Next Tuesday’s election is officially non-partisan, but that has not stopped the Manchester Democratic Committee and Manchester Republican Committee from making endorsements in races across the city. Here’s a list of who they’ve endorsed in each race. For more information on the candidates, check out the Manchester Ink Link Voter Guide.
Mayor
- Democrats: Joyce Craig
- Republicans: Victoria Sullivan
Alderman At-Large
- Democrats: Dan O’Neil and June Trisciani
- Republicans: Joseph Kelly Levasseur
Board of School Committee At-Large
- Democrats: Jim O’Connell and Peter Argeropoulos
- Republicans: Will Infantine and Joseph Lachance
Alderman: Ward 1
- Democrats: Kevin Cavanaugh
- Republicans: Joseph Mattola
Board of School Committee: Ward 1
- Democrats: Julie Turner
- Republicans: None
Moderator: Ward 1
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Sharyn Kelley
Ward Clerk: Ward 1
- Democrats: Aaron Losier
- Republicans: None
Selectman: Ward 1
- Democrats: Jim Townsend and Paul Allard
- Republicans: Tracey Ecklund and Michael O. Goonan
Alderman: Ward 2
- Democrats: Will Stewart
- Republicans: Bobby O’Sullivan
Board of School Committee: Ward 2
- Democrats: Kathleen Kelley Arnold or Sean Parr
- Republicans: None
Moderator: Ward 2
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Nicholl Marshall
Ward Clerk: Ward 2
- Democrats: Ryan Richman
- Republicans: Adeel Tahir
Selectman: Ward 2
- Democrats: Ronald Rose, Junior Munzimi and Shannon Welsh
- Republicans: Tyler Chase and Elena Whitfield
Alderman: Ward 3
- Democrats: Pat Long
- Republicans: Gregory Krill
Board of School Committee: Ward 3
- Democrats: Karen Soule
- Republicans: Karen Lessard
Moderator: Ward 3
- Democrats: Shannon MacLeod
- Republicans: None
Ward Clerk: Ward 3
- Democrats: Karen Soule
- Republicans: None
Selectman: Ward 3
- Democrats: Michael Soule, Robert Dirusso, Donald Stokes
- Republicans: None
Alderman: Ward 4
- Democrats: Christine Fajardo
- Republicans: Jim Roy
Board of School Committee: Ward 4
- Democrats: Leslie Want
- Republicans: Mark Flanders
Moderator: Ward 4
- Democrats: Jason Termini
- Republicans: Stephen Mathieu
Ward Clerk: Ward 4
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Jean Mathieu
Selectman: Ward 4
- Democrats: Thierry Lakutu, Deirdre Conway, Marcella Termini
- Republicans: John McGrath, Joseph Wade, Craig Donais
Alderman: Ward 5
- Democrats: Tony Sapienza
- Republicans: Teresa Vigneault
Board of School Committee: Ward 5
- Democrats: Jeremy Dobson
- Republicans: None
Moderator: Ward 5
- Democrats: Jennifer Farmer
- Republicans: None
Ward Clerk: Ward 5
- Democrats: Patricia Dwyer
- Republicans: None
Selectman: Ward 5
- Democrats: Deidre Christiansen, Richard Komi
- Republicans: None
Alderman: Ward 6
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Sebastian “Seb” Sharonov or Daniel Wisniewski
Board of School Committee: Ward 6
- Democrats: Dan Bergeron (Write-in)
- Republicans: Ken Tassey Jr.
Moderator: Ward 6
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: None
Ward Clerk: Ward 6
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Nicole Cobb or Jon DiPietro
Selectman: Ward 6
- Democrats: Donald Provencher
- Republicans: None
Alderman: Ward 7
- Democrats: Mary Heath
- Republicans: Ross Terrio
Board of School Committee: Ward 7
- Democrats: Chris Potter
- Republicans: Brian Cole
Moderator: Ward 7
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: William Cote
Ward Clerk: Ward 7
- Democrats: Sharon Roy or Mike Reuschel
- Republicans: None
Selectman: Ward 7
- Democrats: Mary Freitas
- Republicans: Claire Roy
Alderman: Ward 8
- Democrats: Sean Sargent
- Republicans: Edward Sapienza
Board of School Committee: Ward 8
- Democrats: Peter Perich
- Republicans: None
Moderator: Ward 8
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Jim Gaudet
Ward Clerk: Ward 8
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Lisa Johnston or Craig Price
Selectman: Ward 8
- Democrats: Betsi DeVries and Annie Day
- Republicans: Macy McNair and/or Peter Bannon and/or Angel Brisson and/or Debra Corbel (up to three)
Alderman: Ward 9
- Democrats: Barbara Shaw
- Republicans: Robert “Bobby” Kliskey
Board of School Committee: Ward 9
- Democrats: Ben Dion
- Republicans: Francis Sullivan
Moderator: Ward 9
- Democrats: Gloria Pilotte
- Republicans: None
Ward Clerk: Ward 9
- Democrats: Brian McCoy
- Republicans: None
Selectman: Ward 9
- Democrats: Maurice Pilotte and/or Joan Sullivan Flurey and/or Candace Moulton and/or Angella Chen-Shaheed (up to three)
- Republicans: None
Alderman: Ward 10
- Democrats: Bill Barry
- Republicans: Lisa Massie
Board of School Committee: Ward 10
- Democrats: Gary Hamer
- Republicans: Nicholas Pigeon
Moderator: Ward 10
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Christopher Messier
Ward Clerk: Ward 10
- Democrats: Heidi Hamer
- Republicans: None
Selectman: Ward 10
- Democrats: Jane Laperle and Marie King
- Republicans: None
Alderman: Ward 11
- Democrats: Normand Gamache
- Republicans: Andre Rosa
Board of School Committee: Ward 11
- Democrats: Nicole Leapley
- Republicans: Brittany LeClear-Ping
Moderator: Ward 11
- Democrats: Lisa Ouellette
- Republicans: None
Ward Clerk: Ward 11
- Democrats: Michael Wolf
- Republicans: Yury Polozov
Selectman: Ward 11
- Democrats: Lucille Forest and Pauline Janelle
- Republicans: None
Alderman: Ward 12
- Democrats: Erin Kelly
- Republicans: Dick Marston
Board of School Committee: Ward 12
- Democrats: Ken Roy
- Republicans: Carlos Gonzalez
Moderator: Ward 12
- Democrats: None
- Republicans: Verna Perry-Beliveau
Ward Clerk: Ward 12
- Democrats: Connie Roy-Czyzowski
- Republicans: None
Selectman: Ward 12
- Democrats: Jim Morin, Christine Ordize and Bob Backus
- Republicans: Carlos Gonzalez
