<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3LOIAK_1Gt47BVz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3LOIAK_1Gt47BVz00" width="980" height="925" ><figcaption>State Rep. Tom O’Dea and gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Ryan Fazio at the polls in New Canaan on Election Day.</figcaption></figure>Lamont edges Fazio by two votes in town; Kelly carries New Canaan as Oberlander wins the districtRepublican Tom O’Dea won an eighth term in the state House Tuesday as New Canaan approved five of six Town Charter amendments and divided almost evenly for governor, with Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Ryan Fazio just a few votes apart.Republican Joe Kelly carried New Canaan’s portion of the 36th Senate District, while Democrat Jill Oberlander won the overall district. Across Connecticut, Democrats retained the governor’s office and every congressional seat and expanded their legislative majorities, reducing Republican representation in Hartford to historic lows.The vote totals remained unofficial Wednesday.O’Dea’s reelection preserves just one Republican seat in New Canaan’s state delegation.In a statement to the Sentinel O’Dea said, “I am incredibly humbled and honored by the support we received throughout early voting and at the polls yesterday.” See his full statement on the editorial page 6.Kelly received 3,811 votes in the town’s portion of the 36th District to Oberlander’s 3,574, a 237-vote margin. Districtwide, Oberlander had approximately 55 percent of the vote. She will succeed Fazio, who sought the governorship.Democrat Samantha Nestor won the 26th Senate District, defeating Republican Alma Sarelli.Democratic state Rep. Lucy Dathan won reelection in the 142nd District against Republican Don Mastronardi.Democratic state Rep. Savet Constantine ran unopposed in the 42nd District.The results leave the town’s five-member state legislative delegation with four Democrats and one Republican: Oberlander and Nestor in the Senate, and Dathan, Constantine and O’Dea in the House.Ned Lamont/Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and Ryan Fazio/Matt Corey each received approximately 4,400 votes in New Canaan. Statewide, Lamont won a third term.Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes won reelection in the 4th Congressional District. New Canaan gave him 4,538 votes, compared with 3,845 for Republican Michael Ted Goldstein and 107 for Independent candidate Benjamin Wesley.New Canaan also favored Republicans Fred Wilms for state treasurer and Jennifer Tooker for comptroller, although Democratic incumbents Erick Russell and Sean Scanlon won statewide. Democratic incumbents Stephanie Thomas, secretary of the state, and William Tong, attorney general, carried New Canaan and won reelection statewide.In the Darien–New Canaan probate district, Democrat Francisco Cardona defeated petitioning candidate Michael Nedder. New Canaan’s reported tally was 4,614 for Cardona and 1,402 for Nedder.Five charter amendments approvedVoters approved changes to administrative accountability, appointment confirmation, oversight of town property, the Ethics Board and a package of charter updates. They rejected the proposal to eliminate the requirement that Board of Finance members be real-property taxpayers.Question 1 passed, 6,234 to 1,676. It requires elected and appointed town officers with managerial authority to comply with applicable town policies, ethics standards and lawful administrative directives, and to answer to the first selectman on administration and operations where doing so does not conflict with their statutory authority.Question 2 passed with 6,088 supporting votes. It requires Town Council confirmation of appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The commission remains an appointed body.Question 3 passed, 6,534 to 1,364, requiring Town Council approval for changes to town-owned real property.Question 4 drew 6,058 opposing votes, preserving the Board of Finance taxpayer qualification. Voters also rejected removal of that requirement in 2016, according to the Sentinel’s earlier reporting on the charter review.Question 5 passed, 5,245 to 2,438, adding three alternate members to the Ethics Board.Question 6 passed, 6,661 to 1,168. The package clarifies definitions, deletes outdated references and updates provisions to current practice. It also addresses certain appointed terms, public posting of vacancies and the town treasurer’s responsibilities.A changed balance in HartfordSenate Democrats said Wednesday that they had secured at least 32 of the chamber’s 36 seats, up from 25 before the election. A recount in the 34th District, between Democrat Brandi Mandato and Republican Paul Cicarella, could leave Republicans with a total of just three seats in the entire Connecticut state senate.The Connecticut Business and Industry Association’s Wednesday House tally showed 110 Democratic victories, 34 Republican victories and seven unresolved races in the 151-member chamber. Those figures were provisional.The smaller Republican caucuses will have fewer votes in decisions affecting taxation, education and municipal authority. Democratic Senate leaders described the election as an endorsement of their agenda.Several proposals already in the public record concern local taxation and school governance. Proposed Senate Bill 101, introduced in 2026 by Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, sought a statewide tax on residential real property assessed above $3 million.The Connecticut Citizens’ Assembly’s October report recommends creating a state commission by 2028 with authority to enact school district regionalization policies. It separately proposes interstate tolling to free other state revenue for property-tax relief. The report acknowledges potential losses of local control under regionalization and additional transportation costs for frequent highway users under tolling.Those recommendations require legislative decisions.</div></body>

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Lamont edges Fazio by two votes in town; Kelly carries New Canaan as Oberlander wins the district. Republican Tom O’Dea won an eighth term in the state House Tuesday as New Canaan approved five of six Town Charter amendments and divided almost evenly for governor, with Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Ryan Fazio just a few votes apart.

O’Dea Wins as New Canaan Approves Five Charter Changes

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Lamont edges Fazio by two votes in town; Kelly carries New Canaan as Oberlander wins the district. Republican Tom O’Dea won an eighth term in the state Hou

O’Dea Wins as New Canaan Approves Five Charter Changes

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