Incumbent Phil Gagnon, a former council chair, lost his seat in an upset.

Siegel, 36, a high school STEM teacher, was the top vote getter with 3,389 backers. Hamblen, 65, a corporate retiree and full-time farmer, tallied 3,194, and Dearborn, 58, is a business owner and realtor. She garnered 2,822 votes.

Gagnon had 1,941 votes; Samuel Purinton, 2,689; and Timothy O’Leary, 1,481.

“I’m incredibly grateful to the people of Gorham for electing me to a second term on the council,” Siegel said in an email. “I look forward to continuing to be an open line of communication for everyone in town. There’s more great work to be done in the next three years.”

In a pre-election story, Siegel said the No. 1 issue facing Gorham is the ongoing infrastructure maintenance. “With every passing year, the list of maintenance needs for roads, buildings, schools and bridges grows,” Siegel said. “We must have a careful plan for ongoing upkeep and funding.”

“Thank you all so much. I’m deeply honored by the trust you’ve placed in me,” Dearborn said Wednesday. “This victory isn’t just mine, it belongs to everyone who believes in the future of Gorham. I’m excited to get to work for you — and with you — to keep Gorham strong, welcoming, and moving forward. Thank you again for your support and your trust. Let’s get to work.”

“Thank you, Gorham residents, for voting in such large numbers,” Hamblen said on Wednesday. “A special thank you to those who voted for me. Gorham is going through challenging times with residential and industrial growth, which is needed to support the town tax base. At the same time, we need to protect what makes Gorham a special community, our people, open spaces, farms, and the blend of rural and residential space.  I look forward to three years of public service.”

Hamblen said in a pre-election comment that the town’s top issue is “trust. Many Gorham residents lack trust in the decisions by town government today.”

He cited the lithium battery storage plant, 2,000 new housing units, Amazon land sale, Brickyard Quarry expansion and the Gorham turnpike connector as decisions that have many “scratching their heads.”

Dearborn said before the election that the town is having a “developmental crisis that has been unchecked for many years.”

This in turn, she said, is causing a need for bigger schools, more road maintenance and bigger budgets.

All the council seats are three-year terms.

The newly elected councilors will be sworn in at a special Town Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, and all board members will receive their committee assignments.