Strand Wins 1-Year Town Council Seat; Charter Commission Approved: Bedford Results

BEDFORD, NH — Here are the results of the 2023 election in Bedford.

Town Council

Two 3-year seats.

Lori Radke: 2,750

William Carter: 2,117

Town Council

One 1-year seat.

Michael Strand: 1,726

Joseph Fahey II: 932

Becky Soule: 663

Town Clerk

Sally Kellar: 2,890

Trustee of the Trust Funds

Lawrence Cheetham: 2,709

Library Trustee

Jerry Hanauer: 2,853

Article 2

Charter Commission

Yes: 2,304

No: 891

Article 3

Charter commission candidates, no more than 9.

Terry Wolf: 1,684

Paul Brock: 1,683

Matthew McLaughlin: 1,441

Susan Labrie: 1,412

Kelleigh Gleason: 1,407

Jeff Kerr: 1,224

Bryan Lord: 1,173

Lori Radke: 1,156

Linda Camarota: 1,128

Melissa Kelly: 799

Hsiu Chang: 784

Peter Galamaga: 770

Russan Chester: 739

Bill Jennings: 701

David Gilbert: 513

William Carter: 444

Liz Gabert: 441

Kathleen Bemiss: 439

Gail Levesque: 427

Lawrence Cheetham: 403

Leslie Burns: 390

Elaine Tefft: 288

Write-Ins: 54

Article 4

Amendment 1: Zoning amendment to cut density from 28 to 18 dwellings per acre in elderly housing developments with workforce housing

Yes: 2,656

No: 600

Amendment 2: Zoning amendment to remove elderly housing and workforce housing from permitted use in certain districts.

Yes: 2,369

No: 1,077

Amendment 3: Zoning amendment to increase common open space and remove dimension language from certain sections.

Yes: 2,893

No: 653

Amendment 4: Zoning amendment to junkyard provisions excluding antique vehicles and parts.

Yes: 2,896

No: 605

Amendment 5: Zoning amendment to add storage container to structure definition.

Yes: 2,905

No: 613

Amendment 6: Zoning amendment to add treehouses and play structure exemption from structures.

Yes: 3,045

No: 468

Amendment 7: Amend zoning map to rezone Rundlett Hill Road parcel as service to general residence.

Yes: 2,735

No: 644

Amendment 8: Delete outdated references to certain zoning articles.

Yes: 2,941

No: 389

Amendment 9: Petition to amend code to prohibit chickens and geese as well as coops and structures to lots smaller than 5 acres

Yes: 860

No: 2,720

Article 5

1.04MW solar array on capped landfill and electrical trash compactors. 60 percent needed

Yes: 2,160

No: 1,353

School Results

School Board

Two 3-year terms.

Sue Jennato: 2,237

Bill Foote: 1,682

Chelsey Lewis: 1,176

Sheila MacDonald: 977

Sean Monroe: 923

School Board

One 1-year term

Kara LaMarche: 2,101

Kevin Coventry: 1,068

Jeremy Dupuis: 135

Article 2

School building security: $828,000

Yes: 3,380

No: 376

Article 3

Bedford Educational Support Staff Association, NEA-NH, collective bargaining agreement.

Yes: 3,345

No: 424

Article 4

Special meeting if Article 3 fails.

Yes: 2,556

No: 1,164

Article 5

Bedford Education Personnel Association, NEA-NH, collective bargaining agreement.

Yes: 3,200

No: 557

Article 6

Special meeting if Article 5 fails.

Yes: 2,510

No: 1,177

Article 7

$84.9 million operating budget.

Yes: 2,259

No: 1,457

Article 8

Discontinuing the school maintenance capital reserve fund, created in 1994.

Yes: 3,176

No: 524

Article 9

Should the district require tax impact reporting on budgets and special warrant articles?

Yes: 3,445

No: 258

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