Races for three important Cumberland County positions unopposed

By Ed Pierce

When voters in Windham and Raymond complete their ballots on Election Day, along with the slate of local candidates they will find three races for important Cumberland County positions are unopposed this year.

For sheriff, incumbent Kevin Joyce of Standish is unopposed. Joyce, a Democrat, joined the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department in 1986 as a deputy and has served as county sheriff since first being elected to the position in 2010.

Jackie Sartoris, a Democrat from Brunswick, is unopposed in seeking the Cumberland County District Attorney position. Sartoris is currently an assistant district attorney in Kennebec County and formerly served as a town councilor in Brunswick.

In the Cumberland County Judge of Probate race, Paul Aranson, a Democrat from Scarborough, is unopposed. Aranson is an attorney who served as the District Attorney of Cumberland County from 1982 to 1990.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8 with polls open in Windham at Windham High School and in Raymond at Jordan-Small Middle School. <