Milford NH Voting Results September 13, 2022

 

These are the voting results for the Milford NH primary election held on September 13, 2022 at Milford High School. There were 10,058 names on the checklist at the beginning of the day. There were 93 new voters added during the day resulting in 10,151 voters on the checklist at the end of the day. There were 1518 Republican ballots cast and 941 Democratic ballots cast, for a total of 2459 ballots cast, or a turnout of 24.2%.

These numbers are similar to the results of the primary election held four years ago when there were 1041 Republican ballots cast and 1238 Democratic ballots cast, for a total of 2303 ballots cast.

Democratic Ballot

Governor
857 Tom Sherman

United States Senator
858 Maggie Hassan
45 Paul J. Krautmann
21 John Riggieri

Representative in Congress
908 Ann McLane Kuster

Executive Councilor
864 Shoshanna Kelly

State Senator
872 Shannon E. Chandley

State Representative Hillsborough District 37
857 Megan A. Murray

State Representative Hillsborough District 43
789 Peter Petrigno (nominated)
777 Maria Elizabeth Perez (nominated)
684 Scott Lawrence (nominated)
665 Herb Salmon (nominated)

Sheriff
no names on the ballot

County Attorney
no names on the ballot

County Treasurer
no names on the ballot

Register of Deeds
847 Mary Ann Crowell

Register of Probate
836 William Bryk

County Commissioner
830 Julie Radhakrishnan

Republican Ballot

Governor
1107 Chris Sununu
180 Thaddeus P. Riley
163 Karen Testerman
38 Julian M. Acciard
8 Jay Lewis
6 Richard A. McMenamon

United States Senator
526 Donald C. Bolduc
447 Chuck Morse
238 Kevin H. Smith
118 Vikram Mansharamani
90 Bruce Fenton
12 Tejasinha Sivalingam
11 Andy Martin
9 John Berman
9 Edmond Laplante, Jr.
7 Dennis Lamare
5 Gerard Beloin

Representative in Congress
573 Robert Burns
368 George Hansel
336 Lily Tang Williams
55 Scott Black
39 Dean A. Poirier
32 Jay Mercer
23 Michael Callis

Executive Councilor
1138 Dave Wheeler
283 Anne Copp

State Senator
1144 Gary Daniels
285 John Frechette

State Representative Hillsborough District 37
1226 Michael Facques

State Representative Hillsborough District 43
900 Bill King (nominated)
897 Vanessa L. Sheehan (nonminated)
834 Michael E. Thornton (nominated)
767 Jesse R. Broderick (nominated)
449 Barry Parquette

Sheriff
1219 Christopher Connelly

County Attorney
1208 John J. Coughlin

County Treasurer
1202 David G. Fredette

Register of Deeds
537 Dennis C. Hogan
464 Elizabeth Ann Moreau
206 Edward J. Sapienza

Register of Probate
1203 John A. Graham

County Commissioner
1216 Robert H. Rowe

Delegate to the State Convention Hillsborough District 37
1203 Christine Peters (elected)

Delegate to the State Convention Hillsborough District 43
843 Jenny Broderick (elected)
756 Judy Wadleigh (elected)
747 John Yule (elected)

727 Andrew Seale (elected)
646 Barry Parquette 

Milford NH Voting Results March 8, 2022

These are the voting results for the Milford NH election held on March 8, 2022 at the Milford High School. There were 9,953 voters on the checklist at the beginning of the day. There were 60 new voters that registered during the day, leaving a voter checklist total of 10,013 at the end of the day.  There were 2,401 ballots cast, for a turnout of 24.0%.

