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General Election Information
The City of Waterville is divided into seven wards for municipal representation on the City Council. The mayor is elected to represent all wards for a three-year term.
If you are unsure of which ward you live in, use the Street List with Wards & Districts.
All Waterville voters vote at the Thomas College Field House, located at 180 W. River Rd.
Generally, the polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., but may open at 7 a.m. for Presidential elections.
Municipal Elections
Regular municipal elections are held on the same day as state elections - the first Tuesday, following the first Monday each November. Every year, certain seats on the City Council and Board of Education are up for election. Periodically, positions in the Kennebec Water District are also filled by election.
Waterville is one of a handful of municipalities in the State that nominates candidates for municipal office through a caucus system, whereby the local political parties organize and schedule a meeting and select individuals to run for certain vacant seats. Anyone nominated through a caucus must fortify these nominations with a petition signed by a certain minimum number of voters.
Anyone who is interested in running for local office, who is either not affiliated with a political party or was not successfully nominated for office, can submit a minimum number of petition signatures and be a candidate on the ballot. Petitions are generally available in early August.
For more information, contact the City Clerk at 207-680-4210.
State & Federal Elections
State elections are held on the first Tuesday, following the first Monday, each November and on the second Tuesday in June in even-numbered years for the Primary Election. Referenda and bond issues are sometimes sent to the voters in June or November. For information on state elections, visit the Secretary of State's Website.
2025 Campaign Finance Documents
Candidates for municipal office in towns and cities with a population of 15,000 or more must register and file campaign finance reports with their municipal clerk and are subject to the same restrictions and requirements, such as contribution limits and record-keeping requirements, as candidates for state office.
Municipal candidates can access the guidebook and reporting forms here:
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2024 Candidate Filing Schedule