Salem NH 2026 Town Election Results: Town Budget Approved By 28 Votes; Morse Keeps Clerk Seat

SALEM, NH — Here are the unofficial results.

Town Election

Town Council (3 seats, 3-year terms)

Cathy Stacey 2,230

DJ Bettencourt 1,999

Joe Sweeney 1,965

Budget Committee (2 seats, 3-year terms)

Steven Goddu 2,221

Dane Hoover 1,924

Town Moderator (1 seat, 2-year term)

Bernard Campbell 2,708

Library Trustee (1 seat, 3-year term)

David Hickernell 2,651

Trustee of the Trust Funds (1 seat, 3-year term)

Warren Morrison 2,538

Planning Board (2 seats, 3-year terms)

Joseph Feole 2,369

Bianca Carlson 2,275

Supervisor of the Checklist (1 seat, 6-year term)

Jessica Wachsman 1,036

Luanne David 826

Corinne Gordon 775

Town Treasurer (1 seat, 3-year term)

John Sytek 2,700

Town Clerk (1 seat, 3-year term)

Nicole Morse 2,050

Jeffrey Hatch 978

Tax Collector (1 seat, 3-year term)

Martha Breen 2,700

ZBA (2 seats, 3-year terms)

Claire Karibian 2,286

Daniel Guild 2,280

Article 3 rejected

Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, all approved

Operating Budget

$71.99 million budget was approved 1,68 to 1,640.

To view the full sample ballot, click on this link. To view the full voter guide, visit this link.

School Election

School Board (1 seat, 3-year term)

Bernard Campbell 2,463

School Budget

$99.13 million budget approved, 1,907 to 1,411.

Articles 3 and 4 approved.

Article 5 rejected.

Here is the link for the full school election sample ballot.

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