Published on June 11, 2002

In one of the few contested races in Tuesday's primary (June 11, 2020), South Portland resident and former State House representative Peter Cianchette emerged a clear favorite among Cape Elizabeth voters in the Republican primary for governor.

Cianchette garnered 677 votes from Cape Elizabeth Republicans, compared with 175 for challenger James Libby of Buxton.

In a more closely contested race, Linda Boudreau was the Cape's choice for Republican candidate for State Senate in Dist. 30. She received 480 votes from Cape residents, compared with 313 for Ralph Kilgore, also of South Portland.

In all the primary and referendum election drew nearly 19 percent of the Cape electorate, with 1,429 voters turning out, for a total of 18.9 percent.

Among primary races, the Republican contest for governor drew the most Cape votes, with 852 voting in that contest.

On the Democrat ballot, the two contested races on that card also showed clear favorites. Cape Democrats favored favorite son John P. Simpson for register of deeds over Portland's John O'Brien, 350-101; and, in the nomination for county sheriff, they favored Portland's Mark Dion over South Portland's Thomas Roche, 350-113.

Republicans in Cape Elizabeth also sided heavily in their preference for sheriff, with William Holmes of Portland topping Timothy Farr of Standish 543-148.

On the referendum questions, Cape voters favored both bond issues, with the $28.5 million for school renovations getting 937 yes votes compared with 492 no votes. The vote in Cape for Question 2, the $34.97 million bond issue for economic development, was not so one-sided however, with 772 Cape residents voting yes and 648 voting no.

Here are the results of Tuesdays primary and referendum election in Cape Elizabeth:

	Democrat	Republican	Green Independent
U.S. Senator	Pingree, Chellie 442	Collins, Susan M. 789
Governor	Baldacci, John E. 441	Cianchette, Peter E. 677 Libby, James D. 175	Carter, Jonathan K. 8
Representative to Congress Dist. 1	Allen, Thomas H. 465	Joyce, Steven 700
State Senate Dist. 30	Bromley, Lynn 444	Boudreau, Linda R. 480 Kilgore, Ralph T. 313
Representative to Legislature Dist. 25	McLaughlin, Janet L. 409	McGinty, John W. 680
Representative to Legislature Dist. 24	Bliss, Lawrence 38	Ross, Wayne H. 74
Judge of Probate	Childs, William H. 422	Lynch, Raymond M. 691
County Treasurer	Gurney, Diane Lee 397	Ridge, John F. 712
Register of Deeds	O'Brien, John B. 101 Simpson, John P. 350	Lovett, Glenys P. 685	D'Arc, Morgen 6
Sheriff	Dion, Mark N. 350 Roche, Thomas S. Sr. 113	Farr, Timothy G. Sr. 148 Holmes, William R. 543
District Attorney (Dist. 2)		Anderson, Stephanie 767

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Question 1: Bond Issue
Do you favor a $28,500,000 bond issue to capitalize the State's School Revolving Renovation Fund for repairs and improvements in public school facilities to address health, safety and compliance deficiencies, general renovation needs and learning space upgrades; to provide grants to public educational institutions to install sprinkler systems in dormitories; to renovate the Augusta East Campus Harlow Office Building; and to provide a center for homeless teenagers in the Portland Area?

Question 2: Bond Issue
Do you favor a $34,970,000 bond issue to stimulate job growth, renovate buildings, defend against terrorism in Maine and promote tourism?