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Michael Termath: Candidate for City Council

The three candidates to fill the vacant seat on the City Council were asked to submit a statement of 500 words or less on what they think are the three greatest challenges facing Sanford and how they would address those challenges as a member of the City Council. They were asked to be as specific as possible. The biggest issue that prompted me to run for office is Economic Development in Sanford/Springvale. Sanford is regarded as being “The Heart of York County.”…

June 14 Election Info

On June 14, 2022, Sanford and Springvale voters will go to the polls for three separate elections: The School District Budget Validation ReferendumThe Democratic and Republic primaries for state and county officesThe Special Election to fill the vacant City Council seat You may call the City Clerk's Office at 324-9125 to request an absentee ballot for the election or request one online here. The Clerk's office is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for absentee voting requests and voter registration. There will be extended…

Vacancy on City Council to be Filled by Special Election

At its meeting on April 5, 2022, the City Council voted unanimously to hold a Special Municipal Election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Councilor John Tuttle. The Special Election will be held on June 14, at the same time as the School Budget Referendum and the Democratic and Republican primaries. Nomination papers for the Special Municipal Election are now available in the City Clerk’s Office. The term of office would begin June 15, 2022 and end…

Familiar Faces Running for New Districts in 2022 Primaries

March 15 was the deadline for candidates to file papers to appear on the June 14 Democratic and Republic primary ballots, and the local candidates are all familiar names who have been involved in the community in various ways. In State Senate District 33, former Sanford School Committee member Kendra Williams will be on the ballot for the Democrats, while Matthew Harrington, who currently serves as State Representative for District 19, will run unopposed on the Republican side. Among Sanford…

2021 Election Results (Official)

In the race for City Council, former School Committee and Budget Committee member Becky Brink was the largest vote getter with 2,271, and will be sworn in to the Council in January. Incumbent Ayn Hanselmann has been re-elected for a second term with 1,692 votes. Former Councilors Fred Smith (1,476 votes) and Victor DiGregorio (726 votes), and Michael Termath (1,097 votes) were also on the ballot. On the School Committee, Jennifer Davie narrowly defeated Tonya Pickering by a vote of…

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