Kennebunk election results (Nov. 14, 2008)
Number of voters: 7,065 voted (9,766 registered). Turnout:: 72 percent
President of the United States
John McCain (Republican) 2,685
Barack Obama (Democrat) 4,237
Ralph Nader (Independent) 80
Cynthia McKinney (Green Independent) 17
United States Senator:
Susan Collins (Republican) 4,217
Tom Allen (Democrat) 2,659
United States Congress
Chellie Pingree (Democrat) 3,600
Charlie Summers (Republican) 3,257
Maine State Question 1: Do you want to reject the parts of a new law that change the method of Funding Maine’s Dirigo Health Program through charging health insurance companies a fixed fee on paid claims and adding taxes to malt liquor, wine and soft drinks?
Yes 3,918
No 2,663
Maine State 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 2,619
No 4,054
Maine State Question 3: Do you favor $3,400,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs, to support the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and to leverage $17,000,000 in other funds?
Yes 3,423
No 3,008
York County Register of Probate
Carol Lovejoy (R-incumbent) 4,307
Bobby Mills (D) 2,157
York County Judge of Probate:
Bailey (uncontested) 5,114
York County Treasurer
Alan Brown 2,557
Frank Wood 3,163
State Senate District 4
Kennebunkport, Kennebunk
and Arundel
Nancy Sullivan (D-incumbent) 3,540
Kristi Bryant (R) 3,101
State Legislature Representative District 140
Kennebunk and Arundel
Gary Connor (D-incumbent) 732
Wayne Parry (R) 360
State Representative District 141
Kennebunk
Ed Legg (D-unopposed) 4,391
School Consolidation – RSU 57:
Yes: 4,393
No: 2,293
Question one: Kennebunk Light and Power
Yes: 5,901
No: 862
Question two: $25,000 for heating fuel assistance program
Yes: 5,918
No: 793
Question three: annual budget by referendum vote
Yes: 4,924
No: 1,515
Question four: all votes to adopt or amend land use ordinance by referendum vote
Yes: 4,673
No: 1,721
Question five: shift all of the town’s legislative authority from town meeting to the selectmen
Yes: 3,021
No: 3,450
Question six: increase number of selectmen to seven
Yes:3,758
No: 2,613
Question seven: establish term limit for selectmen
Yes: 4,278
No: 2,073
Question eight: approve the remaining charger changes
Yes: 4,580
No: 1,4540
Kennebunk non-binding referendum questions:
Question one: Importance of preserving heakth and vitality of downtown
Very important: 3,808
Somewhat important: 2,096
Somewhat unimportant: 463
Very unimportant: 430
Question two: Support revitalization of Main Street
Strongly support: 2,641
Somewhat support: 2,525
Somewhat oppose: 765
Strongly oppose: 876
Question three: How much should the town spend in addition to non-property tax funds on the revitalization effort?
$4.5 million: 746
$3.5 million: 910
$2.5 million: 1,358
$1.5 million: 1,731
The town should spend nothing: 1,795
Question four: Importance of preserving additional park, recreation or conservation land
Very important: 3,458
Somewhat important: 1,936
Somewhat unimportant: 701
Very unimportant: 528
Question five: Using town funds to preserve land
Strongly support: 2,297
Somewhat support: 2,664
Somewhat oppose: 798
Strongly oppose: 808
Question six: How much should the town spend each year on purchasing parks, recreation or conservation land?
$200,000 per year: 1,057
$150,000 per year: 912
$100,000 per year: 1,301
$50,000 per year: 1,333
The town should spend nothing: 1,695
Question seven: Issuing bonds for purchase of park, recreation or conservation land.
Strongly support: 1,641
Somewhat support: 2,522
Somewhat oppose: 954
Strongly oppose: 1,344



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