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Local issues ruled the day in off-year election

View results alphabetically by community.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — In an election year with no president, governor or senator on the ballot, some of the biggest decisions facing Mainers were issues at the local level.

Mayoral races, school board membership and construction bonds brought voters to the polls in communities across the state.

Scroll down to see election results listed alphabetically by community. Only contested races are listed. Winners are indicated by an asterisk (*). All vote tallies are unofficial until they have been certified.

AUBURN

MAYOR

  • Stanwood Gray, Jr. - 1,521
  • Jason Levesque - 2,222

CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE

  • Katherine Boss - 1,963
  • Carl Dill - 395
  • Brad Farrell - 278
  • Belinda Gerry - 1,316
  • Matthew Leonard - 1,028
  • David Young - 1,295

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 1

  • Michael Farrell - 189
  • Holly Lasagna - 471

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 2

  • Robert Hayes - 476
  • Timothy MacLeod - 481

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 3

  • Daniel Herrick - 317
  • Stephen Milks - 436

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 4 

  • Brian Carrier - 282
  • Rhyanna Larose - 236

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AT-LARGE

  • Faith Fontaine - 1,853
  • Patricia Gautier - 1,773
  • David Simpson - 1,852

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 1

  • Robert Mennealy - 308
  • Rose Walker - 339

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 2

  • Pamela Hart - 702
  • Bonnie Hayes - 280

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 4

  • Brian Belknap - 301
  • Olga Dolgicer - 218

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 5

  • Victoria Langelier - 305
  • Daniel Poisson, Sr. - 395

AUGUSTA

COUNCILOR AT-LARGE (2 seats)

  • Raegan Larochelle - 1,385
  • Mark O'Brien - 1,174
  • Heather Pouliot - 1,271
  • Martha Witham - 389

COUNCIL, WARD 3

  • Stanley Koski - 91
  • Michael Michaud - 265
  • Lisa Newell - 192

QUESTION 1 - FIRE EQUIPMENT BOND

  • Yes - 2,038
  • No - 437

QUESTION 2 - RECONSTRUCTION BOND

  • Yes - 2,006
  • No - 466

BANGOR

CITY COUNCIL

  • *Richard Fournier - 1,725*
  • Brian Cotlar - 845
  • David Des Isles - 938
  • *Angela Okafor - 1,881*
  • Thomas White - 923
  • Brent Hawkes - 458 
  • Allen Braun - 788
  • Stephen Brough - 492
  • Amy Roeder - 1,361
  • *Susan Hawes - 1,650*
  • *Daniel Tremble - 2,082*

QUESTION A - CITY HALL RENOVATION BOND

  • Yes - 2,352
  • No - 1,547

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BAR HARBOR

ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITION OF VACATION RENTALS

  • Yes - 628
  • No - 175

ARTICLE 3 - SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURE 

  • Yes - 689
  • No - 109

BATH

RSU 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UNRESTRICTED

  • Lorna Ryan - 343
  • Alan Walton - 639

CHARTER AMENDMENT - REMOVAL OF 5-YEAR CONTRACT LIMITATION

  • Yes - 811 
  • No - 298

BIDDEFORD

MAYOR

  • Alan Casavant - 2,234
  • Jason Litalien - 2,127

COUNCILOR AT-LARGE

  • Marc Lessard - 3,051
  • Doris Ortiz - 2,406

COUNCILOR, WARD 2 

  • Jon Phillips - 188
  • John McCurry - 232

COUNCILOR, WARD 4 

  • Abigail Cioffi - 198
  • Robert Quattrone - 233
  • Heather Mills - 110

COUNCILOR, WARD 5

  • Bradford Laverriere - 193
  • Amy Clearwater - 204

COUNCILOR, WARD 6 

  • Norman Belanger - 333
  • Sean Behen - 297

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

  • Randy Forcier - 2,517
  • Emily Henly - 2,197
  • Dominic Deschambault - 2,301
  • Bobby Mills - 1,512
  • Amy Grohman - 2,517
  • Nathan Bean - 1,607
  • Lisa Vadnais - 2,971
  • Cecily Silva - 1,854
  • Dennis Anglea - 1,518
  • Karen Ruel - 2,479
  • Rebecca Henry - 2,171

CARIBOU

COUNCILOR, 3 YEARS (2 seats)

  • Roger Felix - 460
  • Milo Haney - 491
  • David Martin - 472
  • Douglas Morrell - 501
  • Joan Theriault - 504

RSU 39, 3 YEARS

  • Pamela Murchison - 553
  • Tanya Sleeper - 646

QUESTION - RSU 39 MINOR BOND AUTHORIZATION

  • Yes - 712
  • No - 537

FAIRFIELD

TOWN COUNCIL (2 seats)

  • Shelley Rudnicki - 230
  • Michael Taylor - 359
  • Stephanie Thibodeau - 429

MSAD 49 SCHOOL BOARD, 3.5 YEAR SEAT (2 seats)

  • Heather Hussey - 365
  • Judy Reeves - 333
  • Steven Sandelier - 266

MSAD 49 SCHOOL BOARD, 2.5 YEAR SEAT (2 seats)

