Ballot Lottery Results for the November 2025 Municipal Election

The order of candidates on this fall’s municipal ballot is now official. Following Connecticut law, the Woodbridge Registrars of Voters conducted the ballot lottery on August 14, 2025, to determine placement for endorsed candidates of each party.

By state statute, the party whose candidate for governor received the most votes in the last election appears first on the ballot. This year, that means the Democratic Party line will appear above the Republican Party line.

This year’s local election takes place on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, with early voting running from October 20 through November 2 at the Woodbridge Town Library Meeting Room.

Democratic Party Ballot Order

• First Selectman: Mica Cardozo
• Board of Selectmen:
  1. Lauren Francese | 2. Steve Munno | 3. Maria Madonick
• Woodbridge Board of Education (Beecher):
  1. Saurabh Vilekar | 2. Megan Conaster | 3. Mike Strambler
• Board of Assessment Appeals:
  1. Shelley Kier
• Zoning Board of Appeals:
  1. Henry Nusbaum | 2. Nigel Light
• Zoning Board of Appeals (ALT) 4-year term:
  1. Maurice Clarke
• Zoning Board of Appeals (ALT) 2-year term:
  1. James Horwitz
• Region 5 Board of Education (Amity):
  1. Carol Oladele | 2. Donna Schuster

Republican Party Ballot Order

• First Selectman: Robert Rosasco
• Board of Selectmen:
  1. Amey Marrella | 2. Javier Aviles | 3. Andrea Urbano
• Woodbridge Board of Education (Beecher):
  1. Stephanie Pennington | 2. Jackie Cappiello | 3. Sarah Beth Del Prete
• Board of Assessment Appeals:
  1. Alyssa Anderson
• Zoning Board of Appeals:
  1. Illya Mowerman | 2. Nick Zito | 3. Cynthia Gibbons
• Zoning Board of Appeals (ALT) 4-year term:
  1. Karen A. Lombardi
• Zoning Board of Appeals (ALT) 2-year term:
  1. Dennis W. Santulli | 2. Thomas Kenefick
• Region 5 Board of Education (Amity):
  1. Joi Prud’homme | 2. Lauren Moras

Does ballot order matter?

Research indicates that being listed first on the ballot can influence voter behavior. A widely cited source is work by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, which has studied Ballot Order Effects. Summarizing findings from multiple studies, this research shows that candidates listed first can gain a measurable advantage, a “primacy effect” that is especially strong in down-ballot races where voters may know less about the candidates.

Connecticut’s system of assigning the top ballot line to the sitting governor’s party, combined with a lottery to determine candidate order within each party, is designed to provide fairness and transparency in how those positions are set.

Key Dates to Remember

• Early Voting: October 20 – November 2 at the Woodbridge Town Library (10 Newton Road), see previous article for time details.
• Election Day: Tuesday, November 4, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Center Gym (4 Meetinghouse Lane)

For more information, visit the Registrar of Voters page on the Town website, or contact the Registrars’ Office by email at registrar@woodbridgect.org.