Recount Reiterates Romano Re-elected

Update 10:14 p.m.:

The recount for the at-large race for Common Council changed nothing from the original results but the numbers: Joanne T. Romano won re-election to the body by nine votes instead of one.

Democrat Sharon Stewart—who had, essentially, asked for the recount—placed seventh in a race which had 10 candidates but only five top-vote-getting winners. The 10 other seats on the 15 member council were elected from the five "councilmanic" districts, A through E.

In the recount of the District E Board of Education race, Democrat Michael Barbis increased his lead from four votes to 11—getting 1,703 to Kieburtz's 1,692.

At-large Common Council race

This table (with winners in boldface) shows how the recount changed the votes for each candidate:

(WFP means Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed four Democratic candidates. Asterisk indicates an incumbent.)

Original Vote

Total (WFP)

Recount

Total (WFP)

(Source: Norwalk Registrars of Voters Office)

Norwalk District E Board of Education race

Original

Total

Recount

Total

Editor's note: This article originally was published at 9 p.m. Monday. The timestamp has been changed for layout purposes on the Norwalk Patch homepage.