Democrat Maea Brandt wins Burlington East District seat

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The results are in after Burlington held a special election to add a new city council member. Democrat Maea Brandt will now represent the Queen City’s East District which covers Wards 1 and 8.

She won 58% of the vote. Since Brandt cleared 50% the city didn’t need to use Ranked Choice Voting, but voters got to rank candidates just in case.

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