From left: Shawn Goodwin, Pete Tranchemontagne and Meagan Crawford are Sanford’s newest elected officials.
Tranchemontagne, Crawford, Goodwin Win Council Seats
Henkelman, Hanselmann, Boisse to Join Harrington in Augusta
By Zendelle Bouchard
Pete Tranchemontagne will become Sanford’s next mayor following a decisive victory in Tuesday’s election over Maura Herlihy, Matthew Dupuis and Dan White. Tranchemontagne garnered 48% of the vote with 33% for Herlihy, 10% for Dupuis and 9% for White. Mayor Becky Brink opted not to run for another term.
Voters also chose Meagan Crawford and Shawn Goodwin to join the City Council in January. Crawford led the crowded field of seven candidates vying for the two seats currently occupied by Herlihy and Jonathan Martell.
Since no one can serve as mayor and city councilor simultaneously, Tranchemontagne will resign his council seat once he is sworn in as mayor. The council has the option of appointing someone to fill the seat for the remainder of the calendar year, holding a special election, or leaving the seat vacant until the next election.
Ayn Hanselmann is also likely to resign her seat on the City Council, following her election to the Maine House District 142 seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio. Hanselmann bested challenger Domingo Torres by a margin of 62% to 38%.
In District 143, John Henkelman won the race to represent South Sanford with 55% of the vote over Melissa Simpson’s 45%. Ann Fredericks chose not to run for reelection in that district.
In the three-way race for District 141, which includes Shapleigh and Newfield as well as most of Springvale and part of Sanford, Shapleigh resident Marc Boisse was the people’s choice with nearly 53% of the votes cast. Rebecca Flood Andrews received 41.5%, with David Mongeau getting almost 6%. While Andrews was the first choice of Sanford/Springvale voters, Boisse dominated in both Shapleigh and Newfield to earn the win. Lucas Lanigan did not seek reelection.
Left to right: Marc Boisse, Ayn Hanselmann and John Henkelman will represent Sanford in the State House.
Matt Harrington will retain his District 33 State Senate seat with a margin of 53% to 47% for Mark Vigliotta. The district includes Lebanon, Alfred and Waterboro in addition to Sanford/Springvale.
On the Sanford School Committee, incumbent Paula Cote will serve another term and will be joined by Lisa Pritchett. Amy Sevigny chose not to run for reelection.
Brian Samia will keep his seat on the Sanford Water District Board of Trustees. For the Sewer District Board, incumbent Kevin Eaton was reelected and will be joined by declared write-in candidate Richard Southwick.
In county-wide races, Bill King will keep his badge as York County sheriff with a win over David Corbett. The other races were unopposed: Kathryn Slattery will continue as district attorney, Bobby Mills will return to the treasurer’s office, and Wendy Caiazzo will become the new register of deeds. In our only ballot question of the night, voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to have the county treasurer be appointed by the York County Commissioners. It will remain an elected office.
Voters in Sanford came out in huge numbers for a non-presidential election, with approximately 60% of registered voters casting a ballot. Turnout was steady all day at Sanford High School, where City Clerk Sue Cote and her team kept things running smoothly.
Full election results, including breakdown between early/absentee and election day votes, is on the city’s website. Election Results.
Voting was brisk at the Sanford High School gym on Tuesday. Photo: Gail Burnett
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