Ballot counting begins as Portland sets out to elect new mayor in 5-way race
As of 9:40 p.m., Dion was leading with about 36% of the vote, far bellow the 50% mark needed to avoid a ranked choice runoff.
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As of 9:40 p.m., Dion was leading with about 36% of the vote, far bellow the 50% mark needed to avoid a ranked choice runoff.
Mark Dion ended the night with more than 38% of the vote, followed by Andrew Zarro, Pious Ali, Justin Costa, and Dylan Pugh.
Election officials gathered at City Hall on Wednesday morning to calculate the results of the ranked-choice ballots after none of the 5 candidates received more than 50% of the vote.
Dion captured a majority of votes after ranked-choice votes were allocated
Mayoral election alongside state referendum bringing out voters in Waterville In addition to the slate of eight state referendum questions, Waterville voters on Tuesday will elect a new mayor, as well as several city councilors. With both the municipal and state ballots drawing interest, City Clerk Patti Dubois expects about 2,000 of the city’s nearly […]