WILTON — A recount of votes Monday for a seat on the Board of Selectmen confirmed Tiffany Maiuri won the seat over Raymond Lagasse by six votes in last week’s election.
The recount took place at the Town Office at Lagasse’s request.
The results from the June 4 election put Maiuri ahead by seven votes, 158-151. They both sought the seat vacated when Selectman Russell Black decided not to run again.
“Life goes on,” Lagasse said Monday morning after Town Clerk Diane Dunham announced Maiuri’s win still stands.
Lagasse said he requested the recount for all the people who did vote for him.
“I wanted to ensure their vote was counted,” he said.
As Code Enforcement Officer Paul Montague and Wilton Water Clerk Linda Bureau went through each ballot, Dunham watched and Maiuri kept her own count, tallying each vote on a computer tablet reaching a final count of 156.
The intent on one ballot could not be determined and was thrown out. Four ballots were blank.
The final vote, Dunham said, was 156 for Maiuri and 150 for Lagasse.
“The results stand,” Dunham said.
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- A recount of votes for a selectman’s seat was held early Monday morning at the Wilton Town Office. Town Clerk Diane Dunham, standing, watches over Linda Bureau and Paul Montague as they go through each vote while Ray Lagasse and Tiffany Maiuri watch the recount. The recount determined Maiuri received 156 votes and Lagasse, 150.
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- Wilton Town Clerk Diane Dunham shows a ballot to Tiffany Maiuri and Ray Lagasse during a recount of votes for a seat on the Board of Selectmen on Monday morning at the Town Office.
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- Tiffany Maiuri and Ray Lagasse shake hands after a recount Monday confirmed that Maiuri won the June 4 election to the Wilton Board of Selectmen over Lagasse.
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