MADISON — John Ducharme, the incumbent chair of the Board of Selectmen will be joined by newcomer Michael Edgerly, both elected to three year terms in the annual town election.
Ducharme received 330 votes in the four-way election Tuesday and Edgerly received 282. The two won the seats over Brandon Hagopian, third with 207 votes; and Wayne Wallace who had 189 votes. Residents also approved a $9.99 million budget for School Administrative District 59.
“I want to thank the voters for their support. It’s very gratifying. I must have done something right to get re-elected and I look forward to serving another three years,” said Ducharme on Wednesday.
Ducharme, 55, is a branch manager at Skowhegan Savings Bank and has served as chairman of the board for the last three years. Edgerly, 40, is a manager at RTD Roofing and the softball coach at Madison Junior High School. He served on the school board from 2010-2013. He could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Along with the school budget, which was approved 430-377, residents authorized the district to take out a bond for $1.5 million to refinance the heating system at Madison Area Memorial High School and resurface the roofs at the high school and middle school.
The race for the board of selectmen was one of four contested races in elections on Tuesday.
In the race for the board of directors of School Administrative District 59, Kenneth Curtis and Kristie LeBlanc were elected. Curtis received 372 votes and Curtis 401, defeating Troy Emery, the board’s current chairman, who received 246 votes. The board of directors is a three-year term.
In other contested races, Robert Hagopian was elected to the Board of Assessors with 248 votes, defeating Douglas Denico, 197 votes; and Lewis Ouilette, 107 votes. The term is for three years.
Brett Hagopian, 133 votes, and Deniss Wright, 295 votes, were elected to the Board of Directors of Madison Electric Works. The term is for five years.
In uncontested races, John Krasnavage was elected to a one-year term on the school board with 564 votes. Glen Mantor was re-elected as road commissioner with 543 votes.
Kathy Estes was elected town clerk and treasurer with 594 votes. Estes was also elected to the Anson/Madison Sanitary District Board of Trustees with 528 votes along with Robert Roy, who received 382 votes.
Barbara Moody was elected to the Madison Public Library Board of Trustees with 565 votes. Abby Michaud was elected to the Anson/Madison Water District Board of Trustees with 540 votes.
Rachel Ohm — 612-2368
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