2025 West Hartford Municipal Election: Turnout Light but Steady

By mid-day, turnout in West Hartford was trending along the same path as the 2023 municipal election.

Voting sign at Conard High School, District 5. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

By Ronni Newton

The outside air was blustery on Election Day 2025 in West Hartford, but although the winds were wreaking havoc with campaign signs, the process was smooth sailing inside the town’s polling places as voters cast their ballots for Town Council and Board of Education.

West Hartford, like town’s throughout the state, was using new tabulators for this election , and the machines seemed to be operating without any snags.

“We love them. They’re working like a charm,” said MaryAnne DeNatale, the moderator at Town Hall. At 12:36 p.m., the tabulator, which uses animation to indicate that the ballot is be