Milford NH Voting Results March 11, 2025

 These are the voting results for the Milford NH election held on March 11, 2025 at the Milford High School.  There were 10,935 voters on the checklist at the beginning of the day.  There were 18 new voters registered during the day, leaving a voter checklist of 10,953 at the end of the day.  There were 2,833 ballots cast, for a voter turnout of 25.9%.  This compares to the 2,881 ballots cast last year.

School District Ballot

School Board Member - 3 Year Term - Two Positions Available
2079 Susan Smith - Elected
2060 Ryan Freed - Elected

Warrant Articles

1. CTE/MHS Renovation Project - $23,565,000 Gross Budget ($9,900,000 State of NH Renovation and Expansion Grant)($13,665,000 Bond)
There were 2776 votes cast on this article so 1666 yes votes were needed to meet the 60% majority requirement
1607 yes 57.9%, 1169 no 42.1% - Failed for lack of 60% majority

2. Milford High School Roof Project - $1,500,000 Gross Budget ($1,500,000 Bond) by petition
There were 2813 votes cast on this article so 1688 votes were needed to meet the 60% majority requirement
2124 yes 75.5%, 689 no 24.5% - Passed

3. School District Operating Budget - $50,029,504, Default Budget - $50,415,014
1555 yes, 1246 - Passed

4. Collective Bargaining Agreement: Milford Administrative Group ($240,310 Grand Total Over 4 Years
1604 yes, 1197 no - Passed

Town Ballot

Board of Selectmen - 3 Year Term - One Position Available
1361 Gary Daniels - Elected
1256 David Catanzano

Cemetery Trustee - 3 Year Term - One Position Available
1420 Jay Duffy - Elected
1020 Mike Thornton

Cemetery Trustee - 2 Year Term - One Position Available
2338 Chris Costantino - Elected

Checklist Supervisor - 1 Year Term - One Position Available
2285 Kevin Overby - Elected

Library Trustee - 3 Year Term - Two Positions Available
2006 Jennifer Siegrist - Elected
1915 Chris Costantino - Elected

Town Clerk - 3 Year Term - One Position Available
2369 Joan Dargie - Elected

Trustee of the Trust Fund - 3 Year Term - One Position Available
2304 Janet Spalding - Elected

Trustee of the Trust Fund - 1 Year Term - One Position Available
2329 Gina Matthews - Elected

Water & Wastewater Commissioner - 3 Year Term - One Position Available
2325 Dale White - Elected

Water & Wastewater Commissioner - 1 Year Term - One Position Available
2287 Eric Knott - Elected

Warrant Articles

2. Ballot Vote - Zoning Changes

Ballot Vote No. 1 - Family Day Care Home - Zoning District Criteria Revisions
1848 yes, 828 no - Passed

Ballot Vote No. 2 - Junkyards Article IV (Section 4.01): Amendment to Definition of Junkyards
1917 yes, 802 no - Passed

Ballot Vote No. 3 - Open Space and Conservation District
1718 yes, 970 no - Passed

Ballot Vote No. 4 - Manufactured Home Park Expansion
1460 yes, 1274 no - Passed

Ballot Vote No. 5 - Reduce the Residence "R" Zoning District Lot Size and Minimum Road Frontage to Allow for Increased Residential Density
1042 yes, 1702 no - Failed

3. Wadleigh Memorial Library Lower- Level Restrooms - $250,000 (Bond)
There were 2809 votes cast on this article so 1686 votes were needed to meet the 60% majority requirement
1404 yes 50.0%, 1405 no 50.0% - Failed for Lack of 60% Majority

4. Town Operating Budget - $19,300,099, Default Budget - 18,729,307
1421 yes, 1372 no - Passed

5. Wastewater Department Operating Budget - $2,856,974, Default Budget $2,711,808
1789 yes, 960 no - Passed

6. Water Department Operating Budget - $2,429,662, Default Budget $2,357,379
1807 yes, 945 no - Passed

7. Milford Swing Bridge - $634,070 (State pays $507,256; Town pays $126,814)
1888 yes, 912 no - Passed

8. Dump Truck 58K Gross Vehicle Weight (or Similar) With Plow and Sander Assembly - 5 Year Lease Purchase - $70,452 (Annual Lease Payment $70,452; Total Purchase Price $352,260)
1607 yes, 1149 no - Passed

