WATERVILLE — Spencer Krigbaum, longtime member of the Waterville Board of Education, was elected Tuesday to the City Council to represent Ward 5.

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Krigbaum, 33 and a Democrat, defeated challenger Travis Moulton, who is unenrolled, in a 26-10 vote during the special election.

“I’m just grateful to be participating in this and hope I can do the best for my ward and help Waterville become a better place than it already is,” Krigbaum said Wednesday morning.

Krigbaum, a software engineer for Arcadia, a health care company, said he resigned from the Board of Education earlier Wednesday morning as it is against city rules to serve on both panels. Moulton, 44, works for the Mobile convenience store and gas station on Pleasant Street.

When contacted Wednesday, Moulton said he had not yet learned the outcome of the race.

“Well, I knew it was an uphill battle because we’re a Democrat-run city,” he said. “I wanted that ward to at least have somebody that’s going to be there for the long haul, not for the short-term. Hopefully he (Krigbaum) does some good. I have seen things in that ward that need attention. Hopefully he can do it. I would have looked at cleaning up the area and revitalizing it to make it look good.”

Krigbaum was appointed by the school board in June 2020 to fill the unexpired term of Julian Payne, who moved to Cornville. Krigbaum was then elected to the board in 2022 for a three-year term. As a school board member, he served on both the technology and curriculum committees.

“It was a fantastic time,” he said. “I loved my time on the school board.”

Krigbaum said he was approached by a couple of city councilors who asked him to consider running for the open Ward 5 seat vacated in December 2024 by Ken Gagnon, a Democrat. Gagnon resigned after nine months, citing a lack of time to effectively serve on the council.

Krigbaum said he hopes to bring the perspective of the school board, and what students need, to the council and try to help the city become more pedestrian- and transportation-friendly for students and the retired, older population.

He said he would be seated on the council Wednesday night at a special meeting where councilors are scheduled to canvas the results of Wednesday’s special election and determine the results. The meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Annex at 46 Front St.