CHELSEA — Incumbent Linda Leotsakos was re-elected to the Board of Selectmen Tuesday.

Leotsakos defeated former town clerk Flavia Kelley 302-63 for a seat on the board.

Last year, Kelley received a $28,500 settlement after trying to sue the town. She filed a complaint with Kennebec County Superior Court in September that alleged the town owed her $89,437 in back pay and benefits after she was terminated.

She took personal leave in May 2011. Selectmen chose not to re-appoint Kelley as clerk after her position expired June 30.

Leotsakos, who is chairman of the board, has been serving the 15 months remaining on the three-year term of former Selectman Tanya Condon. She won the seat in a special election March, 2011.

Bates re-elected to Windsor board

WINDSOR — The chairman of the board of selectmen, Ray Bates, won another three-year term Tuesday and Daniel Gordon will be joining him there.

Bates received 164 votes, and Gordon,160.

A third candidate, Joseph Greenwood, received 119 votes. Results are unofficial.

Thomas re-elected to RSU 4 position

LITCHFIELD — Joan Thomas won re-election as one of the town’s representatives on the board of Regional School Unit 4, Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales.

Thomas garnered 214 votes to challenger Robert Gordon’s 160.

Thomas also won a seat as a Litchfield Academy Trustee.

Her name was written-in on ballots and she accepted the post, Town Clerk Doris Parlin said on Thursday.

Henderson ekes out Randolph victory

RANDOLPH — Incumbent Selectman Robert Henderson Jr. defeated Gloria Mansir-Fitzherbert in Tuesday’s election.

Henderson received 206 votes, Mansir-Fitzherbert, 169.

The 53-year-old heavy-equipment operator for the state Department of Transportation, served the final year of Albert Seymour’s term.

Maine School Administration District 11 school budget passed 257-104 votes.

In other races, incumbent Candace Avery was elected to a Maine School Administration District 11 Board of Directors with 334 votes.

And Incumbent Michael Carrie was elected to a four-year term position on the Budget Committee with 328 votes.

Write-ins candidates will be asked to serve on two other vacant positions on the Budget Committee.

Durgin and Reay Readfield winners

READFIELD — Incumbent Greg Durgin and challenger Sue Reay emerged as the winners in a four-way race for two seats on the Board of Selectmen in Tuesday’s election.

Durgin received 465 votes and Reay received 376, narrowly edging out the 367 votes for Peter Davis, who was elected last year to fill a vacancy. Anita Buss lost her fourth race for selectman after receiving 103 votes.

Durgin and Reay both were elected for three years.

Durgin, an education technician at Maranacook Community High School, is finishing his first full term.

Cummins, Poulin win seats in Richmond

RICHMOND — Incumbent Clarence Cummins and newcomer Gary Poulin were elected to the Board of Selectmen Tuesday.

Cummins, with 160 votes, and Poulin, with 145 votes, were the top two vote-getters in a five-way race for two selectmen’s seats, according to unofficial results.

Fred Browne came in third with 138 votes, followed by Pauline Beasley and David W. Guilmette, who each received 118 votes.

Lori Umberhine, with 279 votes, was elected to a one-year term representing Richmond on the Regional School Unit 2 school board, defeating Jay Brown, who received 137 votes.

Incumbent Robert Bodge was reelected as a trustee of the Richmond Utilities District, with 281 votes, beating Thomas Webster, who received 133 votes.

Kimberly Valek-Molnar, with 355 votes, and Tamara Smith, with five write-in votes, were elected to the Budget Committee.

Richmond voters approved the Regional School Unit 2 school budget, 270-172.

Two RSU 12 towns to explore leaving

WHITEFIELD — Two of Regional School Unit 12’s eight towns will explore the possibility of leaving the school district.

Voters in Wiscasset and Westport Island approved filing petitions with RSU 12 to form withdrawal committees that will draft withdrawal agreements and develop cost estimates for other school district configurations.

Wiscasset voters approved their petition 397-293, authorizing the committee to spend $55,000. In Westport Island, the vote was 152-70 in favor of forming a committee that can spend up to $10,000.

Each town’s selectmen will appoint to a selectman, a representative of the group that filed the petition and a member of the general public to the committee. The RSU 12 board will appoint a member from each town to the town’s committee.

Voters must approve the withdrawal agreement in a separate referendum.

The other towns in RSU 12 are Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Whitefield and Windsor.