School District Ballot

Member of the School Board – Three Year Term
1121 Jason St. Jean - elected
1114 Noah Boudreault - elected
985 John DeMarco
831 Michael McLean

School District Moderator – Two Year Term
2035 Pete Basiliere - elected

School District Clerk – Two Year Term
1966  John Yule - elected

School District Treasurer – Two Year Term
1968 Karin Cevasco - elected

Questions

1. SAU/Maintenance Building - $3,343,570 Bond – 60% needed to pass
There were 2291 votes cast so 1375 were needed to get the 60% to pass.
528 23.0% Yes 1763 77.0% No - failed

2. School District Operating Budget $45,081,677, Default Budget $44,546,621
1242 Yes 1066 No - passed

3. Collective Bargaining Agreement with Administrators - $66,027
1414 Yes  907 No - passed

4. Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund $1
1700 Yes 627 No - passed

5. Special Education Expendable Trust Fund
1826 Yes 518 No - passed

Town Ballot

Board of Selectmen – Three Year Term
1084 Tim Finan – elected
1079 Chris Labonte
82 David Catanzano

Cemetery Trustee – Three Year Term
2032 Mike Thornton – elected

Cemetery Trustee – Two Year Term
1995 John Yule – elected

Checklist Supervisor – Six Year Term
1145 Bobbi Schelberg - elected
812 David Delay

Library Trustee – Three Year Term
1518 Tracy Swisher – elected
1137 Jennifer Siegrist - elected
773 Dan Sadkowski

Town Moderator – Two Year Term
2063 Peter Basiliere – elected

Town Clerk – Three Year Term
2046 Joan Dargie – elected

Trustees of the Trust Funds – Three Year Term
2008 Janet Spalding – elected

Water-Wastewater Commissioner – Three Year Term
1510 Dale White - elected
491 Eric Knott

Water Wastewater Commissioner – Two Year Term
1964 Hunter J. Philbrick – elected

ARTICLES

Article 2 – Ballot Vote – Zoning Changes

Ballot Vote No. 1 – Wilton Road Lots Administrative Rezoning
1663 Yes 513 No – passed

Ballot Vote No. 2 – Enable Residence “R” Estate Lots
1626 Yes 641 No – passed

Ballot Vote No. 3 – Amend Wetland Conservation District regulations relative to Buffer Zones and other changes
1805 Yes 469 No – passed

Ballot Vote No. 4. – Amend various zoning ordinances relative to Solar Collection Systems
1558 Yes 708 No – passed

WARRANT ARTICLES

3. Wadleigh Library HVAC/ Electrical Systems Upgrades - $1,423,000 ($995,000 Bond and $428,000 Withdrawal from Library Funds) – 60% needed to pass
There were 2370 votes cast so 1422 were needed to pass
1180 49.8% Yes 1190 50.2% No - failed

4. Wastewater Treatment Facility Influent Pump Station Screening Conveyor Upgrade - $390,000 ($245,700 Bond and $144,300 ARPA Grant) – 60% needed to pass
There were 2314 votes cast so 1389 were needed to pass
1632 70.5% Yes 682 29.5% No – passed

5. Town Operating Budget $16,349,1126 Default Budget $16,111,582
1284Yes 1070 No - passed

6. Wastewater Department Operating Budget $2,544,398 Default Budget $2,492,591
1515 Yes 786 No – passed

7. Water Department Operating Budget $1,745,693 Default Budget $1,509,385
1475 Yes 801 No – passed

8. Fire Rescue Truck #1 Replacement – 7-Year Lease/Purchase - $735,000 Gross Purchase Price (Annual Lease Payment $101,636: $100,000 Paid from Fire Apparatus Replacement Capital Reserve
1394 Yes 944 No – passed

9. Reconstruction of Town Roads - $300,000
1710 Yes 621 No – passed

10.  Social Services $40,000
1705 Yes 620 No – passed

11. DPW Vehicles and Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve $40,000
1174 Yes 1133 No - passed

12. Non-Emergency Community Transportation Bus Services - $32,000
1692 Yes 639 No - passed

13. Town Facilities Renovation and Major Repair Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1121 Yes 1184 No - failed

