Politics & Government
Portsmouth NH 2022 Election Full Unofficial Results
Democrats win all races in the Port City; 67 percent of registered voters cast ballots.

PORTSMOUTH, NH — The polls have closed in Portsmouth and the 2022 election is in the books. Here are the results. 11,784 votes were cast or about 67%. (*) Denotes winner.
Governor
Tom Sherman 7,090
Chris Sununu 4,391
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Kelly Halldorson 96
Karlyn Borysenko 41
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U.S. Senator
Maggie Hassan 8,514
Donald Bolduc 2,970
Jeremy Kauffman 226
1st Congressional District
Chris Pappas 8,632
Karoline Leavitt 2,984
Executive Councilor
Katherine Harake 7,902
Janet Stevens 3,384
State Senate
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 8,535 *
State Rep. District 21
Robin Vogt 1,723 *
State Rep. District 22
Kate Murray 1,820 *
State Rep. District 26
Joan Hamblet 1,387
Scott Forte 505
State Rep. District 27
Gerald Ward 1,230 *
Alan Forbes 720
State Rep. District 28
Rebecca McBeath 2,112 *
State Rep. District 37
David Meuse 3,523 *
State Rep. District 39
Sue Polidura 2,030
Ned Reynolds 4,660
Rockingham County Offices
Sheriff
Kevin Coyle 7,716
Chuck Massahos 2,857
Attorney
Rich Clark 7,532
Patricia Conway 3,526
Treasurer
Alex Wahl 7,499
Scott Priestley 3,409
Register of Deeds
Michael McCord 7,468
Cathy Stacey 3,462
Register of Probate
Sean McBride Lewis 7,611
Lisa Massahos 3,243
Commissioner
Kate Coyle 7,814
Richie Sawyer 3,183
Constitutional Amendment Questions
1."Are you in favor of amending articles 71 and 81 of the second part of the constitution to read as follows: [Art.] 71. [County Treasurers, County Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Registers of Deeds Elected.] The county treasurers, county attorneys, sheriffs and registers of deeds, shall be elected by the inhabitants of the several towns, in the several counties in the State, according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the state, provided nevertheless the legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the votes, and the mode of electing those officers; but not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing them. [Art.] 81. [Judges Not to Act as Counsel.] No judge shall be of counsel, act as advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in any probate business which is pending, or may be brought into any court of probate in the county of which he or she is judge." (Passed by the N.H. House 294 Yes 43 No; Passed by Senate 21 Yes 3 No.) CACR 21
Yes: 6,386
No. 3,296
2. "Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the constitution?"
Yes: 4,062
No: 5,739
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