At the Polls — Harrison election results
HARRISON — There will be a new look to the Harrison Select Board as Debora Kane captured the most votes (333) Tuesday to unseat incumbent Fred Ross (157).
Incumbent Phil Devlin received 236 votes to earn a second three-year term. Al Fitzmorris was third in the running with 189 votes.
Voters sent a clear message of their unhappiness with the SAD 17 budget, which included a separate $2 million warrant article for deferred maintenance projects, that at the moment remains somewhat unclear where those dollars will be spent, by rejecting the budget validation Question 1 by a 481-77 margin.
In other election voting:
• Stephen Bingham, who was unopposed, won a five-year term on the Appeals Board with 423 votes.
• Jennifer Vane (390 votes) and James Dayton (363) will each serve three-year terms on the Planning Board.
• Fred Ross was a write-in candidate for the SAD 17 School Board with 28 votes. Town officials will check with Ross to see if he will accept the nomination.
In political primary races:
• Congress District 1 Republican race, Ronald Russell 136 edged Andrew Piantidosi 108. On the Democrat side, incumbent Chellie Pingree garnered 187 votes.
• Register of Probate, Democratic candidate Susan Schwartz received 160 votes, and Republican candidate Jerry DeWitt had 234 votes. They will square off in November.
• State Representative District 83, Democratic candidate Carrye Castleman-Ross landed 169 votes while Republican candidate Marygrace Cimino had 243. They will square off in November.
• State Senate District 18, Democrat Linda Miller received 168 votes, while Republican incumbent Rick Bennett had 255 votes. They will square off in November.
• U.S. Senate, Democrat David Costello received 148 votes and Republican Demi Kouzounas received 233 votes. They will square off in November.