MANCHESTER, NH – The unofficial results of the Sept. 19, 2017 Primary are in and posted below.
In the mayoral race, Joyce Craig gathered the most votes, with 5,800 to Mayor Ted Gatsas’ 4,987, with Glenn RJ Ouellette getting 138 votes and Joshua D. Dailaire, with 71 votes.
Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley celebrated Craig’s success via his Facebook page, as a new Manchester “first.”
“Tonight, Joyce Craig won the non-partisan Manchester mayoral primary, becoming the first woman to do so in the history of the city, which was founded in 1751. Craig won by a margin of 5,800-4,987 (53 percent -46 percent), besting the incumbent Republican Mayor Ted Gatsas. In Manchester’s primary format, the top two primary vote-getters regardless of party advance to the general election. Since Manchester switched to non-partisan primaries in 1997, no incumbent mayor has ever finished in second place. Craig and Gatsas will face off in the general election on November 7th.”
According to City Clerk Matthew Normand, turnout was at just about 20 percent of the registered voters in this election – slightly behind 2015 turnout of 23 percent.
“I expected a similar result as 2015 but as we got closer to the election it seemed like interest was lagging a bit. I wasn’t getting as many calls for absentees or election questions in general during the waning days, like I normally would get, which probably explains why we didn’t reach the 2015 numbers,” Normand said, after tabulating the unofficial results Tuesday night.
He also pointed out that these results represent ballots and write-in votes only. Official municipal election results will be released on the city’s webpage by the close of business on September 20, 2017.
Of note: In Ward 6 the special election for Ward Alderman has placed Elizabeth Ann Moreau in the Aldermanic horseshoe – as top vote-getter, Moreau is automatically named Alderman and will be sworn in early next week, replacing Nick Pappas, who stepped down earlier this year after moving out of the ward and leaving the post vacant. Moreau will serve until the general election results are tallied in November.
The Top two vote-getters (in bold) in each race will face off on to the November ballot.
These results represent ballots and write-in votes. Official municipal election results will be released on the city’s webpage by the close of business on September 20, 2017.
Unofficial results of the Special State Primary in State Representative District 15/Ward 8:
Mayor:
Ted Gatsas: 4,987
Joyce Craig: 5,800
Glenn RJ Ouellette: 138
Joshua D. Dallaire: 71
Ward 1
Christopher Stewart: 575
Kevin J Cavanaugh: 1,014
Jeff Nyhan: 151
Ward 2
Robert Gerard O’Sullivan: 248
Ryan Richman: 182
Will Stewart: 591
Thomas Svoleantopoulos: 88
Paul R.R. Martineau: 165
Selectman
Adeel Tahir: 291
Dennis J. Walsh: 422
Elena Whitfield: 203
Jacqueline Chretien: 294
Corey Ann Doherty: 336
Catherine Koblinsky: 171
Kate Marquis: 257
Elizabeth Ropp: 254
Ward 4
Stephen N. Mathieu: 273
Christopher J. Herbert: 231
Jason Hodgdon: 107
Ward 6
*Special Election: Elizabeth Ann Moreau will be sworn in early next week to serve as Ward 6 Alderman until the results of the general election in November.
Alderman
Ryan Van Orden: 171
Peter Macone: 438
Elizabeth Ann Moreau: 529
School Board
Ernesto Pinder: 75
Daniel H. Bergeron: 565
Jon DiPietro: 461
Ward 7
William P. Shea: 402
Brian D. Cole: 85
Brenda Noiseux: 232
Ward 8
Edward Sapienza: 299
John Cataldo: 458
Betsi Devries: 505
Ward 9
Barbara Shaw: 377
James A Burkush: 384
Michael J. Ricker: 116
Ward 11
Armand D. Forest: 56
Normand Gamache: 162
Russ Ouellette: 195
Andrea Rosa: 148
Ward 12
Jonathan Barrett: 52
Joel Elber: 110
Hassan Essa: 289
Keith D. Hirschmann: 394
School Board
Connie Van Houten: 357
Carlos Gonzalez:150
Kelly Anne Thomas: 323
