Voters at Cape Elizabeth High School on Nov. 3. Catherine Bart photo
South Portland voters favored one newcomer onto the city council, and Cape Elizabeth voters approved of two of four newcomers on Nov. 3, Election Day.
South Portland saw 16,000 registered voters out of nearly 22,000, a 75 percent turnout. Cape Elizabeth estimated a turnout of 81 percent of voters with 7,009 ballots cast overall. Cape Elizabeth reported that 85 percent of its voters this election cast absentee ballots.
Results are the reported returns from Cape Elizabeth and South Portland as of the Sentry’s press time on Wednesday morning.
In municipal elections, Cape Elizabeth voters favored newcomers Nicole Boucher and Gretchen Noonan for the two open three-year seats on the town council.
Boucher is self-employed and said that she believes her fresh perspective will benefit the council. One of the biggest challenges the council will face is balancing immediate needs with investments in Cape Elizabeth’s infrastructure.
Noonan is a former health program manager, now staying at home with her son due to his hybrid learning schedule, she said. She is “enthusiastic” about about active communities and wants to support “sensible” development.
South Portland favored newcomer Jocelyn Leighton for District 1 of the city council. Receiving over 7,000 votes, Leighton defeated Claude Morgan, who received over 6,000.
Leighton said that she is an office and studio manager in Portland and one of her specific goals is to support the South Portland Human Rights Commission.
She will look to find a cohesive solution to funding necessary services while keeping property taxes reasonable.
“I believe funding for services and programs in our community can be found in various places, and outside of property taxes,” Leighton said.
On the South Portland School Board, Claire Holman and Jennifer Ryan were favored among voters. In Cape Elizabeth, voters favored Jennifer McVeigh and Cynthia Voltz.
In the state’s general election, Democratic candidate Anne Carney defeated Republican candidate Stephanie Anderson, 16,639-8,181, for Senate District 29. House District 30 saw voters favoring Democratic candidate Rebecca Millett over Republican candidate Timothy Thompson, 4,516-1,954. In House District 32, Democratic candidate
Christopher Kessler, received 72 percent (4,061-1,555) of votes, to defeat challenger Tammy Walter, Republican candidate.
Both South Portland and Cape Elizabeth voters favored presidential candidate Joseph Biden over President Donald Trump.
Trump received 1,462 votes in Cape Elizabeth and 3,781 votes in South Portland. Biden received 12,075 votes in South Portland and 5,349 in Cape Elizabeth.
Democratic candidate Sara Gideon was leading the voters’ tally for U.S. Senator in Cape Elizabeth, with 4,462 votes and South Portland, with 10,001 votes. Republican candidate Susan Collins received 2,155 votes in Cape Elizabeth and 4,941 in South Portland.
In the First Congressional District race, voters favored Democratic candidate Chellie Pingree over Republican candidate Jay Allen in both South Portland and Cape Elizabeth.
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