Eight-Vote Margin Stands After Woodbridge Recanvass
Recanvass confirms results in First Selectman's race in Woodbridge while state also conducts routine audits to ensure election integrity
The statutory recanvass of Woodbridge’s 2025 municipal election was completed on Monday, November 10, and the outcome of the First Selectman’s race remained unchanged. Two additional ballots were counted — one for each candidate — keeping the final margin at eight votes (close, but not the tightest in town history; that record remains the six-vote margin of 1973).
According to the official results announced once the recanvass concluded at about 7 p.m. and filed with the Office of the Secretary of the State (SOTS), the certified totals are:
- Cardozo: 1,928
- Rosasco: 1,920
Full results of the Woodbridge election after recanvass can be viewed at the town website.
How Connecticut Ensures Election Integrity
The recanvass is just one part of Connecticut’s multi-layered system designed to verify accuracy and maintain voter confidence. As Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas detailed in a recent press release, Connecticut conducts public, bipartisan post-election audits following every election to confirm the accuracy of machine tabulations.
This year, 32 precincts statewide — at least 5% of all polling places — were randomly selected in a public lottery to undergo hand-count audits. Precincts that already had recounts were excluded to avoid duplication.
Key points from the SOTS audit process:
- Audits are open to the public and must be conducted by bipartisan teams who manually review ballots and compare them with machine totals.
- The University of Connecticut’s Center for Voting Technology Research independently analyzes the results and publishes a public report.
- The audit system is designed to demonstrate that Connecticut’s voting technology and procedures function accurately and consistently across all municipalities.
Secretary Thomas also noted that her office will seek legislation to transition the state to risk-limiting audits, a statistically rigorous method widely regarded as the gold standard for verifying election outcomes. These audits automatically scale depending on the margin of victory — reviewing more ballots in tight races and fewer when margins are wide.
Together, the local recanvass and the statewide audit process provide clear confirmation that every ballot is counted as cast, reinforcing the transparency and reliability of Connecticut’s elections — even in close contests like Woodbridge’s 2025 First Selectman race.
