MANCHESTER, NH – With all wards reporting, the city of Manchester has a new mayor in Joyce Craig — the city’s first woman to lead City Hall.
Mayor Ted Gatsas conceded the win before all votes had been counted by Tweeting his congratulations to “Mayor-Elect Joyce Craig.”
Based on the numbers below, we’ll likely see a number of recounts including Ward 3, where Tim Baines had a 6-vote victory over Pat Long. The deadline to receive applications for any recounts of votes cast related to the November 7, 2017 Municipal General Election is extended one business day to Monday, November 13th at 5 p.m. due to the observance of Veteran’s Day on November 10.
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City Clerk Matthew Normand notes that there was a 40 percent voter turnout this time around. The full unofficial results (see below) represent tabulated ballots only and do not include hand-count ballots and write-in votes.
Official municipal election results will be released on the city’s Election Results page by close of business Nov. 8, 2017.
- The traditional city flag won over the new designs by a landslide (see results in the charts below).
- Keno is coming to Manchester – Yes votes: 13,284; No votes: 8,304
- Erika Conners won in the District 18 Special Senate Election, 1,198 to 1,178 over Albert MacArthur.
- See all other ward elected offices in the charts below.
See the ward-by-ward results below. We’ll bring you more coverage here as the night goes on, so check back.
Unofficial final in Mayors race:
Mayor Gatsas: 10,554
Joyce Craig: 12,053*
Winning candidate in red. (i) signifies incumbent
Ward 1
ALDERMAN
(i) Kevin Cavanaugh – 1,809*
Chris Stewart – 1,328
BOSC
(i) Sarah Ambrogi – 1,782*
Joseph LaChance – 1,115
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 1,379
Joyce Craig – 1,971*
Ward 2
ALDERMAN
Will Stewart – 1,304*
Bob O’Sullivan- 938
BOSC
(i) Deb Langton- 1,047
David Scannell- 1,069*
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 1,047
Joyce Craig – 1,361*
Ward 3
ALDERMAN
(i) Pat Long – 523
Tim Baines – 529*
BOSC
(i) Mary Georges – 563*
Phillip Harris – 339
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 447
Joyce Craig – 700*
Ward 4
ALDERMAN
(i) Chris Herbert – 688*
Stephen Mathieu – 596
BOSC
(i) Leslie Want – 682*
Mark Flanders – 592
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 779*
Joyce Craig – 628
Ward 5
ALDERMAN
(i) Tony Sapienza – 594*
Cameron Barr – 231
BOSC
(i) Lisa Freeman – 454*
Kathy Staub – 393
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 549
Joyce Craig – 439
Ward 6
ALDERMAN
(i) Elizabeth Moreau – 1,153*
Peter Macone – 1,128
BOSC
(i) Dan Bergeron – 1,143*
Jon DiPetro – 1,093
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 1,274*
Joyce Craig – 1,194
Ward 7
ALDERMAN
(i) Bill Shea – 849*
Brenda Noiseux – 703
(i) Ross Terio – 889*
Ethan Moorhouse – 516
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 790
Joyce Craig – 849*
Ward 8
ALDERMAN
Betsi Devries – 1,097
John Cataldo – 1,274*
BOSC
(i) Erika Conners – 1,093
Jimmy Lehoux – 1,214*
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 1,264*
Joyce Craig – 1,192
Ward 9
ALDERMAN
(i) Barbara Shaw – 924*
Jim Burkush – 901
BOSC
Arthur Beaudry (uncontested)
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 942
Joyce Craig – 992*
Ward 10
ALDERMAN
(i) Bill Barry – 1,039*
Tammy Simmons – 714
BOSC
(i) John Avard – 918*
Tom McGee – 648
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 903
Joyce Craig – 968*
Ward 11
ALDERMAN
(i) Norm Gamache – 568*
Russ Ouellette – 528
BOSC
(i) Katie Desrochers – 743*
Alex Avery – 262
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 659*
Joyce Craig – 639
Ward 12
ALDERMAN
(i) Keith Hirschmann – 863*
Hassan Essa – 795
BOSC
(i) Connie Van Houten – 789
Kelly Thomas – 822*
MAYOR
Ted Gatsas – 872*
Joyce Craig – 858
Scroll through the first document for totals on Keno and the City Flag questions. Scroll through the second document for other ward office results.
