The Day - Bumgardner defeats Hedrick by five votes in Groton City mayoral primary - News from southeastern Connecticut
Groton — Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner edged incumbent city Mayor Keith Hedrick by five votes, 335-330, in Monday's Democratic mayoral primary, triggering a recount. In-person voter turnout was 29% among the city's 1,851 Democratic voters eligible to vote in the primary, according to Registrar of Voters Kristen Venditti. Overall turnout including absentee ballots was about 36%. A recount will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, she said. "I am honored by the support for my campaign shown in today's vote and trust that our city election system will declare the final vote tally fairly," sa...
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