9. Reconstruction of Town Roads - $300,000
2149 yes, 621 no - Passed

10. Fire Department - Three Full-Time Firefighters $277,195 in 2025, About 555,399 in 2026
1550 yes, 1272 no - Passed

11. Ambulance Replacement and Equipment Revolving Fund - $140,000
1500 yes, 1272 no - Passed

12. Milford Dams Alternatives Feasibility Study - $100,000 (Gross Appropriation.  100% Loan Forgiveness by NH State Dept of Environmental Services)
1013 yes, 1725 no - Failed

13. Keyes Park Expansion Committee Project Capital Reserve - $60,000 (Tennis Court Resurfacing)
1589 yes, 1171 no - Passed

14. Social Services - $45,000
1953 yes, 827 no - Passed

15. Police Department Portable Mobile Radio and Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Replacement from the Public Safety Communication Equipment Replacement Capital Reserve Fund - $35,000
2145 yes, 638 no - Passed

16. Non-Emergency Community Transportation Bus Services - $32,000 (The Blue Bus)
2019 yes, 771 no - Passed

17. Information Technology Infrastructure Capital Reserve - $20,000
1694 yes, 1066 no - Passed

18. Conservation Land Fund - $20,000
1676 yes, 1105 no - Passed

19. Memorial, Veterans & Labor Day Parades and Recognition Support - $11,000
1948 yes, 843 no - Passed

20. Summer Band Concerts Support - $9,000
1808 yes, 969 no - Passed

21. Annual Labor Day Parade Support - $8,000
1793 yes, 973 no - Passed

22. Necessary Maintenance and Safety Repairs to Keyes Pool -$89,000 by petition
1675 yes, 1099 no - Passed

23. Support of Repair and Resurfacing of the Malcolm Ellngwood Rotch Tennis Courts at Keyes Memorial Park - $0 by Petition
1932 yes, 833 no - Passed

Milford NH Voting Results General Election November 5, 2024

These are the results of the General Election for the Milford NH ballot held November 5, 2024. There were 10,138 people on the checklist at the beginning of the day, 1,035 newly registered voters were added to the checklist during the day, resulting in 11,173 registered voters on the checklist at the end of the day. There were 9534 ballots cast, for a voter turnout of 85.3%.  There were 1,066 absentee ballots cast.

This is a history of General Election ballots that were cast in Milford showing a steady increase in voter participation:

2024 - 9534
2020 - 9259
2016 - 8376
2012 - 7958
2008 - 7850
2004 - 6893

These are the Milford vote tallies:

President / Vice President

4912 Kamala D Harris / Tim Walz (D)
4401 Donald J. Trump / JD Vance (R) Elected
70 Chase Oliver / Mike ter Mat (L)
36 Jill Stein  / Rudolph Ware (G)

Governor

5027 Kelly Ayotte (R) Elected
4039 Joyce Craig (D)
267 Stephen Villee (L)

Representative in Congress (CD2 Congressional District 2)

4851 Maggie Goodlander (D) Elected
4375 Lily Tang Williams (R)

Executive Councilor

4737 Dave Wheeler (R) Elected
4349 Melanie Levesque (D)

State Senator

4682 Tim McGough (R) Elected
4434 Shannon E. Chandley (D)

State Representative Hillsborough District 37

4635 Pamela D. Coughlin (R)
4321 Megan A. Murray (D) Elected

State Representative Hillsborough District 43

4480 Peter Petrigno (D) Elected
4351 Vanessa L. Sheehan (R) Elected
4297 Gary L. Daniels (R) Elected
4236 Paul Dargie (D) Elected
4111 Michael Facques (R)
4050 Elizabeth Keenan (R)
3892 Scott Lawrence (D)
3821 Michael Varraso (D)

Sheriff

4781 Christopher Connelly (R) Elected
4024 Christopher Connelly (D) Elected (He was listed twice)

County Attorney

4723 John J. Coughlin (R) Elected
4031 Kimberly A. Kossick (D)

County Treasurer

4763 David Fredette (R) Elected
4074 Beverly Cotton (D)

Register of Deeds

4541 Mary Ann Crowell (D)
4694 Dennis Hogan (R) Elected

Register of Probate

4501 Christopher Maidment (R) Elected
4260 Tony Labranche (D)

County Commissioner

4564 Robert H. Rowe (R) Elected
4250 Suzanne Ketteridge (D)

2024 Constitutional Amendment Question
Constitutional Amendment Proposed by the 2023 General Court

1. “Are you in favor of amending Article 78 of the second part of the constitution to read as follows: [Art.] 78. [Judges and Sheriffs, when Disqualified by Age.] No Person shall hold the office of sheriff of any county, after the person has attained the age of seventy years.  No person shall hold the office judge of any court after the person has attained the age of seventy-five years.”  (Passed by the N.H. House 321 Yes 27 No; Passed by the Senate 22 Yes 1 No) CACR 6

