We Have Election Results!

(Dover, NH) - Voters went to the polls Tuesday in the 2015 Municipal Elections, and here are the results:

Ted Gatsas has been reelected Mayor of Manchester, defeating Joyce Craig by a 75 vote margin.

Ethan Strimling won the 3-way race for mayor in Portland, defeating incumbent Michael Brennan and Tom McMillan.

Portland voters defeated a proposed ordinance to protect scenic views from development.

Portland voters also rejected a move to make the minimum wage in the city $15 an hour.

Former Mayor Jim Donchess has won the seat again in Nashua.

Jack Blalock was the top vote-getter in Portsmouth and will serve as Mayor for the next two years.
Jim Splaine will again serve as Assistant Mayor.

Karen Weston was reelected as Mayor of Dover.

Caroline McCarley was elected Mayor in Rochester.

Dana Hilliard was unopposed for reelection as Mayor in Somersworth.

Paul Grenier was reelected Mayor in Berlin.

Charlene Lovett defeated Incumbent James Neilsen in Claremont.

Jim Bouley was reelected in Concord.

Kendall Lane was reelected in Keene.

Dover voters have decided to return to ward-based elections for school board. They turned down the proposal to have the city attorney answer to the city council.