By Renee Worthing
Staff Writer
Sanford native Adam Cote won an overwhelming number of votes during the June 10 primary in Sanford, but 1,217 votes were not enough to  make him the Democratic Party’s candidate in the race for Maine’s District 1 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
As of June 11, according to the Bangor Daily News, with 594 of 615 First  District precincts reporting, North Haven resident Chellie Pingree won 44 percent of votes (23,450) cast in the June 10 primary. Cote received 28 percent of votes (15,033) overall and received 241 votes from Sanford citizens. In Acton, Cote received 93 votes, while Chellie Pingree earned 47 votes.
Democratic candidates Mark Lawrence earned 77 votes in Sanford and 31 in Acton, Ethan Strimling earned 46 votes in Sanford and six votes in Acton, Michael Brennan received 35 votes in Sanford and 12 in Acton and Stephen Meister received five votes in Sanford and 10 votes in Acton.
Charlie Summers of Scarborough, who recently returned from Iraq, won the Republican primary for the First District seat with 59 percent of votes cast, while Peter Scontras of Eliot earned about 40 percent of the votes.
Of the 612 votes cast in Sanford in the Republican race, 328 Sanford votes were for Summers and 107 voters in Acton chose him, while Scontras earned 284 votes in Sanford and 90 votes in Acton.
Acton voters supported U.S Senate Democratic candidate Thomas Allen with 116 votes during the June 10 primary elections, while contender Thomas Ledue of Springvale earned 73 votes. Allen’s 922 votes in Sanford defeated Ledue’s 608 votes.
Allen won about 85 percent of the Democratic vote statewide, making him the Democratic Party’s contender in November for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Republican Susan Collins, who was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ledue earned about 14 percent of the votes statewide.
Acton voters supported Judge of Probate candidate Donna Bailey with 102 votes to incumbent Robert Nadeau’s 75 votes. Countywide, Bailey claimed 63 percent of votes while Nadeau earned 36 percent.
Fifty-two votes separated Nadeau and Bailey in Sanford’s tally.  Nadeau garnered 774 votes to Bailey’s 722, but countywide, Bailey claimed 63 percent of votes while Nadeau earned 36 percent.
Anthony Cogliandro, contender for the Acton Board of Selectmen received 333 votes, followed by Debra Rix’s 212 votes.
Acton voters supported Mary Stanton with 422 votes for a one-year term on the Acton School Committee.
Voters selected Judith Shain (326 votes) and Richard Michaud (277 votes) to fill two three-year terms on the Acton School Committee. Theodore Kryzak received 245 votes. 
Acton voters were faced with two referendum questions, both of which received voter approval.
Question 1 asked voters to approve an amendment to the Acton zoning ordinance and adopt a new zoning map. Voters approved Question 1 by a vote of 279 to 277.
Question 2 asked if a site plan review ordinance should be adopted. The question received 284 votes in support and 260 votes against.
By 26 votes, Acton voters opposed the statewide referendum for a $29,725,000 bond for natural resources agriculture and transportation infrastructure that will leverage $29,780,000 in other funds. The town tally indicated 293 opposed the referendum while 267 supported it.
Sanford voters approved the measure, with 1,293 votes in favor of the statewide bond referendum question and 1,101 opposed.
Statewide, voters approved the referendum by a vote of 58 percent to 41 percent.