Democrats Dominate New London Municipal Elections

It was a bad day to be a Republican - or at least endorsed by the Republicans, even if you remain a Democrat - in New London Tuesday.

Overall, 14 spots were up for grabs in New London's 2013 municipal elections and 12 of them were taken by Democrats. Now, the city will have six Democrats on the Board of Education and six Democrats on the City Council, to work with Mayor Daryl Finizio, who is also a Democrat.

And yet while New London voters did Tuesday what they traditionally do - vote in Democrats - there will be changes for both the City Council and the Board of Education. For both boards, only three incumbents will be back on both.

City Council

For the City Council, Democrat Michael Passero - the council's president - was the top vote getter, earning 1,838 votes. The only other two incumbents to be reelected to the council were fellow Democrats Wade Hyslop and Anthony Nolan.

Marie Friess-McSparran, a Democrat who was endorsed by the Republicans, was the sole incumbent not to win reelection. Current City Council members Donald Macrino, John Maynard and Adam Sprecace all chose not to run again.

Martin Olsen was the sole Republican to earn a spot on the council. He earned the most votes of any Republican candidate by far, with his 1,327 voters far ahead of Keith Robbins, who finished second among Republicans with 976.

Board of Education

Much like the City Council, the board's president - Democrat Margaret Curtin - was the top voter-getter. She will be joined on the board with fellow incumbents Sylvia Potter and Elizabeth Garcia-Gonzalez, both Democrats who both won another term.

Jason Catala, a Republican, was the sole incumbent to lose. Fellow board members Bill Morse, Delanna Muse and Barbara Major chose not to run for reelection this year.

Mirna Martinez was the sole non-Democrat to earn a spot on the Board of Education, as she is a member of the Green Party. To see the full results of New London's municipal elections, click here.

Editor's Note: We originally listed Mirna Martinez as a member of the Republican Party. Martinez was endorsed by the Republicans but is a member of the Green Party.

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