Politics & Government
Rothhaus, Murphy Win Merrimack Town Council Seats: 2023 Election Results
Merrimack voters approve a $38.8M town operating budget, employee wage increases, and other articles.

MERRIMACK, NH — Here are the results of the 2023 town election in Merrimack
Town Councilor
Finlay Rothhau: 1,125
MacKenzie Murphy: 987
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Wolfram von Schoen: 913
David Trippett: 539
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Charles Lafond: 397
Undervotes: 274
Overvotes: 7
Write-ins: 16
Ethics Committee
Jennifer McCormack: 1,643
Sara Locke: 1,467
Undervotes: 1,417
Overvotes: 0
Write-ins: 39
Library Trustees
Jennifer Jobin: 1,580
Robert Reisman: 1,537
Undervotes: 1,439
Overvotes: 0
Write-ins: 12
Trustee Of The Trust Funds
Elizabeth Petrides: 1,651
Undervotes: 602
Overvotes: 0
Write-ins: 30
Article 2
$38.8 million town operating budget
Yes: 1,407
No: 722
Undervotes: 161
Overvotes: 0
Article 3
$1.95 million capital reserve-expendable trust funds for equipment and other purchases.
Yes: 1,663
No: 552
Undervotes: 75
Overvotes: 0
Article 4
$550,000 sewer infrastructure capital reserve fund appropriation.
Yes: 1,758
No: 467
Undervotes: 65
Overvotes: 0
Article 5
IAFF Local 2904 collective bargaining
Yes: 1,735
No: 508
Undervotes: 46
Overvotes: 0
Article 6
AFSME 93, Local 3657 collective bargaining
Yes: 1,618
No: 617
Undervotes: 55
Overvotes: 0
Article 7
AFSCME 93, Local 2986 collective bargaining
Yes: 1,655
No: 581
Undervotes: 54
Overvotes: 0
Editor’s note: SAU 26 results were unavailable at post time and not published online. We have requested a copy and will update this post when they become available.
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