Final election results from Nov. 8 election

By Ed Pierce 

Final election results from the Nov. 8 election in Windham and Raymond revealed some close races with some newcomers winning and some incumbents falling.

Two three-year positions on the RSU 14 Board of Directors representing Windham will be filled by former board member Christina Small, and newcomer Caitlynn Downs. Small had 4,301 votes, while Downs had 3,245 votes. Incumbent Marge Govoni finished third in the race with 3,055 votes. 

Louise Douglas of Windham was re-elected to a five-year term as a Portland Water District Trustee representing Windham and Raymond. She has been Portland Water District Trustees chair since 2020.

For the State Senate District 26 seat representing Windham, Raymond, Casco, Frye Island and part of Westbrook, former Windham Town Councilor Tim Nangle, a Democrat, defeated former State Senator and State Representative Gary Plummer, a Republican. Nangle tallied 9,695 votes to Plummer's 9,358 votes.

In the newly renamed Maine House District 106, Barbara Bagshaw, a Republican, edged newcomer Dana Reed, a Democrat, for the seat by only 26 votes. Bagshaw had 2,372 votes to Reed's 2,346 votes. 

In the newly renamed Maine House District 107, former State Representative Jane Pringle will be returning to Augusta as she defeated newcomer Michael Hall, a Republican. Pringle had 2,343 votes to Hall's 2,209 votes. Pringle formerly represented Windham’s District 111 as state representative from 2012 to 2014. 

Incumbent Jessica Fay, a Democrat, won re-election in a newly redrawn and renumbered House District 86 representing Raymond, Casco, and Poland. Fay has 2,397 votes to Republican Greg Foster's 2,313 votes. 

In Windham, three candidates for the Windham Town Council were unopposed. Town Council Chair Jarrod Maxfield was re-elected to represent the town’s North District for a three-year term, while South District incumbent Nicholas Kalogerakis was re-elected to a three-year term. Maxfield has represented the North District of Windham since 2016. Kalogerakis was elected to represent the South District on the council in 2019.

Newcomer John Henry won an At-Large position on Windham's Town Council for a three-year term. 

Incumbent Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce, a Democrat, was unopposed for re-election. Newcomer Jackie Sartoris, a Democrat from Brunswick, was unopposed for the Cumberland County District Attorney position. Paul Aranson, a Democrat, was unopposed for Cumberland County Judge of Probate position. <