Politics & Government
Election Day 2012: Madison
Where to vote, who are the candidates, and how the town voted in past elections. Check back for updates.
Good morning, and welcome to Election Day 2012!
Today, Madison residents go to the polls to choose a president, a U.S. Senator, a U.S. Representative from the 2nd District, a state Senator from the 12th District and a state Representative from the 101st District.
Find out what's happening in Madisonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
See below for information on where to cast your ballot and the list of candidates. We've also included how Madison voted in 2008, the year of the last presidential election, and 2010, the last mid-term election.
Read it over, then visit your local polling station between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. to make your voice heard! And be sure to check back with Patch for updates throughout the day, including the announcement of the winners as soon as votes are tallied tonight.
Find out what's happening in Madisonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Where to Vote:
District 1
Madison Senior Center
29 Bradley Road
All registered voters who live at properties on the EVEN numbered side of Green Hill Road and South
District 2
Dr. Robert H. Brown Middle School
980 Durham Road
All registered voters who live at properties on the ODD numbered side of Green Hill Road and North.
Presidential Ballot Only: For unregistered and former residents to vote for President and Vice President only will be available on November 6, 2012 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Hammonasset Room at the Town Campus, 8 Campus Drive, Madison CT 06443.
On the ballot in Madison:
President
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (Republican)
Barack Obama and Joe Biden (Democratic)
Rocky Anderson and Luis Rodriguez (Independent)
Gary Johnson and Jim Gray (Libertarian)
U.S. Senate
Linda McMahon (Republican and Independent)
Chris Murphy (Democratic and Working Families)
Paul Passarelli (Libertarian)
US House
Paul Formica (Republican)
Joseph D. Courtney (Democratic)
Colin D. Bennett (Green)
Daniel J. Reale (Libertarian)
CT Twelfth Senate District
(Representing Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison & North Branford)
Cindy Cartier (Republican and Independent)
Ed Meyer (Democratic and Working Families)
CT 101st Assembly District
(Representing Madison and part of Durham)
Noreen Kokoruda (Republican)
David Dwyer (Democratic)
Registrar of Voters
Peter Metz (Republican)
William Gowanlock (Democratic)
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Madison 2008 Election Results
DISTRICT I DISTRICT II ABSENTEE MACHINE GRAND TOTAL Presidential Electors McCain & Palin (Republican) 2020 2066 641 4086 4727 Obama & Biden (Democratic) 2600 2563 934 5163 6097 Nader & Gonzalez (Independent) 46 43 17 89 106 Rep in Congress Sean Sullivan (Republican) 1956 1987 598 3943 4541 Joe Courtney (Democratic) 2378 2345 785 4723 5508 G. Scott Deshefy (Green) 52 45 24 97 121 Joe Courtney (Working Families) 75 65 14 140 154 State Senator Ryan Suerth (Republican) 2114 2264 618 4378 4996 Edward Meyer (Democratic) 2349 2204 746 4553 5299 State Representative Jeanne Stevens (Republican) 1728 1781 542 3509 4051 Deborah Heinrich (Democratic) 2775 2713 828 5488 6316 Registrar of Voters Peter Metz (Republican) 2440 2441 717 4881 5598 William B. Gowanlock (Democratic) 1918 1864 600 3782 4382 State Question #1 Yes 1467 1611 646 3078 3724 No 2925 2817 702 5742 6444 State Question #2 Yes 2593 2797 886 5390 6276 No 1784 1625 500 3409 3909 Town Library Question Regular Ballot Yes 2269 2159 608 4428 5036 No 2308 2408 771 4716 5487 Taxpayers Yes 20 7 27 No 31 10 41 Presidential Ballots 71 55 126 TOTAL ELECTORS 7134 6432 13566 TOTAL ABSENTEE 914 590 1504 TABULATOR TOTAL 4661 4695 9356 TOTAL VOTES incl Absentee 5575 5285 10860 % of Voters 80*****
Madison 2010 Election Results:
US Senator
- Linda E. McMahon (R) 4,001
- Richard Blumenthal (D) 4,275
- Dr. John Mertens (CT For Lieberman) 45
- Richard Blumenthal (Working Families) 115
- Warren B. Mosler (I) 78
- Write In Candidates included Brian K. Hill, Jeff Russell, Tod Vachon, Carl E. Vasser, Dave Olszta, John Traceski, Jay J. Giles, Matthew Coleman
US Representative
- Janet Peckinpaugh (R) 3,966
- Joe Courtney (D) 4,267
- G. Scott Deshefy (Green) 64
- Joe Courtney (Working Families) 119
- Write in candidates included Muriel P. Bianchi, Daniel Reale, Matthew Coleman
State Senator:
- Lisa Davenport (R) 4,389
- Edward Meyer (D) 3,955
State Representative
- J. Scott Scherban (R) 3,880
- Deb Heinrich (D) 4, 515
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