What’s on Your Nov. 3 Ballot in Milford, Orange and West Haven: Every Race by District, Plus West Haven’s 3 Charter Questions

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and early voting runs through next Sunday. Before you go, here’s exactly what will be on your ballot in Milford, Orange and West Haven, taken straight from the official sample ballots the Connecticut Secretary of the State has posted for each town.

Everyone in all three towns votes for governor, Congress and the statewide offices. What changes from street to street is your state representative and, in West Haven, your state senator. West Haven voters also get three city charter questions.

On every ballot in all three towns

Candidates are listed with every party line they appear on. In Connecticut, a candidate’s votes on all their lines are added together.

• Governor and lieutenant governor: Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (Democratic, Working Families) vs. Ryan Fazio and Matt Corey (Republican, Independent Party)
• U.S. House, 3rd District: Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic) vs. Christopher Lancia (Republican) and Thomas Egan (Independent Party)
• Secretary of the State: Stephanie Thomas (Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party) vs. Peter Lumaj (Republican)
• Treasurer: Erick Russell (Democratic, Working Families) vs. Fred Wilms (Republican, Independent Party)
• Comptroller: Sean Scanlon (Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party) vs. Jennifer S. Tooker (Republican)
• Attorney General: William Tong (Democratic, Working Families) vs. John Bolton (Republican)

Milford

All of Milford is in the 14th Senate District: James Maroney (Democratic, Independent Party) vs. Owen T. Weaver (Republican).

Your state House race depends on your district. Milford has three:

• 117th District: MJ Shannon (Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party) vs. Ray Collins (Republican)
• 118th District (voting districts 118-1 through 118-5): Toni Lombardi (Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party) vs. Steve Visconti (Republican)
• 119th District (voting districts 119-1 through 119-3): Alex Armstrong (Democratic) vs. Kathy Kennedy (Republican, Independent Party)

Judge of Probate: Ben Gettinger is on both the Democratic and Republican lines.

Registrar of Voters: Kerri Rowland (Democratic) and Debra D. Fellenbaum (Republican).

Orange

Orange is also in the 14th Senate District (Maroney vs. Weaver). Each of its three voting districts falls in a different House district:

• Voting District 1, 114th District: Mary Welander (Democratic, Independent Party) vs. Brooke Hopkins (Republican)
• Voting District 2, 117th District: MJ Shannon (Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party) vs. Ray Collins (Republican)
• Voting District 3, 119th District: Alex Armstrong (Democratic) vs. Kathy Kennedy (Republican, Independent Party)

Judge of Probate: Ben Gettinger is on both the Democratic and Republican lines.

Registrar of Voters: Margaret Novicki (Democratic) and Valerie Spinaci (Republican).

West Haven

West Haven is split between two Senate districts and three House districts. Here’s the breakdown by voting district from the city’s sample ballot:

• Voting District 1: 10th Senate District and 115th House District
• Voting Districts 2, 3 and 8: 14th Senate District and 115th House District
• Voting Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7: 10th Senate District and 116th House District
• Voting Districts 9 and 10: 14th Senate District and 117th House District

The races

• 10th Senate District: Gary Winfield (Democratic, Working Families) is the only candidate listed.
• 14th Senate District: James Maroney (Democratic, Independent Party) vs. Owen T. Weaver (Republican)
• 115th House District: Bill Heffernan (Democratic) vs. Victor Borras (Republican) and Robert J. Barry (Independent Party)
• 116th House District: Trenee McGee (Democratic) is the only candidate listed.
• 117th House District: MJ Shannon (Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party) vs. Ray Collins (Republican)
• Judge of Probate: Timothy Gunning (Democratic) is the only candidate listed.

West Haven’s three charter questions

Every West Haven ballot has three yes-or-no questions on revising the City Charter. Here’s how they read on the ballot:

1. Shall the Charter be revised to create a four-year term for Mayor and Town and City Clerk starting in the 2027 municipal election (Art. II 2(c)(1))?

Question 1

2. Shall the Charter be revised to replace Chapter XX, “Village Improvement Association”, also known as the “VIA” with clearer provisions governing the public library’s operation by a third-party nonprofit (the “VIA”), including its responsibilities, budget obligations, and accountability standards owed to the City (Art. VII, §10)?

Question 2

3. Shall the City Charter be updated to clarify the roles and powers of the Mayor, City Council, departments, boards, and commissions, and include other recommendations approved by the Charter Revision Commission and the City Council)?

Question 3

Neither the Milford ballot nor the Orange ballot has any questions this year.

How, when and where to vote

• Early voting runs every day through Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Thursday, Oct. 29. Milford votes early at the Parsons Government Center gym, 70 West River St.; Orange votes early at Town Hall, 617 Orange Center Road. Full early voting details here.
• Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3: polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at your regular polling place. If you’re in line by 8 p.m., you can vote.
• Missed the registration deadline? The regular deadline was Oct. 16, but Connecticut’s Same Day Registration is available during all early voting hours and on Election Day at your town’s designated Same Day Registration location, according to the Secretary of the State.
• Not sure of your district? Look up your polling place and your exact sample ballot at MyVote.CT.gov. In Orange, the registrars are at Town Hall, (203) 891-4715 (Democratic) and (203) 891-4716 (Republican).

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