Incumbents are unseated from the City Council and School Committee.
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John Tuttle takes Alan Walsh’s seat on Sanford City Council
The former state legislator defeats the incumbent Walsh, 1,633-1,037.
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Newcomer unseats sitting Gorham town councilor
Marla Stelk and incumbent Sherrie Benner take seats on the council.
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Two newcomers win seats in Freeport
Leland Arris will be the new District 4 town councilor, winning with 50 votes; Jeremy Clough, incumbent John Morang elected to RSU 5 school board.
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Windham voters reject public works facility, re-elect Councilor Dennis Welch
The public works proposal loses on a vote of 1,110 to 997.
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Republican Lester Ordway to represent House District 23 in Standish
He replaces Democrat Mike Shaw, who resigned.
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North Yarmouth town-sponsored development proposal fails
Voters back an alternate plan put forward by three former town selectmen that will retain North Yarmouth’s town hall property, halt plans for a town-owned sewer, and have Wescustago Hall rebuilt.
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Ray, Thibodeau join Portland council; incumbent Mavodones re-elected
Portland voters were choosing three councilors for the nine-person board.
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Portland voters defeat proposed ordinance to preserve scenic views
The lopsided vote rejects an initiative that would have made it significantly harder for developers to build projects that blocked the views of property owners.
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Rose, Cohen and Reynolds take seats in South Portland races
Voter turnout was 22.7 percent, with 4,290 of 18,874 registered voters casting ballots.