PORTLAND — Five incumbents in Cumberland County government, and one candidate aiming to regain a seat, all won their elections Tuesday. All were unopposed.
District attorney
Republican Stephanie Anderson won her sixth term in state Prosecutorial District 2. She was first elected in 1990 after having her own law practice in Portland for five years. Before that, she was one of 75 assistant district attorneys in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sheriff
Democratic incumbent Kevin Joyce won a second, four-year term as county sheriff. He was unchallenged after defeating Michael Edes of Cumberland in the party’s June primary.
Judge of probate
Democrat Joseph Mazziotti won his second term, after running unopposed in 2010. He was also unopposed in the June 10 Democratic primary.
District 3 commissioner
Independent Stephen Gorden regained the seat he lost to Mark Grover in 2012. Because of redistricting, Grover’s four-year term was abbreviated, and he could not run again.
Gorden initially beat Grover in a 2011 special election for the District 3 seat, only to see Grover grab the seat in a 2012 rematch.
District 3 represents Brunswick, Cumberland, Chebeague Island, Freeport, Harpswell, North Yarmouth, Pownal and Yarmouth.
District 4 commissioner
South Portland Democrat Thomas Coward won a second term. He is a former South Portland city councilor, and was first elected commissioner in 2012.
District 4 represents Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook and part of Portland.
District 5 commissioner
Democrat James Cloutier won another term in the district that includes most of Portland. He was first elected in 2009.
Cloutier is a lawyer at Cloutier, Conley and Duffet in Portland, a former city councilor, and served one term as mayor of Portland. Cloutier is a board member of the Maine Turnpike Authority and Port Credit Union.
Colin Ellis can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 123 or cellis@theforecaster.net. Follow him on Twitter: @colinoellis.
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Stephanie Anderson
Kevin Joyce
Joseph Mazziotti
Stephen Gorden
Thomas Coward
James Cloutier
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