Election workers compiled the results of the municipal elections in Falls Village. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
Election Day 2023 saw contested selectmen races in five of the six Region One towns. Polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, and the votes have been tallied.
New first selectmen have been elected in four of the six towns with many more fresh faces filling board seats throughout the region.
Results by town
Cornwall
First Selectman: Gordon Ridgway (D)
Selectman: Rocco Botto (D)
Selectman: Jennifer Hurlburt Markow (U)
Cornwall re-elected Gordon Ridgway (D) to his 17th term as first selectman. Filling out the Board of Selectmen in Cornwall for the next two years is Rocco Botto (D) and Jennifer Hurlburt Markow (U).
Falls Village
First Selectman: Dave Barger (D)
Selectman: Judy Jacobs (R)
Selectman: Chris Kinsella (D)
Falls Village has elected Dave Barger (D) to the seat of first selectman. His running mate Chris Kinsella (D) and Judy Jacobs (R) will fill out the Board of Selectmen through 2025. Greg Marlowe (R), incumbent selectman and candidate for first selectman, was voted off the board.
Kent
First Selectman: Marty Lindenmayer (U)
Selectman: Glenn Sanchez (D)
Selectman: Lynn Mellis Worthington (D)
In Kent’s three-way race for first selectman, Marty Lindenmayer (U) emerged victorious. Glenn Sanchez (D) was re-elected to the board and Lynn Mellis Worthington (D), who was running for first selectman, will round out Kent’s Board of Selectmen for the next two years.
North Canaan
First Selectman: Brian Ohler (R)
Second Selectman: Craig Whiting (R)
Third Selectman: Jesse Bunce (D)
North Canaan elected Brian Ohler (R) to become the new first selectman through 2025. His running mate Craig Whiting (R) was re-elected to the seat of second selectman for the fourth time. Newcomer Jesse Bunce (D) received more votes than three-term incumbent Christian Allyn (D) for the seat of third selectman. Allyn was running for first selectman.
Salisbury
First Selectman: Curtis Rand (D)
Selectman: Christian Williams (D)
Selectman: Katherine Kiefer (U)
In Salisbury, Curtis Rand (D) ran unopposed for first selectman and will fill the role for his 10th term. Christian Williams (D) was re-elected as selectman along with challenger Katherine Kiefer (U), who previously served on the Board of Selectmen in Salisbury from 2013-2017. Kiefer will replace Don Mayland (R) on the Board. A slender eight-vote margin between Mayland and Kiefer automatically triggered a recount. On Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, the Salisbury registrars were busy setting up the recount for Monday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. at Town Hall.
Sharon
First Selectman: Casey T. Flanagan (D)
Selectman: Lynn Sharon Kearcher (D)
Selectman: John Brett (U)
Sharon’s selectmen races were uncontested. Casey Flanagan won first selectman with Lynn Sharon Kearcher (D) and John Brett (U) filling the other two selectmen seats.
