Revised: Merrimack Voters Approve $42.8M Budget, Reject Rep. Proposal

Editor's Note: The final results sent to Merrimack NH Patch and published on Wednesday were incorrect: 1,000 votes approving the pump station were missing. It is corrected below. Also, the SAU 26 results have been posted below, too.

MERRIMACK, NH — Here are the results from the 2025 town election.

Town Seats

Town Council (two, three-year seats)

Peter Albert 2,895

Jennifer Jobin 2,739

Scott Adler (write-in) 17

Town Council (one, two-year seat)

Tom Thornton 2,801

Ethics Committee (two, three-year seats)

Robert Reisman 2,855

Scott Adler (write-in) 89

Wendy Thomas (write-in) 48

Library Trustees (one, two-year seat)

Donna LaRue 3,005

Trustee of the Trust Funds (one, three-year seat)

Chris Christensen 3,398

Warrant Articles

Pennichuck Square Pump Station upgrades: 3,248 to 1,143 (approved)

$42.9 million town budget: 2,088 to 2,287 (failed. Default budget set at $40.8 million).

$2.4 million spent from reserves and trust fund for equipment and other items: 2,407 to 1,953

$60,000 to Sewer Infrastructure Capital Reserve Fund from sewer fees: 2,751 to 1,163

Cut and sell trees in the Watkins Forest: 2,887 to 1,439

Create a redistricting commission to consider dividing state Rep. seats into districts instead of town-wide: 937 to 3,406

School Results

School Board (two, three-year terms)

Rachel Paeke 2,558

Naomi Halter 2,477

Barry "BK" Kendall 1,641

Planning and Building (two, three-year terms)

Gina Groff 2,560

Donna Larue 2,509

Budget Committee (four, three-year terms)

Heather Robitaille 2,432

Ashley Depreaux 2,337

Joanne Grobecker 2,326

Jennifer McCormack 1,940

Shayne Albuquerque 1,859

Barry "BK" Kendall 1,497

School District Moderator (one, three-year term)

Brian McCarthy 2,969

School District Clerk (one, one-year term)

Patricia Heinrich 2,909

School District Treasurer (one, one-year term)

Jennifer Heinrich 2,825

Articles

Gifts, approved, 3,657 to 768

Admin Office CRF, approved, 2,552 to 1,862

Mastricola Roof, approved, 2,970 to 1,441

Petition: Default budget, rejected, 1,502 to 2,866

Petition: Abolish Budget Committee, rejected, 1,475 to 2,747

Operating budget, rejected, 2,079 to 2,344

Total school votes: 4,411

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