Cape Elizabeth Election Results
Published on November 06, 2024
Unofficial Election Results as of 1:33 AM, November 6, 2024
Cape Elizabeth voters have chosen a new slate of Town Councilors and School Board and have narrowly defeated the School Project Bond by less than 200 votes. Jonathan Sahrbeck, Elizabeth Scifres, and Andrew Swayze were selected with a wide margin of votes, beating out incumbent Tim Reiniger, and David Andrews and David Hughes. First-time School Board Members-Elect, Christopher Boniakowski, Joy Engel, and Lee Schroeder each won uncontested seats.
The School Project Bond was narrowly defeated: 3282 votes in favor of the project and 3448 opposed.
Cape Elizabeth voter turn out was approximately 83% -- for a total of 6,939 ballots cast. Of those, 4,926 were cast absentee.
CAPE ELIZABETH MUNICIPAL & REFERENDUM ELECTION RESULTS
TOWN COUNCIL For a three-year term until December 13, 2027 Vote for up to Three (3) | SCHOOL BOARD For a three-year term until December 13, 2027 Vote for up to Three (3) | |||
ANDREWS, David W. ............................. | 2128 | BONIAKOWSKI, Christopher H. .. | 3485 | |
| HUGHES, David W. .............................. | 2149 | ENGEL, Peter Joy S. .............................. | 3849 | |
| REINIGER, Timothy S. ............................ | 1961 | SCHROEDER, Lee B. .............................. | 4029 | |
| SAHRBECK, Jonathan T. ........................ | 3731 | |||
| SCIFRES, Elizabeth K. ............................ | 3742 | |||
| SWAYZE, Andrew B. .............................. | 3181 | |||
| BLANK ........................ WRITE-IN | 3883 54 | BLANK ........................ WRITE-IN | 9293 173 | |
PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES For a five-year term until November 2029 Vote for One (1) | ||||
| WRITE-IN | ||||
| VOLTZ, John | 35 | |||
| SONG, Donald | 21 | |||
| SCONTRAS, Christopher | 12 | |||
| QUESTION 1: School Project | |||
| Shall the Town Council Vote Authorizing Expenditures of up to $94,700,000 (Plus Bond Premium and Investment Earnings) for a New Middle School and for Other Building Repairs and Renovations and Safety Upgrades to Pond Cove Elementary School and Cape Elizabeth High School, and the 1934 Building on the Cape Elizabeth Middle School Campus, and Authorizing Issuance of the Town's General Obligation Bonds Therefor be Approved? | |||
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| YES .......................... | 3282 | ||
| NO ........................... | 3448 | ||
| BLANK ........................ | 213 | ||
| QUESTION 2: Solar Panel Project | |||
Shall the Town Council Vote Authorizing Expenditures of up to $1,650,000 in the form of Gifts and Grants to pay for Solar Panels to Enhance the New Cape Elizabeth Middle School be Approved?
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| YES .......................... | 4747 | ||
| NO ........................... | 1951 | ||
| BLANK ........................ | 244 | ||
Treasurer's Statement The undersigned Treasurer of the Town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine herby provides the following statement pursuant to 30-A MRSA §5772(2-A). | |||
| A. Town Debt (a/o 6/30/24): | |||
| 1. Bonds Outstanding: | $4,755,000 | ||
| 2. Bonds authorized but unissued: | $0 | ||
| 3. Bonds to be issued if Question 1 is approved: | $94,700,000 | ||
| B. Costs: Assuming an average annual interest rate of 3.50%, and a 30-year term, the estimated cost of the new bonds will be: | |||
| Bond Principal: | $94,700,000 | ||
| Estimated Interest Cost: | $59,922,800 | ||
| Total Estimated Debt Service: | $154,622,800 | ||
| C. Validity: The foregoing represents an estimate of costs associated with the financing and such estimates will change due to market conditions. The validity of the voters' ratification of the bonds shall not be affected by any errors in the foregoing estimates and the ratification by the voters is conclusive and the validity of the bond issue is not affected by reason of any variance of actual costs from the estimates provided above. | |||
| Michael K. McGovern Treasurer, Town of Cape Elizabeth | |||
CAPE ELIZABETH RESULTS FOR STATE OF MAINE
REFERENDUM ELECTION
| QUESTION 1: Citizen Initiative | |||
| Do you want to set a $5,000 limit for giving to political action committees that spend money independently to support or defeat candidates for office? | |||
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| YES .......................... | 5615 | ||
| NO ........................... BLANK | 1036 273 | ||
| QUESTION 2: Bond Issue | |||
| Do you favor a bond issue of $25,000,000 to provide funds, to be awarded through a competitive process and to leverage matching private and federal funds on at least a one-to-one basis, for research and development and commercialization for Maine-based public and private institutions in support of technological innovation in the targeted sectors of life sciences and biomedical technology, environmental and renewable energy technology, information technology, advanced technologies for forestry and agriculture, aquaculture and marine technology, composites and advanced materials and precision marketing? Total estimated life cost is $31,875,000 representing $25,000,000 in principal and $6,875,000 in interest (assuming interest at 5% over 10 years). | |||
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| YES .......................... | 4884 | ||
| NO ........................... BLANK | 1737 303 | ||
| QUESTION 3: Bond Issue | |||
| Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to restore historic buildings owned by governmental and nonprofit organizations, with funds being issued contingent on a 25% local match requirement from either private or nonprofit sources? Total estimated life time cost is $12,750,000 representing $10,000,000 in principal and $2,750,000 in interest (assuming interest at 5% over 10 years).
