Fred Camillo thanked his supporters at the Republican Town Committee headquarters in Cos Cob Tonight after polls reported he won the race for state representative. — Sara Poirier Greenwich Post photo
As Republicans in Washington, D.C., went defeated, Greenwich Republicans still had reason to cheer tonight as L. Scott Frantz and Alfred Camillo Jr. won their races to Hartford, beating Democrats Mark Diamond of Stamford and Edward Krumeich II of Cos Cob, respectively.
Fred DeCaro, a candidate for the town’s registrar of voters position along with Democrat Sharon Vecchiolla, and state Reps. Lile Gibbons and Livvy Floren all ran unopposed.
Republicans’ unofficial tallies also showed that Riverside resident Mr. Frantz, running in the 36th District, beat Mr. Diamond 15,254 to 8,644, and Riverside’s Mr. Camillo, running in the 151st District, beat Mr. Krumeich 5,333 to 4,222.
“Greenwich Republicans are alive and well,” Ms. Floren said......
....While Democrats have enjoyed gains in voter registration in town, Mr. Krumeich said he felt the numbers were still to daunting for him to overcome the Republican advantage. He speculated that voters who went for Mr. Obama then shifted to Mr. Shays, who won Greenwich, and then stayed on the Republican line.
Mr. Krumeich fell 132 votes shy in 2006 and significantly more this year and he cited Mr. Camillo’s strong community ties for the change.
“I think the Republicans did a good job picking a candidate who had strengths in districts which I needed and was not able to get,” a disappointed Mr. Krumeich said. “I don’t think this was an issues campaign, frankly. I think Freddy was able to play to his strengths, which are his ties to the community, and I don’t think a lot of people thought about the issues or even thought about the future of Greenwich’s representation in Hartford.”
Himes announces win over Shays
Written by Andrew Kersey, Hersam Acorn Newspapers
Jim Himes' campaign announced at 9:45 p.m. from Norwalk Brewhouse that Christopher Shays just called to concede. The crowd here burst into sustained applause, then began chanting "Jim, Jim, Jim" while continuing to watch local and national returns on a large screen TV in the bar.
Republican state senate candidate Scott Franz has 57% of the vote and Mark Diamond has 41% with 60% of precincts reporting.
Republican state senate candidate Toni Boucher also leads Democrat John Hartwell 53% to 47% with a total of 53% of precincts reporting.....
Shays concedes to Himes
Written by Chip Reid, Hersam Acorn Newspapers
U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is returning to Washington, but this time, it’s to clean out his office.
The 11-term Fourth District Republican conceded his race against Greenwich Democrat Jim Himes at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night, ending his 21 years in office.....
.....As he left the stage, Mr. Shays ruled out running for any new office. He kissed an American flag before embracing his wife and supporters.
Mr. Shays’ loss ends a 21-year run in the House and also gives New England an entirely Democratic delegation. The race garnered national support as both the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee targeted the district as being key to either maintaining control of the House or winning it back.
Shays camp expresses optimism
Written by Chip Reid, Hersam Acorn Newspapers
Members of the Chris Shays’ staff expressed a feeling of optimism Tuesday night as polls in Connecticut closed.
Mr. Shays, a Republican incumbent for the state’s Fourth Congressional District, is seeking his 11th full term. He faces strong opposition from Greenwich businessman Jim Himes. Despite the predictions of a close race, Mr. Shays' campaign manager Michael Sohn said he believes the Republican will pull through.....
....Mr. Sohn said one message the Shays campaign worked very hard to convey was voters could cast a ballot both for Mr. Obama and for Mr. Shays.
“This is the first time since 1996 that we haven’t had a Senator between Chris and the presidential candidate,” Mr. Sohn said. “We worked very hard to get our the message that people could vote for whomever they wanted. We wanted to make sure people knew how to find Chris’ name on the ballot.”
As 8 p.m. approached, Mr. Sohn said Mr. Shays remained upbeat.
“It’s been a hard campaign and I think we have run a very good, a very positive campaign,” Mr. Sohn said. “We’re all very upbeat and feeling very positive.”
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