A recount in the race for two seats on the Fairfield Town Council confirmed the election day results, according to town clerk Christine Keller. Newcomer Matt Townsend and incumbent Council Chairman John Picchiotti claimed the two seats.
The recount showed Townsend with 843 votes, Picchiotti, 693, Lawrence 674, and Beverly Busque, 422. There were 602 blanks. A total of 1,617 votes were cast.
Originally, Lawrence had 673 votes and Busque had 423. The others remained the same.
The recount was conducted at the Fairfield Municipal Building, on Tuesday, November 9, at 4 p.m.
In the article in The Town Line issue of November 4, the results for Townsend were inadvertently omitted. He had received the most votes with 842.
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A recount in the race for two seats on the Fairfield Town Council confirmed the election day results, according to town clerk Christine Keller. Newcomer Matt Townsend and incumbent Council Chairman John Picchiotti claimed the two seats.
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