Brown, Crabtree win two open seats on Hope Board of Selectmen

Wed, 06/15/2016 - 2:30am

Story Location:
Hope, ME
United States

    HOPE — Hope voters approved the Five Town CSD school budget Tuesday, June 14, and voted Michael Brown and Richard Crabtree as Selectmen for three-year terms and Brooks Crane and Emily Burgess onto the School Committee for three-year terms. In addition, Michelle Fong won as a write-in candidate for the seat on the Five Town CSD board and John Jenson, William Pearse Jr. and Edward Steele will all sit on the budget committee, with three two-year seats and one one-year seat still open.

    The voting results follow.

    Primary election results:

    Republican Representative to Congress (District 1)
    Mark I. Holbrook: 51
    Ande Allen Smith: 22
    Blank: 7

    Democratic Representative to Congress (District 1)
    Chellie Pingree: 95
    Blank: 4

    Republican State Senator (District 12)
    Wendy P. Pelletier: 70
    Blank: 10

    Democratic State Senator (District 12)
    David R. Miramant: 92
    Blank: 7

    Republican Representative to Legislature (District 95)
    Paula G. Sutton: 73
    Blank: 7

    Democratic Representative to Legislature (District 95)
    Elinore Goldberg: 93
    Blank: 6

    Republican Register of Probate
    Elaine Dostie Hallett: 73
    Blank: 7

    Democratic County Commissioner (District 3)
    Sharyn L. Pohlman: 85
    Blank:14

    Five Town CSD school budget validation referendum (total ballots cast: 219)

    Question 1: Budget approval
    Yes: 163
    No: 51
    Blank: 5

    Question 2: Process continuation
    Yes: 150
    No: 61
    Blank: 8

    Municipal Elections (total ballots cast: 218)

    Selectman (three-year term, vote for two)
    Michael Brown: 103
    Richard Crabtree: 141
    Charles Weidman: 84
    Write-ins: 1
    Blank: 107

    School Committee (three-year term, vote for two)
    Brooks Crane: 174
    (Write-in) Emily Burgress: 39
    Write-ins: 16
    Blanks: 207

    School Committee (two-year term, vote for one)
    Heather Quesnel: 158
    Write-ins: 8 (various)
    Blank: 52

    Five Town CSD Representative (three-year term, vote for one)
    (Write-in) Michelle Fong: 10
    Write-ins: 18 (various)
    Blank: 190

    Budget Committee (three-year term, vote for three)
    John Jenson: 152
    William Pearse Jr.: 176
    (Write-in) Edward Steele: 29
    Write-ins: 12 (various)
    Blank: 285

    Budget Committee (two-year term, vote for three)
    Write-ins: 15 (various)
    Blank: 639

    Budget Committee (one-year term, vote for one)
    Write-ins: 10 (various)
    Blank: 208

    Article 3a:
    Elementary School Budget
    Yes: 151
    No: 54
    Blank: 13

    Article 3b:
    Elementary School Budget Validation
    Yes: 131
    No: 69
    Blank: 18

    Article 4:
    2016 Town of Hope Floodplain Management Ordinance
    Yes: 146
    No: 39
    Blank: 33

    Article 5:
    2016 Amendments to the Town of Hope Budget Committee Ordinance
    Yes: 137
    No: 36
    Blank: 45