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City elections in Augusta, Maine (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 5, 2024 |
| General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 3 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Augusta, Maine, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was September 5, 2024.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
At-large seat
General election
General election for Augusta City Council, At-large
Annalee Morris-Polley defeated Bobby-Jo Bechard and Joseph Wathen in the general election for Augusta City Council, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Annalee Morris-Polley (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 3,601 | |
 | Bobby-Jo Bechard (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 2,736 | |
| Joseph Wathen (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 2,149 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 15.8 | 1,592 | ||
| Total votes: 10,078 | |||
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District 2
General election
General election for Augusta City Council, Ward 2
Incumbent Kevin Judkins won election in the general election for Augusta City Council, Ward 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Judkins (Nonpartisan) | 73.9 | 1,806 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 26.1 | 637 | ||
| Total votes: 2,443 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Maine elections, 2024
June 11, 2024
- United States Senate election in Maine, 2024
- Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Maine State Senate elections, 2024
- Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Augusta, Maine, Question 1, School Budget Measure (June 2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Maine, 2024
- Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Maine State Senate elections, 2024
- Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Maine Question 1, Limit Contributions to Super PACs Initiative (2024)
- Maine Question 2, Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 3, Historic Community Buildings Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 4, Development and Maintenance of Trails Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 5, State Flag Referendum (2024)
- Mayoral election in Augusta, Maine (2024)
- Augusta, Maine, Question 1, Bond Issue for Replacement Cardiac Monitors, Fire Department Equipment, and City Improvements Measure (November 2024)
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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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