Politics & Government

Complete Portsmouth NH 2023 City And School Election Results

Deaglan McEachern tops the city council ticket again; Marconi Fernald elected to police commission; Hughes elected to fire commission.

The polls have closed and here are the results.
The polls have closed and here are the results. (Patch Media)

PORTSMOUTH, NH — Election results for Portsmouth will be posted here when available. Refresh for updates. * Denotes winner. Unofficial results.

City Council

Nine candidates, elected to two-year terms.

Deaglan McEachern 4,044 *

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Joanna “Jo” Kelley 3,606 *

John Tabor 3,466 *

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Kate Cook 3,188 *

Josh Denton 3,072 *

Rich Blalock 2,986 *

Andrew Bagley 2,916 *

Beth Moreau 2,540 *

Vincent Lombardi 2,181 *

Kathleen Soldati 1,992

Rick Becksted 1,674

Andrea A.R. Pickett 1,661

Peter A. Whelan 1,660

Esther Kennedy 1,615

Petra Huda 1,613

Paige Trace 1,459

Kevin Coyle 953

Fire Commission

One candidate, four-year term.

Michael Hughes 2,157 *

Jackie Cali-Pitts 2,084

Police Commission

One candidate, four-year term.

Francesca Marconi Fernald 2,026 *

Jay R. Lieberman 1,081

Gary W. Dozier 1,004

School Candidates

Four candidates elected to four-year terms.

“Pip” Clews 2,625 *

Patricia “Tish” Campbell 2,544 *

Byron Matto 2,324 *

David “Leigh” Hudson 1,643 *

Genevieve Becksted Muske 1,573

Bill Blum 1,553

Dan Freund 978

For more information about voting, visit the city’s voting information site, linked here.

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