McMahon, Murphy Notch Big Wins in Southbury

U.S. Senate candidates Linda McMahon (R) and Chris Murphy (D) won their primaries by a large margin, both gaining over 75 percent of the vote in Southbury.

Fifth District Republican candidate Mark Greenberg beat out his three competitors in Southbury, posting 43 percent of the vote, 18 percent higher than the next candidate – Andrew Roraback.

Democrat Fifth District candidate Elizabeth Esty also won by a large margin, capturing 51 percent of the vote, while the other two candidates, Chris Donovan and Dan Roberti split the remaining vote.

Below is the full voting outcome from Southbury:

U.S. SENATE – REPUBLICANS

VOTES, (%)

Linda McMahon

1,203 (78%)

Christopher Shays

344 (22%)

U.S. SENATE – DEMOCRATS

VOTES, (%)

Chris Murphy

791 (82%)

Susan Bysiewicz

177 (18%)

FIFTH DISTRICT – REPUBLICANS

VOTES, (%)

Justin Bernier

221 (14%)

Lisa Wilson-Foley

266 (17%)

Mark Greenberg

662 (43%)

Andrew Roraback

385 (25%)

FIFTH DISTRICT – DEMOCRATS

VOTES, (%)

Elizabeth Esty

492 (51%)

Chris Donovan

236 (25%)

Dan Roberti

233 (24%)