  • Rae Davis-Folsom - 209
  • Zachary Golder - 207
  • Beth Lambert - 383
  • Jeffrey Neubauer - 196

MSAD 49 SCHOOL BOARD, 56 DAYS SEAT (1 seat)

  • Heather Hussey - 166
  • Judy Reeves - 159
  • Steven Sandelier - 159

FREEPORT

SEWER DISTRICT TRUSTEES, 3 YEARS (2 seats)

  • Jason Crowell - 375
  • Thomas Hudak - 648
  • Earle Rowe - 612

HARRISON

QUESTION 1 - MOORING ORDINANCE

  • Yes - 245
  • No - 76

KENNEBUNK

QUESTION A - PORTLAND RD. LAND PURCHASE

  • Yes - 1,172
  • No - 464

QUESTION B - DISPATCH SERVICE SHARING

  • Yes - 1,382
  • No - 247

QUESTION C - HIGGINS DR. TOWN WAY ACCEPTANCE

  • Yes - 1,291
  • No - 330

QUESTION D - FLAGSHIP CIR. TOWN WAY ACCEPTANCE

  • Yes - 1,284
  • No - 340  

KENNEBUNKPORT

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

  • Charles Sullivan - 352
  • Michael Weston - 352

KITTERY

TOWN COUNCIL

  • Jeffrey Pelletier - 1,417
  • Charles Denault - 1,371
  • Frank Dennett - 1,080

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

  • Julie Dow - 1,746
  • Kimberly Bedard - 1,611
  • Rhonda Pomerleau - 1,378

LIBRARY EXPANSION BOND

  • Yes - 1,719
  • No - 582

LEWISTON

MAYOR

  • Mark Cayer - 3,237
  • Timothy Lajoie - 2,521
  • Charles Soule - 169

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 2

  • Zachary Tyler Pettengill - 617
  • Donna Gillespie - 530

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 6

  • Kerryl Lee Clement - 540
  • David Chittim - 495

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 7

  • Stephanie Gelinas - 389
  • Michael Marcotte - 384
  • Kaitlyn Meagan Rourke - 140

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AT-LARGE

  • Safiya Khalid - 642
  • Walter Hill - 280

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 1

  • Bruce Damon - 498
  • Joshua Nagine - 332

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 5

  • Lynnea Hawkins - 173
  • Curtis Roundy - 121

QUESTION 1 - HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

  • Yes - 4,063
  • No - 1,741

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LISBON

QUESTION 1 - PINEWOODS RD CONSTRUCTION BOND

  • Yes - 655
  • No - 406

QUESTION 2 - WATER DEPT. IMPROVEMENT BOND

  • Yes - 762
  • No - 294

OGUNQUIT

SELECT BOARD, 3 YEARS

  • Frederick Lynk - 320
  • Heath Ouellette - 325

BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE, 3 YEARS

  • Elaine Cooper - 301 
  • Richard Dolliver - 339

CHARTER COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION

  • Yes - 420
  • No - 190

CHARTER AMENDMENT - ELECTED OFFICIAL RECALL RULES

  • Yes - 408
  • No - 235

LEGAL SERVICE FUND TRANSFER

  • Yes - 445
  • No - 195

EROSION CONTROL APPROPRIATION

  • Yes - 579
  • No - 66

BEACH BATHHOUSE RECONSTRUCTION FUNDING

  • Yes - 331
  • No - 289

OLD ORCHARD BEACH

TOWN COUNCIL, 2 YEARS (2 seats)

  • Roxanne Frenette - 652
  • Jay Kelley - 1,024
  • Joseph Thornton - 877

RSU 23 DIRECTOR

  • Sally Beatty - 860
  • Robert Lepauloue - 571

PORTLAND

MAYOR

  • Travis Curran - 1,296 (round 1)
  • Kathleen Snyder - 7,119 (round 1), 7,577 (round 2), 10,460 (round 3)
  • Ethan Strimling - 4,575 (round 1), 5,155 (round 2)
  • Spencer Thibodeau - 5,110 (round 1), 5,274 (round 2), 6,442 (round 3)

CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 3

  • Tae Chong - 1,790
  • Andrew Graham - 256
  • Lalah Kargar - 199
  • Edward Suslovic - 1,050
  • Andrew Volk - 857

SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 3

  • Adam Burk - 2,422
  • Samuel Rosenthal - 1,037

CASCO BAY LINES DIRECTOR PEAKS ISLAND, 3 YEARS

  • Twain Braden - 414
  • Lauren Webster - 136

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ROCKLAND

CITY COUNCIL

  • Ian Emmott - 366
  • Donald Robishaw - 477
  • Nathan Davis - 574
  • Edward Glaser - 646

SACO

MAYOR

  • William Doyle - 1,696
  • Marston Lovell - 1,486

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 4 (3 years)

  • Jack Cianchette - 299
  • Lynn Copeland - 427

CITY COUNCIL, WARD 6 (2 years)

