Camden voters favor Vicki Doudera, Janet Mills, Ann Beebe-Center, as steady stream of voters cast ballots
CAMDEN — By 4 p.m., Nov. 8, approximately 1,300 registered voters had already passed through Camden Fire Station door to cast their ballots. With four hours remaining, and the after-work crowd rolling in, it had been, according to Camden Town Clerk Katrina Oakes and Election Warden Peter Gross, an extremely busy election.
By the time polls closed, 3,308 voters had either visited the polls in person, or filled out absentee ballots.
On Saturday, Nov. 6, approximately 1,300 absentee ballots had been processed by town staff, in advance of the Nov. 8 elections.
Camden’s ballots were, for change, fairly simple, with a state ballot presenting a variety of candidates, and a School Administrative District 28 warrant item.
The latter was to correct a typographical error contained on the June 2022 school budget ballot, that by law, required voters to weigh in again on the budget to correct the error.
On the state ballot before Camden voters, there were three uncontested races: Judge of Probate with Judith Emery as the sole candidate; Knox County Sheriff, with sole candidate Patrick Polky; and District 6 District Attorney, with Natasha Irving the only candidate.
What was drawing voters to the polls were:
Governor’s race between Independent Sam Hunkler, Republican Paul LePage and Democrat Janet Mills.
Results are:
Hunkler: 50
LePage: 631
Mills: 2,601
State Senate District 12 between Democrat Ann Beebe-Center and Republican Scott Rocknak.
Results are:
Beebe-Center: 2,441
Rocknak: 821
State Representative District 41 between Republican Susan Butterworth and Democrat Vicki Doudera
Results are:
Butterworth: 676
Doudera: 2,573
U.S. Congress race between Democrat Chellie Pingree and Republican Edwin Thelander.
Results are:
Pingree: 2,567
Thelander: 676