2009 Manchester, New Hampshire municipal election

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2009 Manchester, New Hampshire mayoral election
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Nominee Ted Gatsas Mark Roy
Popular vote10,6608,144
Percentage56.6943.30
Mayor before election

Frank Guinta

Elected Mayor

Ted Gatsas

The Manchester mayoral election of 2009 preliminary municipal election occurred on September 15, 2009, and the municipal election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. [1] Alderman and State Senator Ted Gatsas defeated Alderman Mark Roy by a margin of 56% to 43% in the November 3rd general election. [2]

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Manchester's mayoral race is non-partisan, occurs every two years, and there are no term limits. The current mayor, Frank Guinta, has served since 2006. Incumbent Mayor Guinta stated in the spring that he would not run for reelection and subsequently announced that he will run to represent New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in 2010 challenging incumbent Carol Shea-Porter. [3]

History

The first city election in Manchester, New Hampshire occurred on August 19, 1846, with the election of Hiram Brown.

The administrative and executive powers of the city are vested in the mayor. The mayor must be a resident of the city for at least one year prior to filing for the office of mayor. The mayor has the power to supervise the administrative affairs of the city and presides over meetings of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The mayor is the de facto head of the Board of School Committee, which oversees the city’s schools.

From 1846 to 1857, mayors served for a one-year term, expiring on the third Tuesday in March. From 1857 to 1872, the mayor's term expired on the last day of December. In 1873, the term ended annually on the third Tuesday in March, up until 1880, when it became a two-year term.

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City Hall Plaza

Candidates

Announced

[6]

Eliminated

Not running

Results

Mayoral

CandidatesPrimary
Election		General
Election
Votes%Votes%
Ted Gatsas 5,38746.0910,66857%
Mark Roy3,36428.788,13843%
Bobby Stephen2,54521.77
Glenn Ouellette2011.72
Richard Komi1911.63

Aldermen

The Manchester Board of Aldermen is made up of 12 wards seats and 2 at-large seats and their election was also held at the same time as the Mayor.

Wards 4,9, 11 and at-large did not have any primaries.

Ward 1

Ward 1
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Joyce Craig133675%190473%
Richard W. Higgins31618%69127%
Timothy Sawyer1398%

Ward 2

Ward 2
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Ron Ludwig40832%98652%
Robert O'Sullivan39831%92848%
Elise Annunziata37429%
Robert Thompson1088%

Ward 3

Ward 3
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Joe Kelly Levasseur22337%41946%
Patrick Long22337%48353%
Peter Sullivan16227%

Ward 4

Ward 4
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Jim Royn/an/a59052%
Leo Pepinon/an/a53347%

Ward 5

Ward 5
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Ed Osborne32253%53258%
Ted Rokas18531%39142%
Bob Tarr9716%

Ward 6

Ward 6
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Garth Corriveau47144%96351%
Will Infantine53450%91949%
Keith Webb919%
Fatima Deek575%

Ward 7

Ward 7
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Lisa Gravel233570
William Shea527817
Michael Reuschel134

Ward 8

Ward 8
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Betsi Devries6081042
Christine Pariseau Telge400994
James Webb Jr.113

Ward 9

Ward 9
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Barbara Shawn/an/a839
Michael Garrityn/an/a725

Ward 10

Ward 10
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Phil Greazzo378902
George Smith497778
Ryan Tower46

Ward 11

Ward 11
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Russell Ouelletten/an/a710100%

Ward 12

Ward 12
CandidatesPrimary Election [11] General Election [12]
Votes%Votes%
Patrick Arnold337766
Keith Hirschmann341571
Gerard Brunelle156

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References

  1. ↑ "Political Calendar".
  2. ↑ http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Manchester%27s+next+mayor+is+Ted+Gatsas%3B+spending+cap+passes&articleId=c9deee82-f136-48c5-8474-2ba575f09190%5B%5D
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Executive Councilor Ted Gatsas | Home".
  5. 1 2 http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Mark+Roy+launches+campaign+for+mayor&articleId=a04a6224-437c-4d30-ad30-7d94f8fb912c
  6. ↑ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=2009+candidates+for+Manchester+offices&articleId=3b8d2fe8-d636-464f-9dc1-d3883df61dcb
  7. ↑ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Komi+announces+for+city+mayor&articleId=26cec1b6-0eff-418f-b85c-2631ee2ce104
  8. ↑ http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=10469146%5B%5D
  9. ↑ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Bobby+Stephen+joins+the+mayoral+race&articleId=7deb5f37-fb5c-40e3-9215-376015a9238c
  10. ↑ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Lopez+won't+run+for+mayor's+office&articleId=ed635498-e8b3-4537-aa05-4976aba24060
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  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2009-11-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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