Nashua Election Results: New Mayor, Aldermen

Nashua voters on Tuesday voted in a new mayor during the city election.

Former mayor Jim Donchess will return to the corner office after beating Chris Williams by an unofficial vote count of 8,516 to 6,583.

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Donchess, 65, who has served as an alderman, previously served as mayor in the 1980s. He will replace Donnalee Lozeau, who decided not to run for re-election.

There were a host of contested races on the ballot. These are the results of key races (winners in bold):

At-large alderman

• Brian S. McCarthy 8,440
• Lori Wilshire 8,367
• Michael B. O’Brien 7,725
• Daniel Richardson 5,573

Fire commission

• Kevin Gage 7,188
• Craig Adams 5,117
• Ralph Kelloway, Jr.3,728
• Anthony Patti 3,222

Board of Public Works

• Joel Ackerman 6,489
• Kevin Moriarty 7,500
• Daniel Gagnon 4,722

Ward 1 Alderman

• Sean McGuinness 1,239
• Janice Schmidt 982

Ward 3 Alderman

• David Schoneman 720
• Kimberly Kleiner 619
• Christopher W. Johnson 308

Ward 4 Alderman

• Thomas Lopez 383
• Arthur Craffey 328

Ward 6 Alderman

• Benjamin Clemons 732
• Greg Surbey 492

Ward 8 Alderman

• Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja 971
• Ronald Brophy 492

Full Nashua election results