BUCKLAND — Tuesday’s election saw Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee incumbent Martha J. Thurber retain her seat over challenger John L. Finck, while Leah M. Phillips earned election over incumbent David Steven Parrella for a second School Committee seat.
The School Committee seats were on the only contested races. Thurber’s term is for two years, while Phillips will serve for three.
Polls were open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Town Hall, though early voting by mail was encouraged.
According to outgoing Town Clerk Janice Purington, 329 ballots were cast. As Buckland has 1,336 registered voters, the voter turnout was roughly 24.6 percent.
Purington is retiring after serving as town clerk for 30 years. Elizabeth A. Cerone, who has been assistant town clerk for nearly five years, was elected Tuesday in Purington’s place. Her term is for three years.
The other candidates who won election are:
■Moderator, one-year term — incumbent Phoebe Walker
■Selectboard, three-year term — incumbent Zachary J. Turner
■Board of Assessors, three-year term — incumbent Pamela M. Guyette
■Board of Health, three-year term — incumbent Terry A. Estes
■Library trustee, three-year term — incumbent Marjorie Jo MacLeod
■Finance Committee, two positions with three-year terms — incumbent George Lawrence Langford and Timothy R. Gaulin
