Published on November 08, 2016
Cape Elizabeth voters favored Hillary Clinton, re-elected Kim Monaghan to the State House from District 30 and elected Caitlin Jordan and Penny Jordan to the Town Council in the Nov. 8, 2016 state, referendum and municipal election.
Cape voters also slightly favored a referendum to legalize adult use of marijuna in Maine, 3,327 votes in Cape Elizabeth to 3,166. They emphatically favored a referendum to require background checks for firearm sales, 5,105 votes in Cape Elizabeth to 1,424.
There were 6,598 state ballots cast, for an estimated turnout of 80 percent. More than 3,800 were absentee.
In local elections, State House District 30 Rep. Kim Monaghan defeated challenger George Van Syckel 4,096 votes to 1,955; and Cape Elizabeth voters favored incumbent Rebecca Millett over challenger Martha MacAuslan, also of Cape Elizabeth, in the race for state senator for District 29.
In the municipal election, Caitlin Jordan and Penelope Jordan were elected to the Town Council, and Kimberly Carr and Susana Measelle-Hubbs were elected to uncontested seats on the School Board.
Here are unofficial election results as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8:
United States President/Vice President
Vote for ONE (1)
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Kaine, Timothy Michael
Democratic .................................. 4480Johnson, Gary
Weld, Bill
Libertarian .................................... 229Stein, Jill
Baraka, Ajamu
Green Independent ....................... 70Trump, Donald J.
Pence, Michael R.
Republican .................................... 1593Write-in
David Evan McMullin .................. 7
Representative to Congress
District 1
Vote for ONE (1)
Holbrook, Mark I.
Brunswick
Republican .................................... 2084Pingree, Chellie
North Haven
Democratic .................................. 4372Write-in
James Bouchard ........................ 1
State Senator
District 29
Vote for ONE (1)
MacAuslan, Martha
Cape Elizabeth
Independent ................................ 2456Millett, Rebecca
Cape Elizabeth ............................ 3836
DemocraticWrite-in
Representative to the Legislature
District 30
Vote for ONE (1)
Monaghan, Kimberly J.
Cape Elizabeth
Democratic ................................. 4096Van Syckel, George W.
Cape Elizabeth
Republican .................................. 1955Write-in
Representative to the Legislature
District 32 voters (Cape Elizabeth only)
Vote for ONE (1)
Hamann, Scott
South Portland
Democratic ................................. 260Write-in
Register of Probate
Daniels, Nadeen M.
Portland
Democratic ................................ 3982Hughes, James
Freeport
Republican ................................. 2132
Questions that will appear on the November 8, 2016 referendum ballot: (in the order they will appear on the ballot):
Question 1: Citizen Initiative
Legislation
Do you want to allow the possession and use of marijuana under state law by persons who are at least 21 years of age, and allow the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance?
Yes .................................................... 3327
No ..................................................... 3166
Question 2: Citizen Initiative
Legislation
Do you want to add a 3% tax on individual Maine taxable income above $200,000 to create a state fund that would provide direct support for student learning in kindergarten through 12th grade public education?
Yes .................................................... 2931
No ..................................................... 3558
Question 3: Citizen Initiative
Legislation
Do you want to require background checks prior to the sale or transfer of firearms between individuals not licensed as firearms dealers, with failure to do so punishable by law, and with some exceptions for family members, hunting, self-defense, lawful competitions, and shooting range activity?
Yes .................................................... 5105
No ..................................................... 1424
Question 4: Citizen Initiative
Legislation
Do you want to raise the minimum hourly wage of $7.50 to $9 in 2017, with annual $1 increases up to $12 in 2020, and annual cost-of-living increases thereafter; and do you want to raise the direct wage for service workers who receive tips from half the minimum wage to $5 in 2017, with annual $1 increases until it reaches the adjusted minimum wage?
Yes .................................................... 4257
No ..................................................... 2247
Question 5: Citizen Initiative
Legislation
Do you want to allow voters to rank their choices of candidates in elections for U.S. Senate, Congress, Governor, State Senate, and State Representative, and to have ballots counted at the state level in multiple rounds in which last-place candidates are eliminated until a candidate wins by majority?
Yes .................................................... 4072
No ..................................................... 2342
Question 6: Bond Issue
Legislation
Do you favor a $100,000,000 bond issue for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities, equipment and property acquisition related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds?
Yes .................................................... 4942
No ..................................................... 1478
Municipal Ballot Results
TOWN COUNCIL
For three year term until December 9, 2019
Vote for up to TWO(2)
AURITT, SHANNON K. ....................... 1817
JORDAN, CAITLIN R. ........................ 4142
JORDAN, PENELOPE A. ..................... 3940
............. Write-in
............. Write-in
SCHOOL BOARD
For three year term until December 9, 2019
Vote for up to TWO (2)
CARR, KIMBERLY L. ............................ 4723
MEASELLE HUBBS, SUSANA ............... 3967
............. Write-in
............. Write-in