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| YES .......................... | 4164 | ||
| NO ........................... BLANK | 2458 302 | ||
| QUESTION 4: Bond Issue | |||
| Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to invest in the design, development and maintenance for nonmotorized, motorized and multi-use trails statewide, to be matched by at least $3,000,000 in private and public contributions? Total estimated life time cost is $38,250,000 representing $30,000,000 in principal and $8,250,000 in interest (assuming interest at 5% over 10 years)?
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| YES .......................... | 4251 | ||
| NO ........................... BLANK | 2339 334 | ||
| QUESTION 5: State Referendum | |||
Do you favor making the former state flag of the State in 1909 and commonly known as the Pine Tree Flag, the official flag of the State?
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| YES .......................... | 4427 | ||
| NO ........................... BLANK | 2260 237 | ||
CAPE ELIZABETH RESULTS FOR STATE OF MAINE GENERAL ELECTION
PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Ranked Choice Voting | U.S. SENATOR Ranked Choice Voting | |||
HARRIS, Kamala D. ................ WALZ, Tim Democratic | 5289 | CHERRY, Jason S. .............................. Independent Unity | 76 | |
| OLIVER, Chase ....................... TER MAAT, Mike Libertarian | 43 | COSTELLO, David Allen ........................ Democratic Brunswick | 848 | |
| STEIN, Jill .............................. WARE, Rudolph Green Independent | 58 | KING, Angus S., Jr. .............................. Independent Brunswick | 4742 | |
| TRUMP, Donald J. ................... VANCE, James D. Republican | 1395 | KOUZOUNAS, Demi .............................. Republican Saco | 1155 | |
| WEST, Cornel .......................... ABDULLAH, Melina Justice for All | 25 | WRITE-IN | 3 | |
| WRITE-IN | 57 | |||
| BLANK | 66 | BLANK | 109 | |
REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS District 1 Ranked Choice Voting | ||||
| ALCORN, Ethan Weld ............. unenrolled/Independent Saco | 209 | |||
| PINGREE, Chellie .................... Democratic North Haven | 5065 | |||
| RUSSELL, Ronald C. .............. Republican Kennebunkport | 1505 | |||
| WRITE-IN | 6 | |||
| BLANK | 149 | |||
STATE SENATOR District 29 Vote for One (1) | REGISTER OF PROBATE Cumberland County Vote for One (1) | |||
| CARNEY, Anne M. .................. Democratic Cape Elizabeth | 5241 | DeWITT, Jerry Lynn .............................. RepublicanNew Gloucester | 1631 | |
| HOWELL, Christopher M. ........ Republican South Portland | 1498 | SCHWARTZ, Susan G. ........................... Democratic Portland | 4812 | |
| WRITE-IN | 10 | WRITE-IN | 10 | |
| BLANK | 184 | BLANK | 480 | |
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE District 121 Vote for One (1) | REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE District 123 Vote for One (1) | |||
| KESSLER, Christopher J. ........ Deomcratic South Portland | 107 | BOYER, Michelle Nicole ........................ Democratic Cape Elizabeth | 4758 | |
| WALTER, Tammy B. ................ Republican Cape Elizabeth | 69 | CHRISTY, Annie .............................. Republican Cape Elizabeth | 1700 | |
| WRITE-IN | 1 | WRITE-IN | 13 | |
| BLANK | 10 | BLANK | 275 | |
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