Town clerks throughout the area hope voter turnout will be strong despite few contests on June 12.

Voters in Harrison, Bridgton and Bethel face a single contest for Board of Selectmen.

In Casco, there are no contests.

“We usually have about 1,500 to 2,000 (voters cast ballots.) It’s hard to say, but hopefully,” said Bridgton Town Clerk Laurie Chadbourne when asked if she expects a large turnout from the 3,830 registered voters.

The May 22 school budget referendum drew 211 voters.

On June 12, Bridgton voters will vote for a selectman on the five-member board. Chadbourne said candidates are Earl Cash Sr., William L. Dyer, Sr., Brian K. Spear and incumbent Robert F. Woodward. Voters also are being asked to vote on 12 local referendum questions.

Approximately 1,835 Harrison voters could go to the polls on June 12 to vote for one of three candidates running for selectman. The candidates are Daniel A. Schorr, Keith O. Smith, and Heather L. Rizzo. Incumbent Susan Sayles is not seeking re-election.

In Bethel, about 1,800 voters could cast ballots on June 12 in a race for the school board. Candidates are Lynn Arizzi, Elaine Cross and Carol Everett.

Town Clerk Cristen Mason said Arizzi and Everett were both appointed as a result of a resignation in the past three years in the six-member board.

In Casco, some 3,500 registered voters could vote on June 12, but there are no contested races.

Some towns also have referendum questions on their ballots besides the two state referendum questions.

In Bridgton voters will be asked to approve 12 local questions, including one to enact an ordinance to establish uniform Board of Appeals procedures to control disorderly houses, and regulate the establishment and enforcement of safe zone areas. The town is also asking permission to establish a tax increment financing district that includes portions of both the downtown and Portland Road as well as a program to be funded by the TIF as part of the town’s economic and community development program.

Election results are expected to come in slower than usual this year because the two state ballot questions must be hand-counted, according to town clerks.