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