Cosgrove Elected as Branford's New First Selectman

UPDATE WEDNESDAY at 11:02 a.m.

The official election results from the Branford Registrar of Voters has been added to this post. It can be downloaded, saved and printed out for review.

A complete rundown of winning candidates will be posted shortly.

UPDATE at 12:45 a.m.

Here is a quick overview of the night's results, according to the Cosgrove campaign's Facebook page:

(Democrats noted w/D all other are Rs)

• 1st- Jamie Cosgrove (60% of vote)
• 2nd - Joe Higgins 
• 3rd - Bruce Storm (D)
• Clerk - Lisa Arpin
• Treasurer - Michael Nardella
• Tax Collector - Joanne Cleary (D)
• RTM 1st - all Republicans won
• RTM 2nd - Jim Walker won
• RTM 3rd - Peter Black won
• RTM 4th - all Republicans won
• RTM 5th - all Republicans won
• RTM 6th - all Republicans won
• RTM 7th - all Republicans won
• TOTAL RTM - 19 Republican, 11 Democrat
• BOE - Mike Krause and John O'Connor (D)
• BOE - too close to call without absentees; right now Kate Marsland (D) 3034/Alex Spurrier 2982

Branford Patch will be following up with the Registrar of Voters and posting the official, complete vote tallies for Branford's entire Election Day slate.

UPDATE at 9:40 p.m.

The official tally for First Selectman votes, according to the Cosgrove campaign's Facebook page:

Cosgrove - 4,253
Campbell - 2629
Wyatt - 364

In addition to Cosgrove and Higgins, fellow Republicans Lisa Arpin won the Town Clerk seat and Michael Nardella was elected Town Treasure.

And Democrat Joanne Cleary, who was cross endorsed by the Republicans, was elected the town's Tax Collector.

UPDATE at 8:50 p.m.

Republican Jamie Cosgrove is Branford's new first selectman defeating Democratic candidate Andrew Campbell.

The official victory announcement came just a few minutes ago at the campaign's headquarters downtown.

Cosgrove's running mate Joseph Higgins has also won his race as selectman. 

Branford Patch will have an additional update regarding tonight's local election results to come.

UPDATE at 4:20 p.m.

With just over three hours left before the polls close across the state, voter turnout in Branford continues its steady pace.

As of 4 p.m., some 29 percent of the town's 18,145 registered voters had cast their ballots in today's municipal election, according to the Registrar of Voters Office.

UPDATE at 11:50 a.m.

It's still a bit early in the day to get a true sense of overall voter turnout here in Branford this Election Day, but if morning tallies here at Mary T. Murphy School are any indication -- it could be a strong showing by the time polls close at 8 p.m. tonight.

Election workers told Branford Patch voting has been steady and brisk there since the polls opened at 6 a.m. this morning.

As of 11:45 a.m., 442 of the 6th District's 2,594 registered voters have already cast their ballots. That's just shy of 17 percent.

"It's been steady," Dorothy Stenger, the district's polling moderator, said.

And the voting has been progressing smoothly.

Branford Patch will post additional updates.

And don't forget to leave your own notes, observations and thoughts on this Election Day!

[Editor's Note: This update originally reported the D-6 polling location as Walsh School. The correct location, Murphy School, has since been edited and added.]

ORIGINAL POST

Branford's upcoming municipal election is here with voters casting their ballots today: Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In this year's municipal elections, Branford residents go to the polls to choose: a first selectman, selectmen, town clerk, town treasurer, tax collector, Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals, constables and their district's representative to the RTM.

A copy of Branford's original town ballot, which will be slightly revised at the polls tomorrow, can be found here. And a complete list of district polling locations can be found below.

And a map of the town's voting districts and polling locations can be found here.

Want to vote but forgot to register? Welp, you're in luck: Election Day Registration takes place for the first time in Connecticut during Tuesday's municipal elections

Branford Patch will be posting updates throughout the day here, as well as our Facebook and Twitter accounts.