In Hancock County, voters mirrored the rest of the state, with 12,059 in favor of banning the corridor to 7,657 opposed.
Graham had served on the Mount Desert School Committee for five and a half years and as chair for the past three years.
Voters passed all seven land use ordinance amendments at town meeting Tuesday, including new restrictions on vacation rentals.
By a count of 1682 yes to 400 no, voters passed the question on the preliminary phase of what is estimated to be a $40 million-plus project.
More than half of the town’s registered voters cast a ballot in the election, with 482 people voting for the moratorium and 215 voting against.
The council started looking for a replacement for Cornell Knight in August.
The legal question has been hovering over Bar Harbor since the Planning Board’s September tie vote on whether to recommend the amendments to the town’s land use ordinance.
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