05/07/02
Uncontested races, light turnout
hold no surprises in municipal election
The turnout was light as expected, but a patriotic group of Cape citizens
did come out to re-elect three candidates to their respective seats on the
Town Council and on the School Board.
Jack Roberts and Anne Swift-Kayatta, who is the current chairwoman, were
both re-elected to unconstested terms on the Town Council. George Entwistle,
current chairman of the School Board, was also re-elected; and newcomer Kathleen
Walsh was elected to a School Board seat being vacated by Jim Rowe.
None of the races were contested.
Turnout was 259, or 3.4 percent of voters registered in Cape Elizabeth. People
coming through the polls said they attributed the light turnout to the lack
of contested races, said Town Clerk Debra Lane, but those who did vote said
they did so because they felt it was their "patriotic duty," said Lane.
Here is the final talley:
| Town Council (vote for two) |
Votes |
Jack Roberts
|
232 |
Anne Swift-Kayatta
|
224 |
|
|
| School Board (vote for two) |
|
George Entwistle
|
221 |
Kathleen Walsh
|
234 |
|
|
| Turnout |
|
3.4 Percent
|
259 |
|