Incumbent West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor has been re-elected with the highest vote total as Democrats, who retain all six seats on the Town Council by a sizable margin, will be joined by three new Republican Council members.

By Ronni Newton

As the vote tallies began pouring in following the 8 p.m. closing of the polls Tuesday night, the atmosphere at West Hartford Democratic headquarters was joyous, as all six Town Council candidates won their seats by a large margin over Republican challengers. Democrats will retain their 6-3 majority on the Council.

Five of the Democrats elected to the Council were incumbents – including Mayor Shari Cantor, who was again the top vote-getter, with 11,543 votes according to unofficial totals that included early voting, absentee ballots, and same day

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