Manchester, New Hampshire municipal election, 2009

Manchester, New Hampshire mayoral election, 2009
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; 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'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[edit]

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.

City Hall Plaza

Candidates[edit]

Announced^[4][edit]

Ted Gatsas, current Alderman and State Senator^[5]

Mark Roy, current Alderman for Ward 1 ^[6]

Eliminated[edit]

Richard Komi, current State Representative^[7]

Glenn Ouellette, current Public-access television producer ^[8]

Bobby Stephen, former State Senator ^[9]

Not running[edit]

Tom Donovan, 2007 mayoral candidate and former school board member (endorsed Mark Roy)^[10]

Michael Lopez, current Alderman At-Large ^[11]

Results[edit]

Mayoral[edit]

Candidates	Primary 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[edit]

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[edit]

Ward 1
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Joyce Craig	1336	75%	1904	73%
Richard W. Higgins	316	18%	691	27%
Timothy Sawyer	139	8%

Ward 2[edit]

Ward 2
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Ron Ludwig	408	32%	986	52%
Robert O'Sullivan	398	31%	928	48%
Elise Annunziata	374	29%
Robert Thompson	108	8%

Ward 3[edit]

Ward 3
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Joe Kelly Levasseur	223	37%	419	46%
Patrick Long	223	37%	483	53%
Peter Sullivan	162	27%

Ward 4[edit]

Ward 4
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Jim Roy	n/a	n/a	590	52%
Leo Pepino	n/a	n/a	533	47%

Ward 5[edit]

Ward 5
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Ed Osborne	322	53%	532	58%
Ted Rokas	185	31%	391	42%
Bob Tarr	97	16%

Ward 6[edit]

Ward 6
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Garth Corriveau	471	44%	963	51%
Will Infantine	534	50%	919	49%
Keith Webb	91	9%
Fatima Deek	57	5%

Ward 7[edit]

Ward 7
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Lisa Gravel	233		570
William Shea	527		817
Michael Reuschel	134

Ward 8[edit]

Ward 8
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Betsi Devries	608		1042
Christine Pariseau Telge	400		994
James Webb Jr.	113

Ward 9[edit]

Ward 9
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Barbara Shaw	n/a	n/a	839
Michael Garrity	n/a	n/a	725

Ward 10[edit]

Ward 10
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Phil Greazzo	378		902
George Smith	497		778
Ryan Tower	46

Ward 11[edit]

Ward 11
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Russell Ouellette	n/a	n/a	710	100%

Ward 12[edit]

Ward 12
Candidates	Primary Election^[12]		General Election^[13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Patrick Arnold	337		766
Keith Hirschmann	341		571
Gerard Brunelle	156

References[edit]

^ http://www.manchesternh.gov/website/Departments/CityClerk/VoterRegistrationandElections/PoliticalCalendar/tabid/582/Default.aspx

^ http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Manchester%27s+next+mayor+is+Ted+Gatsas%3B+spending+cap+passes&articleId=c9deee82-f136-48c5-8474-2ba575f09190

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^ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=2009+candidates+for+Manchester+offices&articleId=3b8d2fe8-d636-464f-9dc1-d3883df61dcb

^ http://www.tedgatsas.com/

^ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Mark+Roy+launches+campaign+for+mayor&articleId=a04a6224-437c-4d30-ad30-7d94f8fb912c

^ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Komi+announces+for+city+mayor&articleId=26cec1b6-0eff-418f-b85c-2631ee2ce104

^ http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=10469146^{[permanent dead link]}

^ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Bobby+Stephen+joins+the+mayoral+race&articleId=7deb5f37-fb5c-40e3-9215-376015a9238c

^ http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Mark+Roy+launches+campaign+for+mayor&articleId=a04a6224-437c-4d30-ad30-7d94f8fb912c

^ 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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External links[edit]

City's website

[1] ttp://www.manchesternh.gov/website/Departments/CityClerk/VoterRegistrationandElections/PoliticalCalendar/tabid/582/Default.aspx

[2] ttp://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Manchester%27s+next+mayor+is+Ted+Gatsas%3B+spending+cap+passes&articleId=c9deee82-f136-48c5-8474-2ba575f09190

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[4] ttp://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=2009+candidates+for+Manchester+offices&articleId=3b8d2fe8-d636-464f-9dc1-d3883df61dcb

[5] ttp://www.tedgatsas.com/

[6] ttp://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Mark+Roy+launches+campaign+for+mayor&articleId=a04a6224-437c-4d30-ad30-7d94f8fb912c

[7] ttp://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Komi+announces+for+city+mayor&articleId=26cec1b6-0eff-418f-b85c-2631ee2ce104

[8] ttp://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=10469146^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] ttp://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Bobby+Stephen+joins+the+mayoral+race&articleId=7deb5f37-fb5c-40e3-9215-376015a9238c

[10] ttp://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Mark+Roy+launches+campaign+for+mayor&articleId=a04a6224-437c-4d30-ad30-7d94f8fb912c

[11] ttp://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Lopez+won't+run+for+mayor's+office&articleId=ed635498-e8b3-4537-aa05-4976aba24060

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