City elections in Augusta, Maine (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 15, 2022 (district attorney) & September 8, 2022 (city council) |
| Primary election: June 14, 2022 (district attorney) General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council and district attorney |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Augusta, Maine, held general elections for city council and Kennebec County District Attorney on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for city council offices was September 8, 2022. The primary for the district attorney race was June 14, 2022. The filing deadline for that race was March 15, 2022.
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Candidates and results
Kennebec County District Attorney
General election
General election for Kennebec County District Attorney
Incumbent Maeghan Maloney won election in the general election for Kennebec County District Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maeghan Maloney (D) | 100.0 | 60,680 |
| Total votes: 60,680 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kennebec County District Attorney
Incumbent Maeghan Maloney advanced from the Democratic primary for Kennebec County District Attorney on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maeghan Maloney | 100.0 | 6,149 |
| Total votes: 6,149 | |||
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City council
At large
General election
General election for Augusta City Council, At-large (2 seats)
Stephanie-Ann Sienkiewicz and William Savage won election in the general election for Augusta City Council, At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephanie-Ann Sienkiewicz (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 5,280 | |
| ✔ | William Savage (Nonpartisan) | 32.6 | 5,264 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 34.7 | 5,602 | ||
| Total votes: 16,146 | |||
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Ward 3
General election
General election for Augusta City Council, Ward 3
Incumbent Michael Michaud won election in the general election for Augusta City Council, Ward 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Michaud (Nonpartisan) | 82.8 | 1,554 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 17.2 | 323 | ||
| Total votes: 1,877 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Maine elections, 2022
March 22, 2022
June 14, 2022
- Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Maine gubernatorial election, 2022
- Maine State Senate elections, 2022
- Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Augusta, Maine, Question 1, School Budget Validation Measure (June 2022)
- Augusta, Maine, Question 2, Continue School Budget Referendum Measure (June 2022)
November 8, 2022
- Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Maine gubernatorial election, 2022
- Maine State Senate elections, 2022
- Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Maine Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative (2022)
- Augusta, Maine, Question 1, Bond Measure (November 2022)
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About the city
- See also: Augusta, Maine
Augusta is a city in Kennebec County, Maine. As of 2020, its population was 18,899.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government
The city of Augusta utilizes a council-manager system combined with a strong mayor. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The mayor, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and execute city policies.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Augusta, Maine | ||
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| Augusta | Maine | |
| Population | 18,899 | 1,362,359 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55 | 30,844 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 92.8% | 93.7% |
| Black/African American | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 0.4% |
| Multiple | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.8% | 93.2% |
| College graduation rate | 27.7% | 32.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $38,842 | $59,489 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.7% | 11.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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