June 10, 2008 Results Primary Races:
SB=South Berwick Results State=Overall Results

Updated 6/11/08. With Maine results, winners in contested races in red.

U.S. Senate

Democrats:
Tom Allen SB: 286 | State: 56,521 - 85 percent
Tom Ledue SB: 49 | State: 9,703 - 15 percent

Republicans:
Susan Collins SB: 287 | State:

1st District U.S. House of Representatives

Democrats:
Michael Brennan SB: 21 | State: 4,923 votes - 11 percent
Adam Cote SB: 77 | State: 12,674 - 29 percent
Mark Lawrence SB: 158 | State: 4,752 - 11 percent
Steve Meister SB: 1 | State: 455 - 1 percent
Chellie Pingree SB: 87 | State:  19,440 - 44 percent
Ethan Strimling SB: 6 | State: 4,752 - 11 percent

Republicans:
Dean Scontras SB: 217 | State: 10,940 - 40 percent
Charlie Summers SB: 96 | State: 16,162 - 60 percent

District 146 Maine House of Representatives

Democrats:
Mark Eves SB: 292 | State:

Republicans:
Bonnie S. Gould SB: 290 | State:

District 148 Maine House of Representatives

Democrats:
Roberta B. Beavers SB: 212 | State:

Republicans:
Sarah O. Lewin SB: 139 | State:

District 1 Maine Senate

Republicans:
Mary Black Andrews SB: 263 | State:

Democrats:
Peter Bowman SB: 300 | State:

Judge of Probate

Democrats:
Donna Bailey SB: 94 | State:
Robert Nadeau SB: 97 | State:

Register of Probate

Republicans:
Carol Lovejoy SB: 133 | State:

Democrats:
Bobby Mills SB: 167 | State:

County Commissioner

Republicans:
David Bowles SB: 134 |State:

State Referendum Ballot
Question 1: Bond Issue
Do you favor a $29,725,000 bond issue for natural resource, agricultural and transportation infrastructure that will leverage $29,780,000 in other funds?
SB: Yes 785 | No 538
State: Yes 82,377 - 58 percent  | No 58,983 - 42 percent

Here are the results of today’s votes

Registered Voters: 4764
Total ballots cast: 1335 28%

SAD 35 Budget Validation Referendum Passed
Shall MSAD35 accept the budget that was adopted at the Budget Meeting on June 5, 2008?
Yes 740 | No 581

South Berwick Charter Amendment Failed
Shall South Berwick amend its Charter to provide for the recall and removal from office of elected municipal officials?
Yes 498 | No 833

Maine state primary and referendum results to follow.

South Berwick GOP meeting May 28, 7:00pm at the Town Hall Council Chambers. All are welcome.

GOP Candidates’ Day
June 7, 9;00am at the Community Center
Come meet the GOP candidates for state government, including Representatives Bonnie Gould and Sally Lewin, State Senate candidate Mary Andrews, Congressional candidates Dean Scontras and Charlie Summers. All are welcome and questions to the candidates are encouraged.

For more information: SB GOP web site

South Berwick Democrats Candidates’ Night
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Great Works School, 49 Academy Street, South Berwick, Maine
Five of the six Maine’s First Congressional District Candidates will be visiting South Berwick on Wednesday May 28, 2008. Less than two weeks before the primary, Mike Brennan, Adam Cote, Mark Lawrence, Chellie Pingree, and Ethan Strimling, will be on hand to meet local Democrats and to answer questions one-on-one. State Senator Peter Bowman (District 1) and democratic candidates Bobbi Beavers and Mark Eves, running in House Districts 146 and 148 respectively, will also be present to answer questions.

For more information: SB Dems web site

• In South Berwick: Town Hall, check-in starts at 2:30, caucus begins at 3 pm.
• In Eliot: Eliot Elementary School, check-in starts at 1 pm, caucus begins at 2 pm
• Kittery: Traip Academy, check-in starts at 4:30 pm, caucus begins at 5 pm

Schedule of other towns’ caucuses

New voters and voters not registered in a political party may register as Democrats at the caucus.

Expectations are for a large turnout, so you may want to go at the start of the check-in time.

Want to know how the caucus works? The Maine Democratic Party web site has a Caucus Training Packet that describes the process completely. It is designed as a guide for the caucus conveners but provides great information about what will be happening.