CAPE ELIZABETH — In a five-way race for three town council seats, James Walsh, incumbent Sara Lennon and Jessica Sullivan were elected Tuesday. Frank Governali won a one-year term for an at-large council seat.
In the race for three school board seats, voters chose Mary Williams-Hewitt, David Hillman and John Christie.
Walsh, 60, is a Realtor who said he would work to ensure excellence and accountability in municipal and school governance. He received 2,857 votes.
Lennon, 50, a graphic designer, was the lone council incumbent seeking re-election. Lennon said she would focus on making the town center safer for pedestrians and more economically vibrant. She received 2,790 votes.
Sullivan, 55, is a homemaker, a consultant and a physical therapist. She is a fifth-generation resident and said she would strongly oppose raising property taxes. She received 2,463 votes.
Kimberly Monaghan-Derrig, 50, a ballet instructor, a graduate student and a former director of conventions and events promoting the state, received 2,408 votes.
Christopher Straw, 33, an attorney and former software engineer, received 1,480 votes.
The one-year term was open because of the departure of Councilor Paul McKenney.
The candidates for that seat were Governali, 54, a retired partner-managing director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Michael S. Jordan, 54, who owns Jordan's Lawn and Garden Center. Governali received 2,460 votes, and Jordan got 2,026.
In the School Board race, there were six candidates running for three open seats, all for three-year terms. Williams-Hewitt, 45, a teacher who has four children in Cape Elizabeth schools, received 2,659 votes.
Hillman, 57, who worked for three decades as a bankruptcy lawyer, received 2,535 votes.
Christie, 43, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for an information technology firm, received 2,086 votes.
Incumbent Peter H. Cotter, 60, retired from Two Lights Painting and a former town manager of Boothbay Harbor, received 1,646 votes.
Richard Dunham, 47, received 1,513 votes.
Frederic K. Sturtevant, 44, a developer adviser for Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield, received 925 votes.
Staff Writer David Hench can be contacted at 791-6327 or at: dhench@pressherald.com
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