Catherine Tamara Herard defeated incumbent Thomas A. McCormick Sr. in Tuesday’s race for the Ward 7 City Council seat, defeating McCormick by 55 votes.
local elections
Voters in Sabattus, Litchfield and Wales pass RSU 4 school budget in 4th referendum
Wales-based district reduced the current budget by $750,000 from the original $23.38 million proposal.
Carlton wins Franklin County commission District 4
Republican Robert Carlton of Freeman Township, is seeking reelection to the commission.
Jay voters reject amending property setback requirements for adult use marijuana establishments
Retail stores are not covered by the ordinance.
Farmington voters elect Fowler as commissioner in Franklin County District 2
Fenwick Fowler, a Democrat, received 1,698 votes and Erik Johnson, a Republican, receive 1,189 votes.
Weld man wins Franklin County commissioner in District 3 with the majority of towns reporting
Thomas Skolfield, a Republican, had received a collective 2,658 votes.
Rangeley elects Savage to finish selectman’s term, approves 2 ordinances
Keith Savage won by an unofficial vote of 484-313 for former Ethna Thompson, a former selectman.
Gilbert wins Franklin County commissioner District 5 by an uncertified vote of 2,095-1,316
Gary McGrane, a Democrat, of Jay loses bid to represent Chesterville and Jay with 1,316 votes.
High turnout leads to slow reporting of results in Maine
Potentially historic voter turnout led to several races that remained too close to call well into Wednesday.
Potentially historic voter turnout across Maine, boosted by same-day registrations
Here’s a look at what happened at polling places across the state.