Communities across Maine voted Tuesday on school budgets. Some elected local office holders or decided on new ordinance or spending projects. One special election was held to fill a vacant seat in the state Legislature.
Here is a breakdown of local election results in southern and midcoast Maine. Results of school budget votes in multi-town school districts are listed at the bottom.
Maine House of Representatives
District 45 (special election for vacant seat)
Cumberland
Stephen Moriarty, Democrat 62 percent (1,221 votes)
Kevin C. Hughes, Republican 38 percent (757 votes)
Gray
Stephen Moriarty, Democrat 59 percent (68 votes)
Kevin C. Hughes, Republican 41 percent (47 votes)
Total
Stephen Moriarty, Democrat 62 percent (1,289 votes)
Kevin C. Hughes, Republican 38 percent (804 votes)
Biddeford
School budget
Yes 77 percent (196 votes)
No 23 percent (58 votes)
Brunswick
School budget
Yes 60 percent (887 votes)
No 40 percent (602 votes)
Continue voting on school budgets
Yes 70 percent (1045 votes)
No 30 percent (416 votes)
Buxton
Board of Selectmen (6 candidates for 2 seats)
Mark J. Blier (i) 24 percent (276 votes)
Thomas J. Peters 20 percent (233 votes)
Caleb G. Porter 15 percent (179 votes)
Mark A. Smith Sr. 2 percent (26 votes)
Roger C. Tracy 19 percent (222 votes)
Scott A. Warchol 20 percent (234 votes)
School budget (see SAD 6 below)
Cape Elizabeth
School budget
Yes 67 percent (417 votes)
No 33 percent (207 votes)
Cumberland
Town Council (4 candidates for 2 seats)
Brian Cashin 21 percent (674 votes)
Michael Edes (i) 31 percent (991 votes)
Geoff Michalak 22 percent (722 votes)
Robert Vail 26 percent (827 votes)
School Board (3 candidates for 2 seats)
Mike Brown (i) 30 percent (931 votes)
Peter Bingham 35 percent (1,071 votes)
Jennifer Stewart 35 percent (1,084 votes)
Dayton
School budget
Yes XX percent (XX votes)
No XX percent (XX votes)
Falmouth
School budget
Yes 78 percent (1,578 votes)
No 22 percent (453 votes)
Town Council (5 candidates for 3 seats)
James Chaousis 7 percent (387 votes)
Janice De Lima 27 percent (1,441 votes)
Thomas Johnson 26 percent (1,408 votes)
Valentine Sheldon 14 percent (784 votes)
Jay Trickett 26 percent (1,397 votes)
Gorham
School budget
Yes 67 percent (865 votes)
No 33 percent (435 votes)
Modular classrooms at Narragansett Elementary School
Yes 61 percent (791 votes)
No 39 percent (498 votes)
Kennebunk
Municipal budget
Yes 79 percent (995 votes)
No 21 percent (270 votes)
Road repairs
Yes 82 percent (1,003 votes)
No 18 percent (225 votes)
Ban balloon releases
Yes 69 percent (852 votes)
No 31 percent (376 votes)
School budget (see RSU 21 below)
Ogunquit
Zoning change for Ogunquit Playhouse
Yes 83 percent (415 votes)
No 17 percent (86 votes)
Select Board (2 candidates for 1 seat)
Kirk Lavoie 49 percent (257 votes)
Lindsey Perry 51 percent (267 votes)
Old Orchard Beach
School budget
Yes 56 percent (298 votes)
No 44 percent (230 votes)
Continue voting on school budgets
Yes 73 percent (379 votes)
No 27 percent (143 votes)
Portland
School budget
Yes 71 percent (1,483 votes)
No 29 percent (602 votes)
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12
Continue school budget votes
Yes 64 percent (1,323 votes)
No 36 percent (738 votes)
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12
Saco
School budget
Yes 66 percent (389 votes)
No 34 percent (204 votes)
Continue voting on school budgets
Yes 71 percent (420 votes)
No 29 percent (173 votes)
Sanford
School budget
Yes 81 percent (510 votes)
No 19 percent (119 votes)
Continue voting on school budgets
