Reddy leads Flexer in race still too close to call

WINDHAM – In a very tight race with the Republicans and the Democrats, Tuesday's election numbers were very close.

As of press time, with the exception of Brooklyn, Chris Reddy is in the lead for the 29th district to take over the State Senate seat, with a difference of only 105 votes across all towns that have reported.

As of early Wednesday, the Town of Brooklyn had not submitted their total numbers.

According to the Town Clerk's office, there was an issue with entering the numbers into the system on Tuesday night. According to the town clerk's office, the results will be ready by the end of the day on Wednesday, after the Chronicle's print deadline.

If Reddy wins the seat, he will replace Mae Flexer, who has held the position since 2015.

Reddy received 602 votes from his hometown in Scotland, beating out Flexer, who had only 309 votes.

Reddy's big win was in Killingly, where he took 4,724 votes, compared to Flexer's 3,163 votes.

Overall, Reddy took 17,804 votes, with Flexer behind at 17,699 votes, making it a very tight race with a difference of only 105 votes.

Reddy's campaign had no comment on the race when reached by the Chronicle. Flexer did not return several messages seeking comment.

The 29th district covers the towns of Brooklyn, Canterbury, Killingly, Mansfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson and Windham.

Green Party candidate Alice Leibowitz received 627 votes in the district, with her highest number of votes in Windham being 201.

Democrat incumbent Susan Johnson ran unopposed this election season and won. Johnson's district represents the Town of Windham. In the race, she received 5,471 votes.

For Registrar of Voters, Democrat Luis Rodriguez, Republican Kimberly Desaulniers and Green Party Jessica Watson ran. Rodriguez received 4,165 votes, Desaulniers got 2,837 votes and Watson got 349.

One of the final votes on the ballot was for the Judge of Probate.

The race was between Democrat George A. Baker and Republican Douglas T. Stearns.

Baker took the lead in the race with 12,272 votes, with Stearns following behind at 11,500 votes.

In the Town of Colchester, Baker took the lead with the highest number of votes of all the towns in the district, 4,950, and Stearns followed behind with 4,132 votes.

The second highest town of votes for Baker was Windham, followed by Lebanon.

The probate district of Windham-Colchester comprises the towns Chaplin, Colchester, Hampton, Lebanon, Scotland and Windham.

The newly elected judge will replace Probate Judge John J. McGrath Jr. after his scheduled retirement on June 12, 2025.

The election for President in Connecticut was won by a landslide. Kamala Harris won with 763,765 votes, with Trump behind at 621,013.

For the U.S. Senator seat, Democratic incumbent Chris Murphy reclaimed his seat against Republican Matthew Corey, Green Party Justin Paglino, Roberty Hyde and John Flynn.

Murphy secured 772,575 votes, followed by Matthew Corey with 574,608 votes, Justin Paglino with 10,959 votes, Robert Hyde with 11,888 votes and John Flynn with 7 votes.

For Representative in Congress for District 2, Democratic incumbent Joe Courtney took home 213,113 votes. Courtney went against Republican Mike France, who had 153,913 votes.

This election marks the 10th term in office for Courtney.

"Thank you to all the people of eastern Connecticut for your support - today and over the years," Courtney said in a statement. "It is the greatest honor of my life to represent you in the U.S. House of Representatives, and I never have, and never will, take it for granted."

Courtney said there is a lot to do in Washington to maintain a strong job market and lower the cost of living, which includes housing, healthcare, and child daycare.

"Most importantly, I have heard loud and clear the desire from all corners to restore civility and stability, not only in the halls of Congress but in our nation's public arena and discourse, which is essential to unify our great nation," Courtney said. "To all voters, including those who did not vote for me, I promise I will continue working every day to advance the common good."

Courtney was first elected to Congress in 2006. From 1987 to 1994, Courtney served in the Connecticut House Representatives, representing Connecticut's 56th district.

Write-in candidates Kenneth Kusmierski, Jr. and Jeffrey Russell had zero votes.

All vote tallies are unofficial.