Kennebunkelection results

Numberof voters:7,065 voted (9,766 registered)

Percentageof registered voters:72 percent

National:

President

JohnMcCain (Republican)2,685

BarackObama (Democrat)4,237

RalphNader (Independent)80

CynthiaMcKinney (Green Independent) 17

UnitedStates Senator:

SusanCollins (Republican)4,217

TomAllen (Democrat)2,659

UnitedStates Congress

ChelliePingree (Democrat)3,600

CharlieSummers (Republican)3,257

State:

MaineState Question 1:Do you want to reject the parts of a new law that change the method of FundingMaine’s Dirigo Health Program through charging health insurance companies afixed fee on paid claims and adding taxes to malt liquor, wine and soft drinks?

Yes 3,918

No 2,663

MaineState Question 2:Do you want to allow a certain Maine company to have the only casino in Maine,to be located in Oxford County, if part of the revenue is used to fund specificstate programs?

Yes 2,619

No 4,054

MaineState Question 3:Do you favor $3,400,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs, tosupport the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and to leverage$17,000,000 in other funds?

Yes 3,423

No3,008

County:

YorkCounty Register of Probate:

CarolLovejoy (R-incumbent)4,307

BobbyMills (D)2,157

YorkCounty Judge of Probate:

DonnaBailey (uncontested)5,114

YorkCounty Treasurer;

AlanBrown2,557

FrankWood3,163

StateSenate District 4:

(Kennebunkport,Kennebunk and Arundel)

NancySullivan (D-incumbent)3,540

KristiBryant (R)3,101

LegislatureRepresentative District 140:

(Kennebunkand Arundel)

GaryConnor (D-incumbent)732

WayneParry (R)360

LegislatureRepresentative District 141:

(Kennebunk)

EdLegg (D-unopposed)4,391

Local:

SchoolConsolidation – RSU 57:

Yes: 4,393

No: 2,293

Questionone: KennebunkLight and Power

Yes: 5,901

No: 862

Questiontwo: $25,000for heating fuel assistance program

Yes: 5,918

No: 793

Questionthree: annualbudget by referendum vote

Yes: 4,924

No:1,515

Questionfour:all votes to adopt or amend land use ordinance by referendum vote

Yes: 4,673

No: 1,721

Questionfive:shift all of the town’s legislative authority from town meeting to theselectmen

Yes: 3,021

No: 3,450

Questionsix:increase number of selectmen to seven

Yes: 3,758

No: 2,613

Questionseven:establish term limit for selectmen

Yes: 4,278

No:2,073

Questioneight:approve the remaining charger changes

Yes: 4,580

No: 1,450

Kennebunknon-binding referendum questions:

Questionone:

Veryimportant: 3,808

Somewhatimportant: 2,096

Somewhatunimportant: 463

Veryunimportant: 430

Questiontwo:

Stronglysupport: 2,641

Somewhatsupport: 2,525

Somewhatoppose: 765

Stronglyoppose: 876

Questionthree:

Howmuch should the town spend in addition to non-property tax funds on therevitalization effort?

$4.5million: 746

$3.5million: 910

$2.5million: 1,358

$1.5million: 1,731

Thetown should spend nothing: 1,795

Questionfour:

Veryimportant: 3,458

Somewhatimportant: 1,936

Somewhatunimportant: 701

Veryunimportant: 528

Questionfive:

Stronglysupport: 2,297

Somewhatsupport: 2,664

Somewhatoppose: 798

Stronglyoppose: 808

Questionsix:

Howmuch should the town spend each year on purchasing parks, recreation orconservation land?

$200,000per year: 1,057

$150,000per year: 912

$100,000per year: 1,301

$50,000per year: 1,333

Thetown should spend nothing: 1,695

Questionseven:

Stronglysupport: 1,641

Somewhatsupport: 2,522

Somewhatoppose: 954

Stronglyoppose: 1,344

Arundel

President

John McCain (Republican): 873

Barack Obama (Democrat): 1,316

Ralph Nader (Independent): 35

Cynthia McKinney (G.I.): 9

United States Senator:

Susan Collins (Republican): 1,367

Tom Allen (Democrat): 845

United States Congress

Chellie Pingree (Democrat): 1,135

Charlie Summers (Republican): 1,052

Maine Question 1: Do you want to reject the parts of a new law ... charging health insurance companies a fixed fee on paid claims and adding taxes to malt liquor, wine and soft drinks?

Yes: 1512

No: 687

Maine Question 2: Do you want to allow a certain Maine company to have the only casino in Maine, to be located in Oxford County...?

Yes: 1189

No: 1017

Maine Question 3: Do you favor $3,400,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs, to support the construction of wastewater treatment facilities...?

Yes 927

No 1207

York County Register of Probate:

Carol Lovejoy (R-incumbent):  1247

Bobby Mills (D): 837

York County Judge of Probate:

Donna Bailey (uncontested): 1765

York County Treasurer:

Alan Brown (G.I.) 896

Frank Wood (D) 1025

State Senate District 4:

Kennebunkport, Kennebunk and Arundel

Nancy Sullivan (D-incumbent): 1269

Kristi Bryant (R) 843

State Representative District 140:

Kennebunk and Arundel

Gary Connor (D-incumbent): 939

Wayne Parry (R): 1216

School Consolidation – RSU 57:

Yes: 1456

No: 747

Kennebunkport

Number of voters: 2,851

Percentage of registered voters: 90%

President

John McCain (Republican): 1,024

Barack Obama (Democrat): 1,479

Ralph Nader (Independent): 23

Cynthia McKinney (G.I.): 5

United States Senator:

Susan Collins (Republican): 1,548

Tom Allen (Democrat): 917

United States Congress

Chellie Pingree (Democrat): 1,257

Charlie Summers (Republican): 1,220

Maine Question 1: Do you want to reject the parts of a new law...charging health insurance companies a fixed fee on paid claims and adding taxes to malt liquor, wine and soft drinks?

Yes: 1,425

No: 986

Maine Question 2: Do you want to allow a certain Maine company to have the only casino in Maine, to be located in Oxford County, if part of the revenue is used to fund specific state programs?

Yes: 836

No: 1,621

Maine Question 3: Do you favor $3,400,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs, to support the construction of wastewater treatment facilities...?

Yes: 1,395

No: 974

York County Register of Probate:

Carol Lovejoy (R-incumbent): 1,550

Bobby Mills (D): 771

York County Judge of Probate:

Bailey (uncontested): 1,823

York County Treasurer:

Alan Brown (G.I.): 1,001

Frank Wood (D): 1,029

State Senate District 4:

Kennebunkport, Kennebunk and Arundel

Nancy Sullivan (D-incumbent): 1,480

Kristi Bryant (R): 956

State Representative District 137:

Biddeford and Kennebunkport

Alan Casavant (D-unopposed): 1,836

School Consolidation – RSU 57:

Yes: 1,714

No: 733

Question one: amendment to the land use ordinance concerning shoreland zoning

Yes: 1,831

No: 567

Question two: amendment to the land use ordinance concerning contract zoning

Yes: 2,013

No: 338

Question three: amendment to the comprehensive plan

Yes: 1,744

No: 573

Question four: amendment to the administrative code concerning the increasing number of members to the lighting committee and the conservation commission

Yes: 1,643

No: 723

Question five: property tax assistance ordinance

Yes: 1,960

No: 468