  • Steve Boucouvala - 157
  • Jodi MacPhail - 200
  • Micah Smart - 47

QUESTION 1 - CHARTER AMENDMENT, POSTING OF ORDINANCES

  • Yes - 2,311
  • No - 386

QUESTION 2 - CHARTER AMENDMENT, BORROWING FOR IMPROVEMENTS

  • Yes - 2,394
  • No - 555

QUESTION 3 - CHARTER AMENDMENT, WARDEN/WARD CLERK TERMS

  • Yes - 2,730
  • No - 325

SCARBOROUGH

TOWN COUNCIL

  • William Donovan - 1,948
  • Betsey Gleysteen - 2,810
  • Kenneth Johnson - 2,172
  • Robert Rowan - 1,972

BOARD OF EDUCATION

  • Alicia Giftos - 3,133
  • Bryan Shumway - 2,218
  • Kristen Turner - 2,732

SANITARY DISTRICT TRUSTEES

  • Joseph Carroll - 3,434
  • Paul Rodriguez - 3,399

QUESTION 1 - ARTIFICIAL TURF BOND

  • Yes - 2,801
  • No - 2,504

QUESTION 2 - PUMPER TRUCK BOND

  • Yes - 2,497
  • No - 2,096

QUESTION 3 - LAND PURCHASE BOND

  • Yes - 2,688
  • No - 1,950

SOUTH BERWICK

TOWN COUNCIL 

  • John Kareckas - 633
  • Laura Leber - 50
  • Keagan Roberts - 214
  • Paul Steinhauer - 146

SOUTH PORTLAND

CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE

  • Margaret Brownlee - 1,313
  • Katelyn Bruzgo - 1,503
  • Richard Carter - 1,250
  • Mary Drymon Derose - 559
  • Susan Henderson - 2,316

BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 1

  • Thomas Fournier - 1,185
  • Jennifer Kirk - 2,463

QUESTION A - MIDDLE SCHOOL BOND

  • Yes - 3,234
  • No - 962

QUESTION B - TRAFFIC SAFETY BOND

  • Yes - 3,216
  • No - 795

STANDISH

QUESTION 1 - STREET LIGHT CONVERSION BOND

  • Yes - 620
  • No - 230

TOPSHAM

SELECTMAN/OVERSEER OF THE POOR

  • Marie Brillant - 866
  • Matthew Nixon - 1,013
  • William Thompson - 734

MSAD 75 SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR

  • William Keleher - 625
  • Donald Koslosky - 473
  • Jane Quirion - 607
  • Sarah Ward - 960

WATERVILLE

CITY COUNCILOR, WARD 2

  • Flavia Oliveira - 151
  • John Robertson - 16
  • Phillippe Tchekane Bofia - 93

CITY COUNCILOR, WARD 5

  • J.S. Coelho - 148
  • Richard Andrew Foss - 214

CITY COUNCILOR, WARD 6

  • Thomas Stephen DePre - 84
  • Claude Francke - 126

BOARD OF EDUCATION, WARD 2

  • Greg Bazakas - 182
  • Shaun Caron - 76

KENNEBEC WATER DISTRICT TRUSTEES

  • Jeff Earickson - 1,126
  • Michael Talbot - 1,288

QUESTION 1 - CHARTER COMMISSION FORMATION

  • Yes - 1,150
  • No - 623

CHARTER COMMISSION, WARD 2

  • Maureen Lynn Austrook - 95
  • John Robertson - 41
  • Phillippe Tchekane Bofia - 102

CHARTER COMMISSION, WARD 3

  • Lutie Janet Brown - 156
  • Robert Neal Patterson - 51

CHARTER COMMISSION, WARD 4

  • Nicholas Isgro - 147
  • Hilary Durland Koch - 289

CHARTER COMMISSION, WARD 6

  • Thomas Stephen DePre - 67
  • R. Arthur Finch - 119

CHARTER COMMISSION, WARD 7

  • Ronald Merrill - 75
  • Robert Vear - 63

WELLS

ARTICLE 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE ENACTMENT

  • Yes - 1,078
  • No - 450

WESTBROOK

MAYOR

  • *Michael Foley - 1,156*
  • Michael Sanphy - 1,061
  • Michael Shaughnessy - 522
  • Philip Spiller, Jr. - 1,002

CITY COUNCILOR, AT-LARGE

  • McDonald Johnson - 647
  • *Claude Rwaganje - 1,457*
  • Steven Willette - 1,337

CITY COUNCILOR, WARD 5

  • Lawrence McWilliams - 390
  • *Elliot Storey - 452*

QUESTION 1 - CHARTER AMENDMENT, WARDEN/WARD CLERK TERMS

  • *Yes - 1,839*
  • No - 1,173

WINDHAM

TOWN COUNCIL AT-LARGE, 3 YEARS

  • David Douglass - 930
  • Charles Hawkins, Jr. - 191
  • Robert Muir - 759

TOWN COUNCIL SOUTH DISTRICT, 3 YEARS

  • Donna Chapman - 749
  • Nicholas Kalogerakis - 951
  • Gartay Yekeh - 204

RSU BOARD DIRECTOR, 3 YEARS

  • Marjorie Govoni - 1,120
  • Scott McLean - 1,135

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