Ward 7 School Committee election night results stand after recount
The razor-thin margin announced on election night was validated by Monday's recount.
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The razor-thin margin announced on election night was validated by Monday's recount.
There was just a seven-vote difference between incumbent Paul Beauparlant and challenger Donna Gallant, who unseated Beauparlant.
Newcomer upsets Ward 7 incumbent, winning by just a handful of votes.
A dramatic Nov. 7 election ended with no mayoral candidate winning 50% of the vote and three incumbents being ousted from City Council. On the state level, an initiative to democratize Maine’s power grid failed and voters passed the nation’s second right-to-repair law. Read the complete results here.
Gallant hopes to help the public access the School Committee better by moving meetings to a larger venue and allow people to call into meetings from home.