WESTPORT–In the wake of Kevin Christie / Amy Wistreich’s dominant win in the race for First Selectman, Democrats prevailed in the two other town-wide contests.
In the Board of Education race, the Democrats got all they could hope for–two seats. The unofficial results have Abby Tolan with the highest number of votes. Stephen Shackleford and Jodi Harris are nine votes apart. Whichever candidate prevails in that match–which may not be official until Thursday or Friday, according to Town Clerk Jeffrey Dunkerton–will be seated on the BoE on Nov. 17.
Dorie Hordon, the Vice Chair of the BoE, got the most votes of the Republican slate; she will retain her seat. Newcomer Andy Frankel will join the BoE later this month.
Candidate Votes (Winner*) Abby Tolan (D) 5,951* Stephen Shackelford (D) 5,668* Jodi Harris (D) 5,657 Dorie Hordon (R) 3,020* Andy Frankel (R) 2,866* Michelle Hopson (R) 2,822 Kaitlin Zucaro (R) 2,560
The competition for Planning and Zoning Commission was unusual in that two candidates were endorsed by two parties. The Coalition for Westport endorsed Craig Schiavone and Michele Paquette. Schiavone was also endorsed by the Democrats and Paquette by the Republicans.
| Candidate | Votes (Winner*) |
| Craig Schiavone (CfW, D) | 6,654* |
| Michael Cammeyer (D) | 5,757* |
| Breanne Injeski (D) | 5,489* |
| Michele Paquette (CfW, R) | 3,860 |
Editor’s note: this article will be updated with new information and quotations as they come in.
It Matters! Numbers win. More votes win. We did it. We can do it again. Yes we can. Thank you Westport for showing up. Congratulations for turning up the volume at home, here in Westport. Where it DOES matter.
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