Colleen Strickler won a three-year term on the New Gloucester Select Board, defeating incumbent Peter Bragdon by a margin of 351 to 293 in Tuesday’s municipal election. It was Strickler’s first run for the office.
Incumbent Gary Harriman, who ran unopposed, will return to the MSAD 15 School Board for another three-year term. Norm Chamberlain won a seat as Water District Trustee in the closest of votes. All six Water District vote-getters were write-ins; 11 votes were cast.
New Gloucester residents overwhelmingly approved the MSAD 15 budget, voting 451-204 in support. Gray voters rejected the budget 512 to 474, not a large enough margin to defeat it. District-wide, the tally was 925 to 716 for passage.
Results as reported by the New Gloucester Clerk’s Office:
Town of New Gloucester
Election Results
June 13, 2023
SELECT BOARD
293 Bragdon, Peter
351 Strickler, Colleen
1 Overvote
6 Undervote
7 Write-ins
658 Total Votes
SAD #15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
528 Harriman, Gary
91 Undervote
39 Write-ins
658 Total Votes
SAD #15 BUDGET REFERENDUM
451 Yes
204 No
3 Undervotes
658 Total Votes
WATER DISTRICT TRUSTEES
3 Chamberlain, Norman
2 Gilman, Adam
2 Crockett, Robert
2 Jordan, Dianna
1 Fitch, James
1 Hardesty, Vaughn
26 Blanks
37 Total Votes