4779 Yes
3136 No

Milford NH Voting Results September 10, 2024 State Primary

 

Milford NH Voting Results, September 10, 2024, State Primary

These are the results of the 9/10/2024 Milford NH state primary election held at Milford High School.  There were 10,063 people on the checklist at the beginning of the day, there were 56 new voters added to the checklist during the day, leaving 10,119 people on the checklist at the end of the day. There were 1349 Democratic ballots cast, 3 Democratic Federal-only ballots cast, and 1596 Republican ballots cast for a total of 2948 ballots cast in the election, resulting in a turnout rate of about 29.1%.   

This is the history of the votes cast in Milford primary elections: 

  Date       Checklist      Voters     % Turnout

9/10/24       10,119           2948         29.1%
9/13/22       10,151           2459         24.2%
  9/8/20       12,087           3274         27.1%
9/11/18       11,260           2303         20.5%
9/13/16       10,452           1817         17.4%
  9/9/14         9,666           2186         22.6%

 These were the results on 9/10/24:

DEMOCRATIC BALLOT

Governor
738 Joyce Craig (Nominated)
459 Cinde Warmington
128 Jon Kiper

Representative in Congress
942 Maggie Goodlander (Nominated)
391 Colin Van Ostern

Executive Councilor
753 Melanie Levesque (Nominated)
487 Shoshana Kelly

State Senator District 11
1216 Shannon E. Chandley (Nominated)

State Representative Hillsborough District 37
1219 Megan A. Murray (Nominated)

State Representative Hillsborough District 43 (4 positions)
1146 Peter Petrigno (Nominated)
1087 Paul Dargie (Nominated)
1006 Scott Lawrence (Nominated)
984 Michael Varraso (Nominated)

Sheriff
No name was on the ballot

County Attorney
1170 Kimberly A. Kossick (Nominated)

County Treasurer
1202 Beverly Cotton (Nominated)

Register of Deeds
1205 Mary Ann Crowell (Nominated)

Register of Probate
1201 Tony Labranche (Nominated)

County Commissioner
1203 Suzanne Ketteridge (Nominated)


REPUBLICAN BALLOT

Governor
991 Kelly Ayotte (Nominated)
543 Chuck Morse
16 Shaun Fife
9 Robert Wayne McClory
6 Richard A. McMenamon II
4 Frank Negus Staples

Representative in Congress
714 Lily Tang Williams (Nominated)
261 Vikram Mansharamani
200 Bill Hamlen
55 Casey Crane
53 Paul M. Wagner
50 Jason Riddle
28 Jay Mercer
20 Tom Alciere
20 Randall Clark
20 William Harvey
16 Robert D’Arcy
14 Michael Anthony Callis
11 Gerard Beloin

Executive Councilor
1401 Dave Wheeler (Nominated)

State Senator
1396 Tim McGough (Nominated)

State Representative Hillsborough District 37
1364 Pamela D. Coughlin (Nominated)

State Representative Hillsborough District 43 (4 positions)
1269 Gary L. Daniels (Nominated)
1113 Vanessa L. Sheehan (Nominated)
1076 Michael Facques (Nominated)
1030 Elizabeth Keenan (Nominated)

Sheriff
1351 Christopher Connelly (Nominated)

County Attorney
1356 John J. Coughlin (Nominated)

County Treasurer
1369 David G. Fredette (Nominated)

Register of Deeds
803 Dennis Hogan
527 Elizabeth Ann Moreau

Register of Probate
1337 Christopher Maidment (Nominated)

County Commissioner
1355 Robert H. Rowe (Nominated)

Delegate to the State Convention Hillsborough District 37
1334 Christine M. Peters (Nominated)

Delegates to the State Convention Hillsborough District 43 (4 positions)
1183 Mike Thornton (Nominated)
1144 John W. Yule (Nominated)
1142 Judy Wadleigh (Nominated)
1106 Andrew Seale (Nominated)

Milford NH Voting Results March 12, 2024

 These are the voting results for the Milford NH election held on March 12, 2024 at the Milford High School. There were 9,916 voters on the checklist at the beginning of the day. There were 47 new voters that registered during the day, leaving a voter checklist total of 9,963 at the end of the day. There were 2881 ballots cast, for a turnout of 28.9%. This compares to the 2845 that voted last year, the average voter turnout of 2544 per year for the past five years, and the average voter turnout of 2316 per year for the past ten years. It was the third-highest turnout for the past 23 years.

