Amherst NH 2026 Town Election Results: $10M Open Space Purchase Rejected, Town Budget Approved

AMHERST, NH — Here are the unofficial election results.

Town Election

Selectman (1 seat, 3-year term)

Tom Grella 2,382

Town Clerk (1 seat, 3-year term)

Nancy Demers 2,734

Moderator (1 seat, 2-year term)

Mark Vincent 2,311

Cemetery Trustee (1 seat, 3-year term)

Marie Grella 2,412

Trustee of the Trust Funds (1 seat, 3-year term)

Michael Parisi 1,697

Andrew Horn 630

ZBA (2 seats, 3-year terms)

Joseph Fucci 1,992

Andrew Pataky 1,876

Planning Board (2 seats, 3-year terms)

Thomas Quinn 1,957

Joseph Broderick 1,591

Andrew Horn 727

Library Trustees (2 seats, 3-year terms)

James McGinness 2,043

Stephen Manitus 2,029

Supervisor of the Checklist (1 seat, 6 year-term)

Donni Hodgkins 2,111

Open Space Acquisition Bond

$10 million, rejected, 1,486 to 1,616

Operating Budget

$18.3 million budget approved, 1,932 to 1,209

Articles 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 54, all approved.

Articles 44 rejected.

View all the articles and other election information linked here.

Amherst School Election

School Board (2 seats, 3-year terms)

Michael Almeida

Terri Behm

Katie Cokely

Obadiah Dart

School District Moderator (1 seat, 3-year term)

Matthew Comstock

School Treasurer (1 seat, 3-year term)

Tom Gauthier

School Clerk (1 seat, 3-year term)

Victoria Parisi

Wilkins Elementary School Building renovation

$37 million, three-fifths approval to pass.

Operating Budget

$35.6 million or a default budget of $34.95 million.

View the Amherst school voter guide here.

Souhegan Cooperative School District

School Board (2 seats, 3-year terms)

Stephanie Grund

Christine Peters

Operating Budget

$22.6 million or default budget of $22.51 million.

View the Souhegan Cooperative District voter guide here.

Here is the voter guide with more information in PDF format.

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