In a municipal election that drew 53 percent of Norfolk’s voters to the polls, Matthew Riiska (D) was elected first selectman over William Reudgen (R) by a commanding lead.

At the polling station, where the results were announced shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m., Reudgen congratulated Riiska in front of a small crowd of election officials, reporters and town residents.

“It’s been a long road,” said Riiska in an interview afterwards.

Riiska received 442 votes, or 76 percent of the total, to Reudgen’s 136 votes, or 23 percent.

Susan Dyer (D) and Sandy Evans (R), who both ran unopposed, were elected to the Board of Selectmen.

In the other contested races, Graham Allyn (D) and Nina Ritson (R) were elected to the Board of Finance over Jeffrey Torrant (R); and Peter Mulville (D) was elected to the Zoning Board of Appeals over Frank Trager (R).

The town clerk, Linda Perkins, and the town treasurer, Chelsea Byrne, were cross-endorsed by both parties and will continue to serve in their respective positions.

The composition of the Board of Education is unchanged. The same goes for the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Board of Finance is unchanged except for the loss of an alternate.

Two fresh faces, Colleen Gundlach (R) and Walter Godlewski (D), were elected to the Board of Assessment Appeals.

William Couch, cross-endorsed by both parties, and Sarah Bruso (R) will join the Zoning Board of Appeals.

“I’m ready,” said Matt Riiska, the first selectman-elect, who took office formally on Nov. 21.

Photo by Katie Riiska: Matt Riiska, newly elected as Norfolk’s first selectman, is sworn in by Town Clerk Linda Perkins at a ceremony on the second floor of Town Hall.