Volume 17, Number 45
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Food drive: This is a critical year
ELECTION 2020
Partial results favor GOP By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Unofficial results showed solid leads for local Republican state candidates on Tuesday, but town election workers said they still needed to tally about 1,000 absentee ballots cast in the past few days.
Rob Sampson, the Republican incumbent in the 16th state Senate district, watches votes come in at the election viewing party at Friends Cafe in Southington on Tuesday. Photos by Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal
Candidates neither admitted defeat nor claimed victory Tuesday night, although Sampson was encouraged by the available results. Jack Perry, the Democratic challenger in the 16th State Senate district, speaks during the Democratic election viewing party at the See Election, A13 Masonic Lodge on Nov. 3.
If ever there was a time to lend a helping hand, this is the year to help others during the holidays. And Hartford Restaurant Group’s Que Whiskey Kitchen is stepping up for the second year in a row to host a drive-through FoodShare Turkey Drive on Thursday, Nov. 12. “We at Bread For Life thank everyone in advance for their generosity,” said the non-profit’s director Donna Ayer. “This year, more than ever, we are thankful to everyone for their support of our mission to ensure no one goes hungry in our community.”
Rob Sampson, Republican incumbent in the 16th state Senate district, held a 5,000-vote lead over Democratic challenger Jack Perry. In that race, absentee ballots from the Cheshire portion of the district hadn’t been reported as of press time.
“I really feel like I had more support than ever,” Sampson said. “I feel like we did a good job.”
Friday, November 6, 2020
John Fusco, the Republican incumbent in the 81st State House district.
The restaurant, at 461 Queen St., Southington, will hold the drive from 2 to 7 p.m., at its parking lot to help FoodShare, the largest antiSee Food drive, A2
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