14.  Ambulance Vehicle Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1274 Yes 1071 No - passed

15. Fire Apparatus Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000
1030 Yes 1305 No - failed

16. Keyes Park Expansion Committee Project Capital Reserve $25,000
1044 Yes 1305 No - failed

17. Teamsters Union Collective Bargaining Agreement (2022-2025) $32,070
1397 Yes 917 No - passed

18. Assessing Revaluation Capital Reserve $22,500
1095 Yes 1192 No - failed

19.  Conservation Land Fund $20,000
1122 Yes 1186 No - failed

20. Information Technology Infrastructure Capital Reserve $20,000
1249 Yes 1044 No - passed

21. Summer Band Concerts Support $9,000
1490 Yes 833 No - passed

22.  Independence Day Celebration Fireworks $8,500
1338 Yes 983 No - passed

23. Memorial, Veterans & Labor Day Parades and Recognition Support $6,500
1716 Yes 613 No - passed

24. Approval of 10 Year Public Safety Cell Tower License Agreement Amendment $0
1702 Yes 611 No - passed

25. Authorize the Board of Selectmen to Lease Town-Owned Property – Shepard Park Scout House $0
2037 Yes 291 No - passed

26. Wadleigh Library Maintenance and Upkeep Capital Reserve $0
1870 Yes 480 No - passed

27. Hutchinson Family Singers Memorial Project $0
1835 Yes 494 No - passed

28. Hartshorn Mill Road Conservation Easement $0
1922 Yes 394 No - passed

29. Raze and Remove 127 Elm Street Building $400,000 by petition
668 Yes 1640 No - failed

30.  Elect Members of the Milford Planning Board $0 by petition
795 Yes 1487 No – failed

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The Selectman election recount is completed with no change in the outcome.

Original vote:

Board of Selectmen – Three Year Term

1084 Tim Finan – elected

1079 Chris Labonte

82 David Catanzano

Recount vote:

Board of Selectmen – Three Year Term

1084 Tim Finan – elected

1080 Chris Labonte

81 David Catanzano

There was a complication that delayed the completion of the recount. There were originally 2401 ballots cast at the polls with five sheets per ballot for a total of 12005 sheets that were cast. The problem was that only 2398 sheet #1 sheets were found during the recount for a shortage of three sheets of page one of the ballot. The suspicion is that the three missing sheets are mixed in with the remaining 9,604 sheets that were not recounted, but that is only a guess. The suspicion is that one of the missing sheets is a vote for Tim Finan since there was one ballot that was marked in a way that would have not been initially recorded as a vote by the tabulator so he should have gained a vote for that one and his vote total did not change. Also, the suspicion is that one of the missing sheets is a vote for David Catanzano since he lost one on the recount, and the third missing sheet might be a blank vote. It was decided to not look again for the missing three sheets since no matter what they are, they won't change the results of the race.

Milford NH Voting Results March 9, 2021

 

These are the results for the March 9, 2021 elections for Milford NH. There were 12,759 names on the checklist at the beginning of the day, 20 names were added during the day, yielding 12,779 names at the end of the day. There were 2194 ballots cast for a turnout of 17.2%.

 

School Ballot:

 

School Board, 3-year term (all write-ins)

Nathaniel "Nate" Wheeler 416 elected

Kevin St. Onge 347

Steve Martin 138

 

School Board, 1-year term

Michael McLean 1420 elected

 

Question 1: Operating Budget $43,970,972, Default Budget $44,007,03

1464 yes passed

645 no

 

Question 2 MESSA Contract

1199 yes passed

938 no

 

Question 3 $195,00 to Maintenance Expendable Trust

1229 yes passed

912 no

 

Question 4 $150,000 to Special Education Expendable Trust

1018 yes failed

1124 no

 

Question 5 Authorization to retain year-end unassigned funds

1501 yes passed

639 no

 

Town Ballot

 

Board of Selectmen, 3-year term, 2 positions

1265 Gary Daniels elected

1217 Paul Dargie elected

1097 Michael Thornton

 

