Midterm election results: Kelly bests Marchand; Pappas, Edwards to face off in CD1

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Ross Terrio, keeping it positive as polls closed in Ward 4. Terrio, a Republican, is running for State Rep

MANCHESTER, NH – Polls have closed and the unofficial results from Manchester’s primary election are in. Please note that the results, assembled below by City Clerk Matthew Normand in document form, represent tabulated ballots only, and does not include hand count ballots and write-in votes.

See all citywide and ward-by-ward results embedded below.


Official Results

Beginning September 12, 2018, as the results from the primary are tallied the links below will take you to results for contests in each respective party on the NH Secretary of State website.

As of 8 a.m. the information is still being verified and tabulated. Check back for live links:

Republican Contests

Democratic Contests

Libertarian Contests

Complete Primary Results 

Recount Deadline: Friday September 14 at 5 p.m. Recount requests must be submitted in writing along with the required fee to the Secretary of State.


Primary Election Results

As of 12 a.m.

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Chris Pappas wins the Democratic nomination for CD1.

Chris Pappas won the New Hampshire First Congressional District Democratic primary in an 11-person contest. Pappas becomes the first openly LGBTQ+ nominee for a major office in New Hampshire history.

Pappas is the co-owner the Puritan Backroom, a 101-year old family restaurant business in Manchester that employees 230 employees. He is currently in his third term on the Executive Council, representing one fifth of the state including one-third of the First Congressional District. Pappas’ campaign has highlighted his work on the Executive Council to restore Planned Parenthood funding for 13,000 Granite Staters and expand Medicaid to 53,000 more. He has also made getting big money out of politics a key focus of his campaign, accepting no corporate PAC money and pushing for fundamental campaign finance reform.

Governor: With about 95 percent of precincts reporting, Molly Kelly has won the Democratic nomination for governor over opponent Steve Marchand, 66 percent to 34 percent, while Libertarian Jilletta Jarvis has regained a lead over opponent Aaron Day. With 76 percent of precincts reporting, Jarvis is ahead 53 to 46 percent.

Kelly released the following statement:

“The people of New Hampshire know that I will fight for them every single day because I understand their struggles. The overwhelming Democratic turnout sends a message to Chris Sununu that they want a governor who will put the people first, not corporate special interests. When I’m Governor, we will take care of our children and families instead of wealthy corporations. That’s the only way we’re going to create opportunities and build a New Hampshire that works for everyone, not just a few.

“Chris Sununu should not underestimate me. I’ve been underestimated before. As a single mom raising three children, working my way through college to open doors of possibilities for myself and my children. As I ran against an incumbent Republican leader and won that State Senate seat. And now, as I run for governor. So don’t underestimate us — we’re going to show everyone what is possible this year.”

On the Republican side, Chris Sununu is unopposed going into the general election.


U.S. Congress CD1: Democrat Chris Pappas has been declared the unofficial winner (see above).

Republican Eddie Edwards has increased his lead over opponent Andy Sanborn, 48 percent of votes to 41 percent, with 93 percent of precincts reporting.


Executive Council District 4:  Democrat Gray Chynoweth has won the nomination over opponent Garth Corriveau by a margin of 11 points, with 96 percent of precincts reporting.

Chynoweth released the following statement at about 10:40 p.m.

“I am humbled and grateful for the support our campaign received and I want to thank everyone for their vote of confidence.
“From the beginning, I knew this would be a tough race I want to thank my friend Garth Corriveau for running a strong campaign about the issues that matter to all of us. Garth is a great public servant and a tough opponent. He has done much for the people of Manchester and I look forward to working with him in the years to come
“Tomorrow morning, I’ll be back to work because the stakes in this campaign could not be higher: from protecting Planned Parenthood and a woman’s right to control her own body to making our government more efficient and more effective, we face big challenges and we need an Executive Council that is focused on working together and delivering results.

On the Republican side, Ted Gatsas will be move forward to the general election with 66 percent of the vote over his opponent, Jane Cormier.

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Democrat Nicole Klein still looking fresh after a long day sign-hodling outside McDonough Elementary School in Ward 4. Photo/Carol Robidoux

We’ll bring you the complete results from Manchester as soon as they’re available, so check back often.

In the meantime, you can follow in real time the state-wide election results via NHPR here as they come in.






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Carol Robidoux

PublisherManchester Ink Link

Longtime NH journalist and publisher of ManchesterInkLink.com. Loves R&B, German beer, and the Queen City!