AUGUSTA — Incumbent Stephanie Sienkiewicz and challenger Joshua Lilley took the two at-large seats up for election on the Augusta City Council, rising to the top of a four-candidate field to win the seats.

Sienkiewicz, with 2,378 votes, and Lilley, with 2,267 votes, defeated incumbent William Savage, who received 1,818 votes, and newcomer Wyatt Beaulieu, and his 1,995 votes, for the at-large council spot.

Sienkiewicz, 35, a stay-at-home parent and community volunteer, has been on the council since 2023.

Lilley, 33, manager of a local retail store, has no prior political service, although he has run for City Council previously.

Savage, 57, an assistant attorney general for the state, previously served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and has been a councilor since 2023.

Challenger Wyatt Beaulieu, 28, is an IT and marketing consultant who has no prior political service.

Sienkiewicz said during the campaign she cared deeply about the welfare of the Augusta community and believed she can offer relevant skills, time and perspectives to help shape the city’s future for the better. She said the insufficiency of housing is a top issue, not just for the city but also at the state and national level, as well.

Lilley said during the campaign he cares deeply about Augusta and its future and the city needs to work for its people again. He also said the city needed to stabilize taxes to prevent people from leaving the community to live elsewhere because they can no longer afford to live in Augusta.

Savage said he’s enjoyed the opportunity to give back to the community of Augusta while engaging in thoughtful and informed problem solving with his fellow councilors. He said the top three issues he sees in Augusta are maintaining quality education, encouraging economic development to broaden and stabilize our tax bases, and increasing housing opportunities. 

Beaulieu, a multi-generation lifelong resident of Augusta, said that as a home-owning father of two kids, he’s seen how rising taxes and safety concerns affect families. He said the three most important issues in Augusta are taxes, transparent spending, and safety, and had he won the seat he would have worked to ensure no new tax increases were necessary.