Democrats Take Groton Town Council, Widen Margin on School Board

Democrats wrested control of the Town Council from Republicans in Tuesday night's municipal elections.

The new council will be made up of five Democrats and four Republicans. The GOP had controlled the council 7 seats to 2 for the past two years.

Democrats also gained a seat on the Board of Education, winning two out of the four open seats to give them a 6-to-3 advantage.

Incumbent Town Clerk Betsy Moukawsher easily defeated challenger Nicki Bresnyan to retain her position. 

Democrats also dominated the Representative Town Meeting vote, with all of the party's slate gaining election pending possible recounts.

Here are the full results (winners starred):

Town Council (9 Seats)

*Heather Bond Somers (R), 2,987

*Harry A. Watson (R), 2,963

Dean G. Antipas (R), 2,570

Matthew G. Longino (R), 2,310

Karen F. Morton (R), 2,540

*Deborah L. Peruzzotti (R), 2,770

*Bruce S. Flax (R), 2,776

*Rita M. Schmidt (D), 2,944

*Rich Moravsik (D), 2,628

*Genevieve Cerf (D), 2,816

*Bob Frink (D), 2,954

*Joe de la Cruz (D), 2,772

Town Clerk

Nicki L. Bresnyan (R), 1,662

*Betsy Moukawsher (D), 3,105 

Board of Education (4 Seats)

Robert E. Peruzzotti (R), 2,309

John F. Scott IV (R), 2,246

*Andrea L. Ackerman (R), 2,545

*Kirsten E. Hoyt (R), 2,347

*Mary Kelly (D), 2,661

*Joey Schick (D), 2,325

Chaz Zezulka (Petitioning), 1,700 

RTM District 1 (7 Seats)

*Karin Adams (R), 304

Nancy E. M. Gilly (R), 275

*Lori A. Watrous (R), 332

Joan Steinford (R), 293

*Joe Baril (D), 296

*Dolores R. Harrell (D), 314

*Roscoe Merritt (D), 301

*Scott Meyer (D), 304

*Ivy R. Williams (D), 312

RTM District 2 (4 Seats)

Keith Hedrick (R), 298

*Jackie Massett (R), 309

*Juliette M. Parker (D), 326

*Jean-Claude Ambroise (D), 314

*Patrice Granatosky (D), 342

RTM District 3 (6 Seats)

*Archie Swindell (R), 348

*John A. Espada (R), 341

*Alicia T. Bauer (D), 360

*Lisa M. Luck (D), 376

*Brandon Marley (D), 377

*Conrad Heede (D), 370

RTM District 4 (6 Seats)

*Jonathan E. Wilson (R), 300

*Matthew G. Longino (R), 307

*Shawn Powers (D), 261

*Christine Conley (D), 260

*Patricia Wagner (D), 265

*Judith Strode (D), 262

RTM District 5 (6 Seats)

Scott W. Aument Sr. (R), 365

*Susan Deane-Shinbrot (R), 396

*John F. Scott IV (R), 384

*Richard Waselik (D), 384

*Richard J. Pasqualini Jr. (D), 421

*Robert M. Garcia (D), 410

*Kathy Neugent (D), 422

RTM District 6 (7 Seats)

*Bruce A. McDermott (R), 692

*Luanne E. DeMatto (R), 654

*Douglas Monaghan (D), 683

*Richard Semeraro (D), 677

*Mark Svencer (D), 739

*Jim Loughlin (D), 718

*Fred Turnbull (D), 681

RTM District 7 (5 Seats)

*Scott L. Newsome (R), 585

*Lynn Crockett Hubbard (R), 583

*Jack Sebastian (R), 636

Matthew L. Morton Jr. (R), 569

*Bill Smith (D), 678

*Karen Hatcher (D), 632