Staff Writer
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Caribou residents cast their votes as to who would fill the two available seats on the city council panel, as well as deciding on a number of state referendum questions.
Judy Corrow, city clerk, stated that the turn out of voters was very high, with 3,000 voters, including 700 absentee ballots, kept the lines going steady at the polls. “We had double lines out to the door from 4:30 to 7 p.m.,” said Corrow. It was also noted by poll volunteer, Shelley Corriveau, that voters started coming in quite early in the morning to complete their civic duty.
Election results for the Caribou City Council candidates were: Karla Bell, 1947, John Boone, 1289; James Cerrato, 986; David Genthner, 379; and Justin Pinette, 581.
Referendum question results were: Question 1: yes, 2076; no, 819; question 2: yes, 790; no, 2071; question 3: yes, 1,222; no, 1600; question 4: yes, 1074, no, 1,774; question 5: yes, 1,329, no, 981; question 6: yes, 1,841, no, 981; question 7: yes, 1,208; no, 1,584.
Caribou has 6,500 registered voters.
