Published on June 14, 2022
Unofficial election results show that Cape Elizabeth voters overwhelmingly approve the school budget. Cape voters select Jonathan T. Sahrbeck for District Attorney District 2 in his re-election attempt.
Cape Elizabeth voters approved the $31,255,751 million school budget adopted by the Town Council for Fiscal Year 2023. The school budget validation passed with 1138 "Yes" votes; 418 "No" votes; and 31 "Blank" votes. In a non-binding advisory question, 538 voters indicated they believed the budget was too high; 853 said it was acceptable; 135 said it was too low; and 61 were blank. In a vote to continue the budget validation referendum process in Cape Elizabeth for another three years 1189 voted "Yes"; 362 people voted "No"; and 36 indicated "BLANK."
For the State election, 1476 ballots were cast; of those 347 ballots were cast absentee. For the Municipal election 1587 ballots were cast; of those 383 were cast absentee.
Below are the unofficial election results for Cape Elizabeth as of 9:40 p.m. June 14, 2022:
| DEMOCRAT | DEMOCRAT | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | REPUBLICAN | |
| GOVERNOR | Janet T. Mills 1142 | Blank 48 | Paul R. LePage 226 | Blank 60 | |
| Rep. to Congress District 1 | Chellie M. Pingree 1116 | Blank 74 | Edwin Thelander 225 | Blank 61 | |
| State Senator District 29 | Anne M. Carney 1124 | Blank 66 | John Wesley Lewis 245 | Blank 41 | |
| Rep. to the Legislature District 121 | Christopher J. Kessler 12 | Blank 5 | Tammy Walter 2 | Blank 0 | |
| Rep. to the Legislature District 123 | Rebecca J. Millet 1085 | Blank 88 | Annie Christie 239 | Blank 45 | |
| Judge of Probate Cumberland County | Paul Aranson 986 | Blank 204 | |||
| Sheriff Cumberland County | Kevin Jay Joyce 985 | Blank 205 | |||
| District Attorney District 2 | Jonathan T. Sharbeck 749 | Jacqueline Anne Sartoris 415 | Blank 26 | ||
| County Commissioner Cumberland County 4 | Patricia A. Smith 984 | Blank 206 |
SCHOOL FY2023 BUDGET
| YES | NO | BLANKS | ||
| FY2023 School Board Budget | 1138 | 418 | 31 | |
| Non-binding expression of opinion for the consideration of the School Board and Town Council. I find the school budget adopted at the May 16, 2022 Town Council's school budget meeting to be: | TOO HIGH: 538 | ACCEPTABLE: 853 | TOO LOW: 135 | BLANK: 61 |
Do. you wish to continue the budget validation referendum process in Cape Elizabeth for an additional three years? | YES: 1189 | NO: 362 | BLANK: 36 | |