Polls are open this morning for special elections throughout Connecticut, including two in Fairfield County.
Voters in parts of Stamford and Darien will elect a new state senator today to replace former Democratic Sen. Andrew McDonald, who left his District 27 seat to serve as general counsel in the Malloy administration.
Democratic state Rep. Carlo Leone (128th district), Republican Bob Kolenberg — Vice President of Stamford’s Board of Finance — and Green Party candidate Rolf Maurer are vying to replace McDonald.
In Bridgeport, voters will chose from a crowded field of candidates vying for the seat vacated by Democratic state Rep. Chris Caruso in the 126th district.
Six Democrats are vying for the seat, along with Republican James Keyser. The Democratic candidates are the Rev. Charles Stallworth of the East Side Tabernacle Baptist Church; police officer Verna Kearney; former state Rep. Robert Keeley; realty agent Mark Trojanowski; Priscilla Street resident Thomas Lombard; and City Councilman Carlos Silva.
Polls in both districts will be open tonight until 8 p.m.
You can find your polling district by clicking on this link.
Polls are also open today in Seymour, where voters will vote on $2.2 million in proposed capital projects.
We’ll have coverage here all day. You can also follow our Twitter accounts at @ConnPost and @StamAdvocate for continued coverage.