Cemetary Trustee, 3-year term

809 Jay Duffy elected

745 Mary Dickson

304 Daniel Sadkowski

 

Library Trustee, 3-year term, 3 positions

1593 Kathryn Parenti elected

1447 Jennifer O'Brien-Traficante elected

1373 Janet Hromjak elected

 

Library Trustee, 1-year term

1751 John Yule elected

 

Trustees of the Trust Funds, 3-year term

1802 Richard Mossey elected

 

Water-Wastewater Commissioner

1399 Kris Jensen elected

441 Ryan Provins

 

Article 2

 

Ballot Vote #1, Mobile Food Vendor ordinances

1686 yes passed

443 no

 

Ballot Vote # 2, Side and Rear lot setbacks for small structures changed from 6 feet to 15 feet.

1145 yes passed

983 no

 

Warrant Article # 3: First Responders Communications Network $2,400,000 ($1,700,000 bond) (60% vote needed to pass)

974 yes 44.9% failed

1197 no 55.1%

 

4 Sewer Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) Secondary Clarifiers Replacement Mechanisms $1,459,000 Bond (60% vote needed to pass)

1386 yes 65.5% passed

729 no 34.5%

 

5 Wadleigh Library HVAC/Electrical Repair $1,290,000 ($995,000 bond) (60% vote needed to pass)

1083 yes 50.0% failed

1085 no 50.0%

 

6 Town Operating Budget $15,664,508 Default Budget $15,407,826

1160 yes passed

998 no

 

7 1368 Wastewater Department Operating Budget $2,288,406 Default Budget 2,218,206

1368 yes passed

753 no

 

8 Water Department Operating Budget $1,589,652 Default Budget 1,548,984

1351 yes passed

763 no

 

9 Reconstruction of Town Roads $400,000

1066 yes failed

1095 no

 

10 Fire Rescue Truck #1 Replacement 7-Year Lease Purchase $689,700 (60% vote needed to pass due to use of $100,000 capital reserve funding)

1194 yes 55.3% failed

966 no 44.7%

 

11 Wadleigh Library Maintenance and Upkeep Capital Reserve $50,000

1010 yes failed

1160 no

 

12 Public Works 6-Wheel Snow Plow Unit 5-year Lease/Purchase$180,000 $42,530 annual payment with fiscal funding clause

1097 yes passed

1070 no

 

13 Social Services $40,000

1509 yes passed

317 no

 

14 Information Technology Infrastructure Capital Reserve $40,000

1098 yes passes

1032 no

 

15 Non-Emergency Community Transportation Bus Services $32,000

1544 yes passed

602 no

 

16 Public Works Wheel Bucket Loader Loader Purchase $146,118 with $120,000 coming from Capital Reserves, net purchase price $26,118

1135 yes passed

996 no

 

17 Fire Apparatus Replacement Capital Reserve $25,000

991 yes failed

1139 no

 

18 Keyes Park Expansion Committee Project Capital Reserve $25,000

992 yes failed

1149 no

 

19 Ambulance Department Portable Radio Replacement from the Public Safety Communication Equipment Replacement Capital Reserve $13,927

1640 yes passed

506 no

 

20 Summer Band Concerts Support $9,000

1353 Yes passed

799 no

 

21 Memorial, Veterans & Labor Day Parades and Recognition Support $6,500

1571 yes passed

600 no

 

22 Property Tax Exemption for the Blind

1584 yes passed

566 no

 

23 Granite Town Rail Trail Revolving Fund

1662 yes passed

488 no

 

24 Nashua Street Pedestrian Safety and Sidewalk Improvement Project $871,924, State Pays $697,539 Town Pays $174,385

895 yes failed

1268 no

 

25 Osgood Road, Melendy Road, and Armory Road Pedestrian Safety Sidewalk and Bicycle Lane Project $797,872 State Pays $638,298 Town Pays $159,574

848 yes failed

1320 no

Milford NH Annual Town Voting History

 

This is a comparison of voter turnout for the March elections in Milford. The actual yearly totals for the years 2002 to 2021 are shown below.

