Democrats made broad gains Tuesday in Connecticut’s first general election since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, flipping open top-of-ballot seats that had been controlled by Republicans in the Democratic cities of New Britain and Norwich and suburbs of Branford and Westport.

More than 192,271 votes were cast in early voting around Connecticut and hundreds of thousands more were expected Tuesday.

Democrats claimed a wave of resounding victories Tuesday in municipal elections across Connecticut, flipping control of key municipal offices in an off-year test of their party's strength.

Tuesday marks Connecticut's municipal elections, a chance for people around the state to cast their vote, in many cases, for mayor or first selectman, their local council members or school boards. In all, 168 (of 169) towns across the state will hold an election, with the ballots varying from town to town.

CT Mirror is publishing results from local races across CT as the Secretary of the State's office reports them. Keep up with the tallies here.

With multiple municipal elections running across the state Tuesday, voters turned out to cast their ballot at a steady pace.  Some elections are expected to come down

According to Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, most voters know when it's time to choose their mayor, but many don't know about smaller local races.

Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to cast their ballots in municipal races across the state. Get answers to your voting questions here.