Incumbents Line Up To Run Again In Concord

CONCORD, NH — Filings for Concord’s municipal races began on Sept. 8, 2017, and run through next Monday and, if the current crop of candidates is any indication, it is going to be another sleepy election in the city in November. At the end of the filing period Monday for mayor and city council seats, all 10 incumbents had filed for re-election. Mayor Jim Bouley filed last week to run for his sixth two-year term leading the board.

At-large Councilors Amanda Grady Sexton and Fred Keach also filed again for four-year seats. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

All 10 ward councilors – Brent Todd in Penacook’s Ward 1, Allan Hershlag in Ward 2, Jennifer Kretovic in Ward 3, Byron Champlin in Ward 4, Rob Werner in Ward 5, Linda Kenison in the South End’s Ward 6, Keith Nyhan in Ward 7, Gail Matson in the Height’s Ward 8, Candace Bouchard in Ward 9, and Dan St. Hilaire in East Concord’s Ward 10 – have all filed to run again.

Only a single seat – Ward 10 – has a challenger: David Sky of Appleton Street, a board member of the Central New Hampshire Bicycling Coalition, filed to run in Ward 10 today.

A number of residents have also signed up to run for ward moderator and ward supervisor positions.

School Board Candidates

Only two candidates running for District seats to lead the Concord School District during the next three years have filed to run.

Incumbent Thomas Croteau is running for re-election to the District A seat which represents voters in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4. Danielle Smith of Concord, a photographer who runs Rosy Hue Photography, has also signed up to run for the District A seat on Friday.

Barbara Higgins, the District B school board member, has indicated to Patch that she would also be running again this year for a three-year term.

Alana Kimball, who represents District C, announced on Monday night that she was not running for re-election.

Learn More About Running For Office

There will be a School Board Candidates Information Session from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at the Central Office Board Room at the SAU 8 Building (former Dewey School) at 38 Liberty St.

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