MERRIMACK, NH — Here are the unofficial results of the April 14, 2026, school and town elections for Merrimack, New Hampshire.
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Town Council (2 seats; 3-year terms)
Finlay Rothhaus 2,319
Pauline C. Landrigan 1,687
John P. O’Neill Jr. 1,046
James Marzec 404
Shawn Kimball 267
Ethics Committee (2 seats; 3-year terms)
Christy Benedetto 2,610
Write-in
Ethics Committee (1 seat; 2-year term)
Matthew Brown (write-in) 10
Library Trustees (2 seats; 3-year term)
Erin Clement 2,565
Audrey Broyer 2,559
Trustee of the Trust Funds (1 seat; 3-year term)
Elizabeth Petrides 2,632
Supervisor of the Checklist (1 seat, 6-year term)
Miriam Gage 2,781
Supervisor of the Checklist (1 seat; 2-year term)
Tarah Noonan 2,795
Article 22: Should the town clerk/tax collector be two positions instead of one?
Yes 2,324
No 1,464
Article 23: Should the Ethics Committee be eliminated?
Yes 2,441
No 1,234
Article 24: Should $500,000 be spent on compost energy enhancements?
Yes 2,726
No 1,235
Article 25: Should $1.9 million be spent to purchase 61.4 acres near Twin Bridge Park for athletic fields, open space, a safety complex, and future town buildings?
Yes 2,473
No 1,491
Article 26: Should voters approve a $42.7 million town budget? If no, a default budget of $41.9 million will be approved.
Yes 2,278
No 1,704
Article 27: Should $2.7 million be added to capital reserve and expendable trust funds?
Yes 2,420
No 1,453
Article 28: Should $700,000 be added to the sewer infrastructure capital reserve fund?
Yes 2,791
No 1,035
Article 29: A collective bargaining agreement with the IAFF, Local 2904.
Yes 2,744
No 1,131
Article 30: A collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME 93, Local 2986.
Yes 2,637
No 1,307
Article 31: Are you in favor of continuing the combined office of town clerk-tax collector?
Yes 2,124
No 1,789
Article 32: Are you in favor of changing the position of tax collector from elected to appointed?
Yes 1,752
No 2,050
Article 33: Should $200,000 be spent to revise the town’s master plan?
Yes 2,139
No 1,753
Article 34: Should $50,000 be used to retain an independent, qualified, third-party firm to conduct a townwide operational and financial efficiency audit of all town operations for the purpose of finding improved efficiency, effectiveness, and cost savings?
Yes 2,400
No 1,591
To view a sample town ballot, click on this link here. To view the full town of Merrimack’s voter guide, click here.
School Board (1 seat, three-year term)
Harley T. Hall 1,822
Ali Lasala 1,650
Planning & Building Committee (2 seats; 3-year terms)
Laurie Rothhaus 2,755
Tim Groff 2,175
Budget Committee (four seats; 3-year terms)
Kaitlyn Bernier 2,329
Shannon Rand 2,083
Megahan Delyani 2,015
Paul F. McLaughlin Jr. 1,886
Prescton Villavicencio 1,845
Budget Committee (1 seat; 1-year term)
Dan Coakley 1,933
Kevin Southwick 1,201
Article 2: Should the school board accept authorized actions by voters, gifts, and other things during the fiscal year?
Yes 3,349
No 769
Article 3: A collective bargaining agreement with the Merrimack Teachers Association.
Yes 2,727
No 1,302
Article 4: If the collective bargaining agreement with MTA is defeated, should the board host a special meeting to address cost items?
Yes 3,079
No 1,302
Article 5: Should $150,000 be added to the roof reconstruction capital reserve?
Yes 3,298
No 669
Article 6: Should $50,000 be placed into the school pavement reconstruction capital reserve fund?
Yes 3,226
No 1,741
Article 7: Shall the district adopt open enrollment guidelines for students in and outside the district?
Yes 2,553
No 1,372
Article 8: Petition: Should voters call on representatives to require the education freedom account program to provide fiscal and educational performance reports comparable to those required of public schools and limit eligibility to families with financial need?
Yes 2,692
No 1,372
Article 9: Operating budget of $96.917 million or a default budget of $96.964 million?
Yes 3,101
No 827
The school sample ballots can be found here.
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