Published on November 09, 2022
UPDATED 11/09/2022
Cape Elizabeth voting results for November 8, 2022:
The number of certified municipal ballots cast was 6,285. The number of unofficial state ballots cast was 6,279 (state election ballots are certified through the State). Approximately 71% of Cape Elizabeth registered voters cast ballots; 3,712 or 59% of these were cast by absentee ballot.
Cape Elizabeth residents voted against the School Bond by 3,817 votes to 2,337 votes in support. However, the majority of Cape residents voted to approve $5 million in fundraising for additional school improvements by a vote of 3,041 to 2,999.
A narrow majority of Cape Elizabeth residents voted against approving the Zoning Ordinance amendments for the Town Center District with 3,090 votes opposed and 2,888 in favor.
Anne Carney and Rebecca Millett both were re-elected by wide margins in Cape Elizabeth. Carney received 4,615 votes over her opponent, John Wesley Lewis who received 1,590 votes for State Senator, District 29. Millett captured 4,462 votes over her opponent, Annie Christy, who received 1,561 votes for Representative to the Legislature District 123.
Christopher Kessler won his re-election for Representative to the Legislature District 121 in Cape Elizabeth by 89 votes; challenger, Tammy Walters received 53 votes.
Incumbents Caitlin Jordan and Penelope Jordan have both been re-elected to their seats on Town Council. C. Jordan received 3,250 votes and P. Jordan received 3,836. The third candidate, David W. Hughes, received 2,385 votes. There were 3,099 blank ballots cast.
On the School Board, Philip Saucier and Caitlin Sweet were elected with a narrow margin. Saucier won a second term on the board with 2,371 votes. First-time candidate, Sweet, won a seat on the School Board with 2,399 votes. Arienne Hurder, running for her first time, received 2,164 votes. Lawrence Kaplan received 1,917 votes. There were 3,719 blank ballots cast.
GOVERNOR STATEWIDE Vote for ONE | STATE SENATOR | |||
HUNKLER, SAM Beals Independent Unenrolled | 75 | CARNEY, ANNE M. Cape Elizabeth Democratic | 4615 | |
LEPAGE, PAUL R. Edgecomb Republican | 1288 | LEWIS, JOHN WESLEY Cape Elizabeth Republican | 1590 | |
MILLS, JANET T. Farmington Democratic | 4884 | Blanks | 74 | |
Blanks | 32 | |||
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE - DISTRICT 121 Vote for ONE | REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE - DISTRICT 123 Vote for ONE | |||
KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER J. South Portland Democratic | 89 | CHRISTY, ANNIE Cape Elizabeth Democratic | 1561 | |
WALTER, TAMMY Cape Elizabeth Republican | 53 | MILLETT, REBECCA J. Cape Elizabeth Democratic | 4462 | |
Blanks | 3 | Blanks | 111 | |
JUDGE PROBATE Cumberland County Vote for ONE | SHERIFF Cumberland County Vote for ONE | |||
ARANSON, PAUL Scarborough Democratic | 5031 | JOYCE, KEVIN JAY Standish Democratic | 5006 | |
Blanks | 1248 | Blanks | 1273 | |
DISTRICT ATTORNEY District 2 Vote for ONE | COUNTY COMMISSIONER Cumberland District 4 Vote for ONE | |||
SARTORIS, JACQUELINE ANNE Brunswick Democratic | 4741 | SMITH, PATRICIA A. South Portland Democratic | 4907 | |
Blanks | 1538 | Blanks | 1372 | |
REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS District 1 Vote for ONE | ||||
PINGREE, CHELLIE M. North Haven Democratic | 4730 | |||
THELANDER, EDWIN Bristol Republican | 1440 | |||
Write-In: Alan H. MacDonald | 1 | |||
Blanks | 108 | |||
LOCAL ELECTIONS
QUESTION 1: ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL PROJECT | |
Shall the Town Council Vote Authorizing Expenditures of up to $115,943,324 to Design, Construct and Equip a New Elementary School and a New Middle School and to Renovate Cape Elizabeth High School and issuance of the Town's General Obligation Bonds Therefor be Approved? The Town Council recommends that the school construction question be approved. The School Board recommends that the school construction question be approved. | |
YES | 2337 |
NO | 3817 |
BLANKS | 131 |
QUESTION 2: ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL FUNDRAISING QUESTIONS | |
If the foregoing question is approved by the voters, shall the Town Council Vote Authorizing Expenditures of up to $5,000,000 in the form of Gifts and Grants to pay for Additional Auditorium Seating, Solar Panels and Other Miscellaneous Improvements to Enhance the New Elementary and New Middle School be Approved? | |
YES | 3041 |
NO | 2999 |
BLANKS | 245 |
QUESTION 3: TOWN CENTER AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS REFERENDUM | |
Shall the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine in Sec. 19-1-3 (Definitions), Sec. 19-6-4 (Town Center District), and Sec. 19-7-8 (Off-Street Parking) be amended, in accordance with the Ordinance adopted by the Town Council on October 13, 2021 to allow: 1) new definitions of "Affordable Housing" and "Mixed Use Building" if a Site Plan Review application includes a building with at least ten (10) dwelling units, and a minimum of seventy percent (70%) of the dwelling units are affordable to low-income households; 2) affordable housing in "mixed use" buildings in the Town Center District that: a. requires low income affordability to be maintained for a minimum of forty-five (45) years; b. increases the density or maximum number of dwelling units per area from 3,000 square feet to 1,500 square feet; c. increases the maximum building footprint for an affordable housing building from 5,000 square feet to 12,000 square feet; d. increases the maximum building height from 35 feet to 45 feet; and e. eliminates the commercial use requirement on the first floor; and 3) a reduced number of off-street parking spaces required for an affordable housing development in the Town Center District provided the Planning Board determines that the proposed parking is sufficient to address the parking needs? | |
YES | 2888 |
NO | 3090 |
BLANKS | 307 |
TOWN COUNCIL For a three-year term until December 8, 2025 Vote for up to TWO (2) | SCHOOL BOARD For a three-year term until December 8, 2025 Vote for up to TWO (2) |
HUGHES, DAVID W. | 2385 | HURDER, ARIENNE D. | 2164 | |
JORDAN, CAITLIN R. | 3250 | KAPLAN, LAWRENCE R. | 1917 | |
JORDAN, PENELOPE A. | 3836 | SAUCIER, PHILIP R. | 2371 | |
Write-Ins | 00000 | SWEET, CAITLIN S. | 2399 | |
BLANKS | 3099 | Write-In | 0000 | |
BLANKS | 3719 |