School District Ballot

Member of the School Board - Three-Year Term - One Position Available
1469 Karin Cevasco -Elected
1302 Gary Daniels
There were 2 write-in votes

School District Moderator - 2-Year Term - One Position Available
2449 Pete Basiliere - Elected
There were 17 write-in votes

School District Clerk - 2-Year Term - One Position Available
2402 John Yule - Elected
There were 14 write-in votes

School District Treasurer - 2-Year Term - One Position Available
2399 Rose Marie Evans - Elected
There were 9 write-in votes

Warrant Articles

1. CTE/HS Renovation Project - $58,800,000 Gross Budget ($28,300,000) State of NH Renovation and Expansion Grant) ($30,500 Bond)
There were 2835 votes cast, so 1701 yes votes were needed to get the 60% required to pass
1169 yes 41.2%, 1666 no 58.8% - Failed

2. Renovation of the Bales Building $3,800,000 Bond
There were 2841 votes cast, so 1705 yes votes were needed to get the 60% required to pass
1418 yes 49.9%, 1423 no 50.1% - Failed

3. School District Operating Budget $46,853,353, Default Budget $46,128,419
1343 yes, 1474 no - Failed

4. Collective Bargaining Agreement: Milford Teachers Association (3,743,857 Grand Total over Four Years)
1671 yes, 1163 no - Passed

5. Collective Bargaining Agreement: Milford Educational Support Staff Association (MESSA) ($343,506 Grand Total over Three Years)
1824 yes, 1005 no - passed

6. Building and Grounds Capital Reserve Fund
1774 yes, 1036 no - passed

7. Technology Capital Reserve
1824 yes, 997 no - passed

Town Ballot

Board of Selectmen - 3-Year Term - Two Positions Available
1508 Paul Dargie - Elected
1486 Tina Philbrick - Elected
1261 Gary Daniels
702 Scott Kimball
There were 15 write-in votes

Cemetery Trustee - 3-Year Term - One Position Available
1339 Gretchen Heald-Brooks - Elected
1282 Jay Duffy
There were 8 write-in votes

Checklist Supervisor - 6-Year Term - One Position Available
2396 Darlene Bouffard - Elected
There were 10 write-in votes

Library Trustee - 3-Year Term - Three Positions Available
2039 Kathryn Parenti - Elected
1986 Janet Hromjak - Elected
1939 Jennifer O'Brien-Trafficante - Elected

There were 20 write-in votes

Town Moderator - 2-Year Term - One Position Available
2347 Pete Basiliere - Elected
There were 17 write-in votes

Trustees of the Trust Funds - 3-Year Term - One Position Available
2408 Richard Mossey - Elected
There were 7 write-in votes

Water-Wastewater Commissioner - 3-Year Term - One Position Available
2401 Hunter Philbrick - Elected
There were 11 write-in votes

Warrant Articles

2. Ballot Vote - Zoning Changes
There were no zoning changes proposed

3. Pennichuck Booster Pump Station $2,427,500 Bond (Final project cost to the water users offset by $1,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds)
There were 2563 votes cast, so 1538 yes votes were needed to get the 60% required to pass
1814 yes 70.8%, 749 no 29.2% - Passed

