Manchester, New Hampshire municipal election, 2009

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Manchester, New Hampshire mayoral election, 2009

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Nominee Ted Gatsas Mark Roy
Popular vote 10,660 8,144
Percentage 56.69 43.30
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]

Manchester, New Hampshire largest city in New Hampshire

Manchester is a city in the southern part of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is the most populous city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. As of the 2010 census the city had a population of 109,565, up slightly to 111,196 in a 2017 estimate. The combined Manchester-Nashua Metropolitan Area had a 2010 population of 400,721.

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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]

Frank Guinta American politician

Frank Christopher Guinta is an American businessman and politician who represented New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire from 2006 to 2010. He is identified by National Journal as a moderate.

New Hampshires 1st congressional district

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers the southeastern part of New Hampshire. The district consists of three general areas: Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region.

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History

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

Hiram Brown American mayor

Hiram Brown was an American politician who served as the first Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.

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.

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City Hall Plaza Manch-DownTown.jpg
City Hall Plaza

Candidates

Announced [4]

Ted Gatsas American politician

Theodore "Ted" Gatsas is an American politician and member of the Republican party who had served as Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire from 2010 to 2018. He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 16th District from 2000 until he resigned in 2009 after being elected Mayor.

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The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. As of December 5, 2018, there are 14 Democrats and 10 Republicans.

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Results

Mayoral

CandidatesPrimary
Election		General
Election
Votes%Votes%
Ted Gatsas 5,387 46.09 10,668 57%
Mark Roy 3,364 28.78 8,138 43%
Bobby Stephen 2,545 21.77
Glenn Ouellette 201 1.72
Richard Komi 191 1.63

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 [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Joyce Craig133675%190473%
Richard W. Higgins31618%69127%
Timothy Sawyer1398%

Ward 2

Ward 2
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Ron Ludwig40832%98652%
Robert O'Sullivan39831%92848%
Elise Annunziata37429%
Robert Thompson1088%

Ward 3

Ward 3
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Joe Kelly Levasseur22337%41946%
Patrick Long22337%48353%
Peter Sullivan16227%

Ward 4

Ward 4
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Jim Royn/an/a59052%
Leo Pepinon/an/a53347%

Ward 5

Ward 5
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Ed Osborne32253%53258%
Ted Rokas18531%39142%
Bob Tarr9716%

Ward 6

Ward 6
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Garth Corriveau47144%96351%
Will Infantine53450%91949%
Keith Webb919%
Fatima Deek575%

Ward 7

Ward 7
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Lisa Gravel233570
William Shea527817
Michael Reuschel134

Ward 8

Ward 8
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Betsi Devries6081042
Christine Pariseau Telge400994
James Webb Jr.113

Ward 9

Ward 9
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Barbara Shawn/an/a839
Michael Garrityn/an/a725

Ward 10

Ward 10
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Phil Greazzo378902
George Smith497778
Ryan Tower46

Ward 11

Ward 11
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Russell Ouelletten/an/a710100%

Ward 12

Ward 12
CandidatesPrimary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Patrick Arnold337766
Keith Hirschmann341571
Gerard Brunelle156

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.manchesternh.gov/website/Departments/CityClerk/VoterRegistrationandElections/PoliticalCalendar/tabid/582/Default.aspx
  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
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  4. ↑ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=2009+candidates+for+Manchester+offices&articleId=3b8d2fe8-d636-464f-9dc1-d3883df61dcb
  5. ↑ http://www.tedgatsas.com/
  6. ↑ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Mark+Roy+launches+campaign+for+mayor&articleId=a04a6224-437c-4d30-ad30-7d94f8fb912c
  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%5Bpermanent+dead+link%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=Mark+Roy+launches+campaign+for+mayor&articleId=a04a6224-437c-4d30-ad30-7d94f8fb912c
  11. ↑ 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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