SCARBOROUGH — Incumbent Carol Rancourt and political newcomer Jessica Holbrook won seats on the Town Council Tuesday night.
Rancourt got 4,627 votes and Holbrook got 3,770, in results released by the town Tuesday night. Incumbent Richard Sullivan Jr. got 3,354 votes and Michael Hoglund Jr. got 2,433.
In the Board of Education race, the winners were incumbent Jacquelyn A. Perry, with 4,385 votes, incumbent Jane M. Wiseman with 4,080 votes, and Robert C. Mitchell with 4,211.
Incumbent Annalee Z. Rosenblatt had 4,035 votes and James P. Shields had 3,203 votes.
Also approved Tuesday was a $1 million bond for conserving open space, bringing the total available for land conservation to about $3.4 million. The vote was 5,844 in favor and 2,800 opposed.
Rancourt, a social worker, said her priorities included making sure the town remains a walkable, connected community with a new plan for bike paths and sidewalks. Sullivan, a Portland firefighter for 23 years, said he would work to keep taxes at a minimum.
Holbrook, 28, has no political experience but is a fifth-generation resident who lives on a small farm. Hoglund is owner of Countryside Butchers.
In the Board of Education race, Perry, 72, and a former physical education teacher, said she wanted to remain involved in education. Rosenblatt, seeking her second term, said she was focused on finding a way to preserve Wentworth Intermediate School. Information about Wiseman was not available.
Challenger Shields said he was running to get more involved with the schools because he has two children.
Mitchell served on the board for six years before a three-year hiatus in 2006.
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