4. Town Operating Budget $18,261,680 Default Budget 18,002,107
1819 yes, 990 no - Passed

5. Wastewater Department Operating Budget $2,711,808 Default Budget $2,680,050
1922 yes, 853 no - Passed

6. Water Department Operating Budget $2,204,593 Default Budget 2,107,269
1904 yes, 861 no - Passed

7. Reconstruction of Town Roads $300,000
2207 yes, 603 no - Passed

8. Social Services $40,000
2070 yes, 733 no - Passed

9. Non-Emergency Community Transportation Bus Services $32,000
2075 yes, 740 no - Passed

10. Information Technology Infrastructure Capital Reserve $20,000
1692 yes, 1112 no - Passed

11. Memorial, Veterans & Labor Day Parades and Recognition Support $11,000
2076 yes, 778 no - Passed

12. Summer Band Concerts Support $9,000
1856 yes, 996 no - Passed

13. Annual Labor Day Support $6,000
1882 yes, 964 no - Passed

14. Discontinue Osgood Pond Capital Reserve Trust Fund
2476 yes 338 no - Passed

15. Conservation Land Fund $30,000 by Petition
1364 yes, 1461 no - Failed

16. Walkable Milford $0 by Petition
1974 yes, 862 no - Passed

Milford NH Voting Results January 23, 2024 Presidential Primary

These are the voting results for the Milford NH Presidential Primary held January 23, 2024 at Milford High School.  There were 9,682 voters on the checklist at the beginning of the day, 291 new voters were added during the day, for a final checklist total of 9,973.  There were 5,072 ballots cast during the day for a turnout percentage of 52.4%.  There were 3,819 Republican ballots cast and 1,253 Democratic ballots cast, for a Republican to Democratic ratio of 3 to 1.  These are the cast ballot totals for the past three Presidential primaries:

             2024   2020   2016
Republican  3,819  1,989  3,343
Democratic  1,253  3,440  2,655
            =====  =====  =====
Total       5,072  5,449  6,129

These totals are similar in that some parties were not competitive in some of the years thus skewing the results.

These are the results for the Milford primary, in descending vote count order, then by write ins:

Republican Ballot
2005 Donald J. Trump
1710 Nikki Haley
22 Ron DeSantis
18 Chris Christie
7 Mary Maxwell
7 Ryan L. Brinkley
6 Mike Pence
6 Tim Scott
4 Vivek Ramaswamy
3 Doug Burgum
2 Scott Alan Ayers
1 Glen J. McPeters
1 Hirsh V. Singh
1 Perry Johnson
0 Scott Peterson Merrell
0 Darius L. Mitchell
0 Samuel Howard Sloan
0 Robert S. Carrey, Jr
0 John Anthony Castro
0 Asa Hutchinson
0 Peter Jedick
0 Donald Kjoines

Republican Ballot Write-ins
5 Robert Kennedy, Jr.
5 Joe Biden
2 Dean Phillips
2 Elizabeth Cheney
1 Marianne Wlliamson
1 Mitt Romney
1 Charlie Baker
1 Marco Rubio
1 Jill Stein
1 Ron Paul
1 Jimmy D
2 Blank (Bullet filled in, no name entered)

Democratic Ballot
252 Dean Phillips
70 Marianne Williamson
21 Derek Nadeau
9 John Vail
7 Vermin Supreme
6 Eban Cambridge
5 paperboy Love Prince
3 President R. Boddie
2 Donald Picard
1 Mark Stuwart Greenstein
1 Star Loche
1 Stephen P. Lyons
1 Jason Michael Palmer
1 Mando Perez-Serrato
0 Gabriel Cornejo
0 Tom Koos
0 Paul V. LaCava
0 Frankie Lozada
0 Raymond Michael Moroz
0 Richard Kist
0 Terrisa Bukovinac

Democratic Write-ins
741 Joe Biden
63 Nikki Haley
26 Donald Trump
19 Ceasefire
5 Robert Kennedy
5 Blank (Bullet filled in, no name written)
2 Cornel West
2 Cenk Uggur
1 Pete Buttigieg
1 Gretchen Whitmore
1 Joe Kennedy
1 Hunter Biden
1 Michelle Obama
1 Hakeem Jeffries
1 Gavin Newsome
1 Jill Stein
1 Dean Phillips

Milford NH Voting Results October 16, 2023 Special School District Meeting

On October 16, 2023, there was a special meeting of the Legislative Body of the Milford School District per RSA 197:3-a at the Milford High School cafeteria.  This was the warrant language:

Article 1:  Additional State Adequacy Appropriation

Shall the voters of the Milford School District vote to appropriate the sum of $294,314 to be used for the purpose of capital improvement and/or maintenance, said funds available due to statutory changes resulting in an increase in state adequacy payments pursuant to RSA 197:3-a.  School Board recommends (4-1-0) this article.   Majority vote required.  (Note: any amount not appropriated under Article 1 will be used to reduce the tax assessment for the upcoming tax year.)

There was discussion about the article then a vote was held by a show of hands.  The article passed overwhelmingly.  There were 150 registered voters at the special meeting.