Politics

There are 2 seats on the Ellsworth City Council ,School Board and Library Trustees up for grabs in the November 7th election. Nomination papers need to be returned no later than Friday September 22nd at 5 p.m.

420 Ellsworth citizens cast their ballots in the Municipal Election held on Thursday, June 29th. Here are the unofficial results

The process continues to move along and goes to a work session today.

Learn more about the Town Council Candidates in forums Monday and Tuesday, May 8th and 9th. To say that the Bar Harbor Town Council elections in June this year are one of the most important in recent history isn't an understatement. The new Council will have to find a new Town Manager, fund a new school or major repair at Conners-Emerson, deal with the cruise ships and passenger limits and the outcome of the suit, as well as continue to deal with the lack of affordable housing, vacation rentals and anything else that might pop up! It's a plateful and a half!

Bar Harbor voters will have plenty of names to choose from when they head to the polls on Tuesday June 13th. Voters will elect 3 councilors for 3-year terms and then fill the 2-year term of Jeff Dobbs who resigned because of health issues.

Governor Mills gave her State of the Budget address this week, stating that Maine is on solid fiscal footing, but still has challenges.

The Ellsworth City Council met on Thursday night, November 10th to accept the Municipal Election results, after the recount this morning. Here are the final results

Unofficially trailing John Stein by 56 votes, for the final spot on the Ellsworth City Council, John Linnehan has requested a recount, which will take place on Thursday, November 10th at 10 a.m.

Luke Damon won the vacant seat that expires in June of 2024

Here are the unofficial Ellsworth Municipal election results for the November 8th election.