Yes 67 percent (421 votes)
No 33 percent (206 votes)
Scarborough
School budget
Yes 74 percent (1,814 votes)
No 26 percent (644 votes)
Continue voting on school budgets
Yes 73 percent (1,777 votes)
No 27 percent (660 votes)
Joint school purchasing alliance
Yes 93 percent (2,133 votes)
No 7 percent (171 votes)
Town Council (one seat)
John Cloutier 53 percent (1,252 votes)
Jessica Holbrook 47 percent (1,114 votes)
South Portland
School budget
Yes 71 percent (846 votes)
No 29 percent (342 votes)
Continue voting on school budgets
Yes 70 percent (817 votes)
No 30 percent (353 votes)
Fire and police station renovations
Yes 67 percent (799 votes)
No 33 percent (391 votes)
Wells
Ban adult businesses on Route 1
Yes 59 percent (476 votes)
No 41 percent (328 votes)
Select Board (3 candidates for 2 seats)
Tricia Hazlett 26 percent (389 votes)
John MacLeod 38 percent (557 votes)
Sean Roche 36 percent (525 votes)
Westbrook
School budget
Yes 63 percent (439 votes)
No 37 percent (254 votes)
Continue voting on school budgets
Yes 76 percent (525 votes)
No 24 percent (164 votes)
Yarmouth
School budget
Yes 69 percent (838 votes)
No 31 percent (373 votes)
Town Council (4 candidates for 2 seats)
Randall Bates 32 percent (688 votes)
Peter Fromuth 25 percent (552 votes)
Christopher Tanguay 11 percent (232 votes)
Robert Waeldner 32 percent (703 votes)
MULTI-TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICTS – school budget votes
RSU 1
Arrowsic
Yes 100 percent (22 votes)
No 0 percent (0 votes)
Bath
Yes 84 percent (124 votes)
No 16 percent (23 votes)
Phippsburg
Yes 88 percent (29 votes)
No 12 percent (4 votes)
Woolwich
Yes 70 percent (55 votes)
No 30 percent (24 votes)
Total
Yes 80 percent (230 votes)
No 20 percent (51 votes)
RSU 5
Freeport
Yes 77 percent (333 votes)
No 23 percent (98 votes)
Pownal
Yes 57 percent (135 votes)
No 43 percent (96 votes)
Durham
Yes 55 percent (85 votes)
No 45 percent (77 votes)
Total
Yes 67 percent (553 votes)
No 33 percent (266 votes)
RSU 14
Windham
Yes 65 percent (224 votes)
No 35 percent (123 votes)
Raymond
Yes 73 percent (158 votes)
No 27 percent (59 votes)
Total
Yes 68 percent (382 votes)
No 32 percent (182 votes)
RSU 21
Kennebunk
Yes 70 percent (896 votes)
No 30 percent (378 votes)
Kennebunkport
Yes 77 percent (286 votes)
No 23 percent (85 votes)
Arundel
Yes 59 percent (95 votes)
No 41 percent (65 votes)
Total
Yes 71 percent (1277 votes)
No 29 percent (528 votes)
SAD 6
Buxton
Yes 66 percent (443 votes)
No 34 percent (232 votes)
Standish
Yes 70 percent (392 votes)
No 30 percent (167 votes)
Hollis
Yes XX percent (XX votes)
No XX percent (XX votes)
Limington
Yes XX percent (XX votes)
No XX percent (XX votes)
Frye Island
Yes XX percent (XX votes)
No XX percent (XX votes)
Total
Yes XX percent (XX votes)
No XX percent (XX votes)
SAD 15
Gray
Yes 71 percent (353 votes)
No 29 percent (146 votes)
New Gloucester
Yes 65 percent (495 votes)
No 35 percent (270 votes)
Total
Yes 67 percent (848 votes)
No 33 percent (416 votes)
SAD 51
Cumberland
Yes 72 percent (1,340 votes)
No 28 percent (523 votes)
North Yarmouth
Yes 76 percent (195 votes)
No 24 percent (60 votes)
Total
Yes 73 percent (1,535 votes)
No 27 percent (583 votes)
SAD 75
Bowdoin
Yes 70 percent (123 votes)
No 30 percent (53 votes)
Bowdoinham
Yes 72 percent (225 votes)
No 28 percent (88 votes)
Harpswell
Yes 61 percent (197 votes)
No 39 percent (126 votes)
Topsham
Yes 63 percent (519 votes)
No 37 percent (301 votes)
Total
Yes 65 percent (1064 votes)
No 35 percent (568 votes)
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