CT: Democrat Kevin Kiley Wins Special Election For Fairfield Selectman

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NOTE: This result in a swing area flips the Town Board of Selectmen from a Republican to Democratic majority.


FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Democrat Kevin Kiley claimed victory in the special election Tuesday in Fairfield to fill an empty seat on the Board of Selectmen.

Republican Ed Bateson apparently came up short in the voting. The incomplete vote was 4,585 for Kiley and 3,172 for Bateson, according to the town of Fairfield. The results were unofficial as of late Tuesday with votes missing from Districts 2 and 6.

But Kiley claimed victory late Tuesday.

"This is a great night for the Democratic Party, this is a great night for the town of Fairfield," he told a crowd of supporters. "It was six months of hard work ... and we've done and we've done it together."

The election was to fill the seat vacated when Selectman Laurie McArdle, a Republican, resigned in December just one year into a four-year term.

Bateson was appointed that same month to fill the seat by First Selectman Mike Tetreau, a Democrat, and Selectman Chris Tymniak, a Republican.

The election has been tied up in a court case, but the Appellate Court issued an order last week that there was no stay on the special election.


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