Freeporters weighed 13 different candidates vying for seven openings on the municipal ballot this year.
While three won uncontested reelection campaigns, the remaining competitors faced tough races for positions on Town Council and the Sewer District.
Below are the winners of this election season based on unofficial results.
Projected Municipal election results
Town Council
William “Steve” Stephen Brown beat Jacqueline A. Soley for the Councilor At-Large position in a 2904-2026 vote.
“I’m gratified,” Brown said of the win. “I just had a lot of support.”
Brown said that he swears into the position on Nov. 20, and has been laying the groundwork to hit the ground running. He said he has been meeting with town department heads for the past month.
As an at-large representative, Brown said that he is prepared to set aside personal opinions to ensure everyone is represented. His highest priority when he takes the seat, he said, is to serve and learn at the beginning.
Brown has previously said that the most pressing issues facing the town are housing — especially for young people — taxes, workforce shortages and the unpredictability of climate change, which he said demand new levels of resilience. He said he plans to address these challenges through listening, collaborating and innovating.
For District 4, Councilor Henry L. Lawrence III is expected to win his uncontested reelection campaign.
RSU Board of Directors
Two seats were available in the RSU 5 Board of Directors. Incumbents Colin W. Cheney and Kara L. Kaikini will return to their current seats on the Board. Their races were uncontested.
Freeport, Pownal and Durham residents can also expect a new member to join the Board soon as Carolyn Jensen steps down. The Town of Freeport said that Jensen resigned on Nov. 1 and that it is looking for Freeport residents to run for the seat. The term for the vacancy will last until November 2025.
Residents interested in running can fill out an application at with the town at FreeportMaine.com.
Sewer District
Marissa Elliott, Mike Ashby and Molly Lincoln will fill the three highly coveted Sewer District seats this year. These candidates have so far earned 2,265, 2,244 and 2,073 votes respectively, beating out five other residents vying for a seat.
Lincoln had run with two other candidates as a slate – Garth Adams and Thomas Wright – who did not earn seats.
Water District
No candidate formally stepped up to the plate to take an eighth opening in the town — a seat on the Water District board. However, a resident named Randall Nichols won the seat with 15 write-ins. Over 300 write-ins were submitted for this seat.