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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