The only contested race locally on Election Day was the matchup in state House District 104, where state Rep. Kara Rochelle fended off a challenge from Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti and Independent Party candidate Tom Egan.
The district includes all of Ansonia and much of west Derby.
Valley Indy reporter Jasmine Wright spent the afternoon of Election Day talking to voters at the polls to find out who they voted for and why.
Wright photographed U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Shelton’s Jimmy Tickey supporting Rochelle at the polls in Ansonia, as seen below:
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Jasmine Wright | Nov 6, 2024 4:31 pm
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Ballot-counting work continued into Wednesday (Nov. 6) in Ansonia.
ANSONIA/DERBY – Voters in the 104th state House district cast a total of 9,336 ballots in the November 2024 election, according to unofficial totals from the Secretary of State website.
Incumbent state Rep. Kara Rochelle retained her seat with 54 percent of the vote, beating challenger, Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti, by about nine percentage points.
Rochelle won 5,042 votes, while Cassetti won 4,176. Independent Party candidate Thomas Egan also won 118 votes.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich & Jasmine Wright | Nov 5, 2024 11:24 pm
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State Rep. Kara Rochelle arrives at The Quail & Ale in Derby to deliver a victory speech to her supporters.
ANSONIA-DERBY – State Rep. Kara Rochelle was re-elected to a fourth term in the General Assembly on Tuesday, besting her challenger, Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti, by some 700 votes.
The unofficial numbers from both campaigns had the tally at 4,670 to 3,969. Thomas Egan, the Independent Party candidate, received 107 votes.
UPDATEDNUMBERSRELEASEDNOV. 6: Rochelle won 5,042 votes, while Cassetti won 4,176. Independent Party candidate Thomas Egan also won 118 votes.
However, those tallies do not include absentee ballots. Cassetti, saying absentee ballot votes would not close the gap, conceded the race to Rochelle.
“I will work hard for every single person in this community, like I have, like I always will,” Rochelle said to a crowd of supporters at The Quail & Ale, a pub in Derby.
Derby returns were uploaded to the secretary of state’s website, but as of 9:30 a.m. Nov. 6 Ansonia’s data had not been posted. This story will be updated as the revised tallies arrive.
ANSONIA-DERBY — The Valley Indy will go live at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 to cover the race between state Rep. Kara Rochelle (Democrat), Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti (Republican) and Thomas Egan (Independent Party) to see who will represent Ansonia and much of west Derby in state House District 104.
Reporter Jasmine Wright and photographer Anthony Mullin will be with Rochelle’s campaign.
Reporter Jean Falbo-Sosnovich and photographer Peyton McKenzie will be with Cassetti’s campaign.
Derby’s Jim Gildea and Seymour’s Kurt Miller will be on the air with reporter Eugene Driscoll to provide analysis and punditry.
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Jasmine Wright | Oct 29, 2024 5:08 pm
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(Left) Proposed changes to Nolan Field, (Right) Gatison Park.
ANSONIA – With Election Day scheduled for Nov. 5, everybody’s talking about improving parks in Ansonia.
State Rep. Kara Rochelle sent a press release on Oct. 22 detailing the results of a survey about Gatison Park she and First Ward Alderman Dan King organized.
Meanwhile, Mayor Cassetti and the Board of Aldermen looked at a report on Oct. 8 detailing $10,053,000 of proposed improvements at Nolan Field and other city parks.
Cassetti is challenging Rochelle for her seat in the state House. Election Day is Nov. 5.
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Jasmine Wright | Oct 28, 2024 6:02 pm
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ANSONIA/DERBY – With Election Day a week away, state Rep. Kara Rochelle’s campaign is spending money on Facebook ads while Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti is spending money on lawn signs, according to the latest available campaign finance disclosures.
Election Day is Nov. 5.
Rochelle, the incumbent Democrat, is being challenged by Republican nominee Cassetti, and Thomas Egan, the Independent Party’s endorsed candidate.
ANSONIA/DERBY – Incumbent state Rep. Kara Rochelle and challenger, Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti, each qualified for a state grant that will fund their campaigns.
The public program funds campaigns for candidates for state legislative office. Once candidates qualify for the funding, they can’t fundraise for additional private contributions – meaning both Cassetti and Rochelle’s campaigns both have the same amount of money to work with.
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The following information explains where the three candidates stand on the issues that matter most to voters. The information comes from past Valley Indy stories and reporting on the race.
The topics and candidate responses are listed alphabetically.
