Preston — The entire Board of Selectmen was re-elected unopposed Tuesday, as were many other candidates on the ballot, and in the key contested race, voters chose to return two of the four Board of Education candidates running for re-election.

This year's Board of Education race featured incumbent Republicans Thomas Turner, Charles Raymond and George Carver and incumbent Democrat Cindy Luty, along with newcomer Democrat Megan Gallant and new Republican candidate Cindy Dupointe. The six were vying for four spots.

According to unofficial results posted Tuesday night, Luty received the most votes at 422, followed by Dupointe with 387. Turner secured reelection with 365 votes while newcomer Gallant received 363 votes.

It looks like incumbents Raymond and Carver, who respectively received 361 and 324 votes, won't be returning to the board.

These numbers include results from the lone polling place at Preston Plains Middle School and absentee ballots, but not three more ballots the moderator said needed to be counted.

Democratic First Selectwoman Sandra Allyn-Gauthier will enter her second term in office, and Democratic Selectman Jerry Grabarek and Republican Selectman Kenneth Zachem will serve another term.

In the Planning and Zoning race, five candidates competed for three available seats. The three highest voter getters were Republican incumbent Charles Raymond and Doreen Rankin and Republican newcomer Zachary Tarner. Also on the ballot, but not elected, were incumbent Democrat Anne Stockton Sabrowski and newcomer Gail Smith, also a Democrat.

In the contest to fill a two-year vacancy for Board of Assessment Appeals, Republican Tyler Keith defeated Democrat Melissa Lennon.

Earlier in the day Tuesday, candidates and election officials expressed that turnout was higher than they expected, given that the first selectman and board of selectman races were uncontested.

Day Staff Writer Claire Bessette contributed to this report.

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