Update, 2:45 p.m.
A constant stream of voters headed to Suffield Middle School this morning. An election worker reported 2,163 voters had already checked in as of 10 a.m.
"It's been terrific, a nice steady turnout," 61st House District incumbent Elaine O'Brien said. "I think people are happy when people don't run negative campaigns. Our campaign has been all positive, talking about what we're going to do."
"I've been at all three polls this morning, and it's been very optimistic," 61st District challenger Tami Zawistowski said. "A lot of traffic, and I've been getting a lot of thumbs-up as people go by."
Original Story
Good morning, and welcome to Election Day 2012!
Today, Suffield 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 7th District and a state Representative from the 61st District.
See below for information on where to go to cast your ballot and the list of candidates. We've also included how Suffield voted in 2008, the year of the last presidential election, and in 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.
Suffield Polling Stations
- Suffield Middle School, 350 Mountain Rd.
How Suffield Voted in 2008 (86.99% Turnout)
(D=Democrat; R=Republican; G=Green; I=Independent; WF=Working Families)
PRESIDENT
- Obama-Biden (D) - 3,808 votes
- McCain-Palin (R) - 3,562 votes
- Nader-Gonzalez (I) - 90 votes
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2nd DISTRICT
- Courtney (D) - 3,530 votes
- Sullivan (R) - 2,761 votes
- Courtney (WF) - 403 votes
- Deshefy (G) - 137 votes
7th SENATE DISTRICT
- Colli (D) - 3,260 votes
- Kissel (R) - 3,239 votes
- Kissel (WF) - 423 votes
61st ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
- Life (R) - 3,613 votes
- Conway (D) - 3,057 votes
- Conway (WF) - 497 votes
How Suffield Voted in 2010 (66.79% Turnout)
(D=Democrat; R=Republican; G=Green; I=Independent; WF=Working Families; CL=Connecticut for Lieberman)
U.S. SENATE
- McMahon (R) - 2,962 votes
- Blumenthal (D) - 2,364 votes
- Blumenthal (WF) - 89 votes
- Mosler (I) - 61 votes
- Mertens (CL) - 29 votes
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2nd DISTRICT
- Peckinpaugh (R) - 2,731 votes
- Courtney (D) - 2,541 votes
- Courtney (WF) - 102 votes
- Deshefy (G) - 71 votes
7th SENATE DISTRICT
- Kissel (R) - 2,955 votes
- Jarmoc (D) - 2,472 votes
61st ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
- O'Brien (D) - 2,927 votes
- Lennon (R) - 2,335 votes
- O'Brien (WF) - 127 votes
