HAMPDEN – Residents will see no change to the composition of their Town Council after municipal elections were held Tuesday, though motorists soon will notice a change to the town’s roads.

In the one contested district council race, incumbent Thomas Brann collected 285 votes to beat out Andre Cushing III, who received 242 votes. In the uncontested council races, Mayor Rick Briggs received 507 votes, Edward Murphy received 422 votes and Andrew Colford received 507 votes. All are for three-year terms.

Kenneth Libbey Jr. ran uncontested for a seat on the water district board of trustees, collecting 2,004 votes. His term is for five years.

Residents also passed a road work referendum by a vote of 1,266 to 931, giving the town the go-ahead to pave 11 gravel roads at a cost of $750,000.

The project includes Sawyer Road, Swan Avenue, Kincaid Road, Fowler Road, Manning Mill Road, Short Wharf Road, Baker Road, Miller Road, Laskey Lane, Old Emerson Mill Road and Libby Lane.

Town officials plan to pave all of the roads in 2006.

Overall, turnout in Hampden was estimated Tuesday at 44 percent.