Polls Open for Special Elections

Eighteen CT towns will be holding special elections today to fill vacant seats in the general assembly. Nine seats are open, three in the State Senate and six in the House of Representatives, with the majority of the vacancies caused by Governor Dannel P. Malloy's appointment of legislators to his administration following the November election.

Democrat , 26 years old and the son of former probate judge Mike Albis, is contending with Republican Linda Monaco, a lawyer, for the East Haven GA seat vacated by Democrat Mike Lawlor. Check in with Editor Sharon Bass today for developments in the race.

In , Meriden, Middlefield, and Middletown, Democrat Thomas Gaffey's Senate seat is up for grabs between two Meriden Board of Education members, Democrat Thomas Bruenn and Republican Len Suzio. Suzio ran twice against Gaffey in the past, falling 5000 votes short of his opponent this November. Meanwhile, Bruenn received the highest number of votes when he ran for Meriden's Board of Education in 2007. Editor Leslie Hutchinson will be posting updates on the race throughout the day.

The complete list of today's races is posted below. Polls will be open until 8 p.m.

Candidates in February 22, 2011 Special Election

Senate 6 – Berlin, Farmington and New Britain
Terry Bielinski Gerratana (D)
Timothy T. Stewart (R)

Senate 13 – Cheshire, Meriden, Middlefield, and
Middletown
Thomas E. Bruenn (D)
Len Suzio (R)

Senate 27 – Darien and Stamford
Carlo Leone (D)
Bob Kolenberg (R)

Assembly 20 – West Hartford
Joe Verrengia (D)
Allen Hoffman (R)

Assembly 25 – New Britain
Robert Sanchez (D)
Richard Marzi (Write-In)

Assembly 36 – Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Haddam
Philip J. Miller (D)
Janet Peckinpaugh (R)

Assembly 99 – East Haven
James M. Albis (D)
Linda Monaco (R)

Assembly 101 – Guilford and Madison
Joan M. Walker (D)
Noreen S. Kokoruda (R)

Assembly 126 - Bridgeport
Charlie L. Stallworth (D)
James Keyser (R)
Mark P. Trojanowski (Petitioning Candidate)
Carlos Silva (Petitioning Candidate)
Robert T. Keeley, Jr. (Petitioning Candidate)

Thomas R. Lombard (Petitioning Candidate)