Politics & Government
McMahon, Murphy Notch Big Wins in Newtown
Greenberg, Esty also win big in Newtown
U.S. Senate candidates Linda McMahon (R) and Chris Murphy (D) won their primaries by a large margin, both gaining close to 75 percent of the vote in Newtown.
Fifth District Republican candidate Mark Greenberg beat out his three competitors in Newtown by a wide margin, with close to 50 percent more than Bernier, his closest competitor.
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Democrat Fifth District candidate Elizabeth Esty also won by a 25% margin over Chris Donovan.
Below is the full voting outcome from Newtown:
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U.S. SENATE – REPUBLICANS
VOTES
Linda McMahon
1188
Christopher Shays
392
U.S. SENATE – DEMOCRATS
VOTES
Chris Murphy
794
Susan Bysiewicz
161
FIFTH DISTRICT – REPUBLICANS
VOTES
Justin Bernier
339
Lisa Wilson-Foley
276
Mark Greenberg
594
Andrew Roraback
330
FIFTH DISTRICT – DEMOCRATS
VOTES
Elizabeth Esty
421
Chris Donovan
331
Dan Roberti
245
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