Maher (D) 10,616; Kami Evans, 5,375.
State House District 136: Jonathan Steinberg (D) 9,418; John Bolton (R) 4,496.
State House District 143: Dominique Johnson (D) 1,394; Peter Bang (R) 633.
Westport voters allowed helped pass a ballot measure to ease absentee voting laws, 9,435 to 3,694.