* We had 2194 voters at the March election in 2021. This is slightly below the 2355 that we averaged in the past five years, and slightly above the 2107 that we averaged in the past ten years, so all in all, it was a fairly typical turnout. Last year's turnout of 3153 was an extreme outlier in that it was the highest turnout since 2002, so comparing this year to only the results for last year is not a good comparison.

* The voter checklist is purged every ten years, and this year is scheduled to be a purge year. The supervisors of the checklist normally maintenance the checklist each year following specific procedures. They can't arbitrarily remove names from the checklist; they have to have a specific reason to do so. There are legal situations where a name on the checklist is for someone that is no longer eligible to be on the checklist (i.e. phantom names), and the decennial purge eliminates these phantom names. An example of phantom names would be for people that lived in Milford but died somewhere else and their death did not get legally fed back to the Supervisors of the checklist. Another example would be for someone that lived in Milford, then moved somewhere else and their move out of town did not get legally fed back to the supervisors of the checklist. The purge process tries to identify the names that really do not belong on the checklist and then removes them.

The checklist purge occurs in years that end in a "1", so an example of a purge reduction is the change in the checklist counts from 2011 to 2012. There were 10,925 names in 2011, and this was reduced to 8,679 in 2012, which is a reduction of 2,246 names or 21.6%. If we have the same percentage reduction in the coming year's purge, then the checklist will drop 2,706 to 10,073 at the end of next year's voting session.

In 2021, the voter turnout percentage was 17.2%, below both the 20.8% that we averaged in the past five years, and the 19.9% that we averaged in the past 10 years. As the number of phantom names on the checklist steadily climbs during the ten years between purges, then the voter turnout percentage slowly drops as the turnout is being compared to higher and higher numbers. As this is the last year in the cycle, then the effects of this process are most extreme for this year. So, if you assume that there are 2,500 phantom voters on the checklist at this time, then the real voter turnout percentage this year would be (2194 / 10,279) or 21.3%. This is still a very low number as compared to presidential elections, but it is better than the 17.2% that is what is reported.

* There were 72 attendees at this year's deliberative session, which is less than both the five-year average of 97 and the ten-year average of 88. It is likely that concerns about covid-19 caused perhaps 20 to 25 people to not attend this year. That is unfortunate, but it is my opinion that holding the deliberative session at the regular time was a better choice than the two alternatives that were available, which were to have a zoom meeting where the voters did not have the opportunity to actually vote, or to delay the session to perhaps May which would have delayed the implementation of the votes.

These are the actuals for the years 2002 to 2021:

Year, Votes, Checklist, Percentage, Deliberative Session Voters

2021, 2194, 12,779, 17.2%,  72
2020, 3153, 11,946, 25.4%,  92
2019, 2127, 11,501, 18.5%, 121
2018, 1919, 11,157, 17.2%, 100
2017, 1865, 11,149, 16.7%,  84
2016, 2711,  9,906, 26.1%,  89
2015, 2174,  9,864, 22.0%,  99
2014, 1770,  9,622, 18.4%,  76
2013, 1528,  9,668, 15.8%,  76
2012, 1818,  8,679, 20.9%,  76
2011, 2001, 10,925, 18.3%,  68
2010, 2048, 10,765, 19.0%, 100
2009, 1682, 10,809, 15.6%,  84
2008, 1723, 10,464, 16.5%,  91
2007, 2149, 10,135, 21.2%, 163
2006, 1984, 10,035, 18.8%, 111
2005, 2743, 10,069, 27.2%, 193
2004, 2768,  8,616, 32.1%, 146
2003, 2536,  8,373, 30.3%, 184
2002, 3153,  7,758, 40.6%, 162