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2012 Election Results

There were 14,811 machine counted ballots today. There are still a couple dozen ballots that need to be hand counted so these numbers will change a little but nothing drastic.

President and Vice President
 Votes
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democrat) 6,797

*Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (Republican)

7,678
Gary Johnson/James P. Gray (Libertarian) 195
Virgil Goode/James P. Clymer (Constitution Party) 6

Statewide presidential results will be available on our state chart.

Governor Votes *Maggie Hassan (Democrat) 7,167
Ovide Lamontagne (Republican) 6,869
John Babiarz (Libertarian) 359

Statewide gubernatorial results will be available on our state chart.

U.S. Congress, First District Votes Carol Shea-Porter (Democrat) 6,479
*Frank Guinta (Republican) 7,113
Brendan Kelley (Libertarian 560

District-wide Congressional votes will be available on our state chart.

Executive Council, District 3
Votes District total* Debora Pignatelli (Democrat) 6,163

*David Wheeler (Republican) 6,819

*[Editor's note: District totals may not be immediately available. District 5 includes Amherst, Brookline, Dunbarton, Fitzwilliam, Goffstown, Greenville, Hinsdale, Hollis, Jaffrey, Keene, Lyndeborough, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, New Ipswich, Peterborough, Richmond, Rindge, Sharon, Swanzey, Temple, Troy, Wilton, and Winchester.]

State Senate, District 11 Merrimack Amherst Milford Wilton Total* *Peter Bragdon (Republican) 8,211
4,286 4,823 1,259
18,579

 

State House of Representatives
Hillsborought District 19 Votes Evan Fulmer (Democrat) 4,201
*Brenda Grady (Democrat) 5,676
John Grady (Democrat) 5,513
Kim Kojak (Democrat) 5,016
Spencer Nozell (Democrat) 4,101
Jody Plante (Democrat) 5,099
Jo Ann Rotast (Democrat) 5,117
Jack Rothman (Democrat) 4,653


*Richard Barry (Republican) 6,594
*Dick Hinch (Republican) 6,693
*Jeanine Notter (Republican) 6,173
*Tony Pellegrino (Republican) 6,787
*Lenette Peterson (Republican) 6,041
*Phil Straight (Republican) 5,841
*Kathleen Stroud (Republican) 6,308
Joseph Thomas (Republican) 5,540

 

Hillsborough County Sheriff Votes Bill Barry (Democrat)
5,718
*James Hardy (Republican) 7,026

 

Hillsborough County Attorney Votes Patricia Lafrance (Democrat)
5,894
*Dennis Hogan (Republican) 6,575

 

Hillsborough County Treasurer Votes Shannon Bernier (Democrat)
5,570
*David Fredette (Republican)
6,776

 

Hillsborough County
Register of Deeds Votes Louise Wright (Democrat)
5,360
*Pamela Coughlin (Republican)
6,945

 

Hillsborough County Register of Probate Votes Graham Smith
5,510
*Joseph Kelly Levasseur
6,691

 

Hillsborough County Commissioner
Votes Susan Ladmer (Democrat)
4,993
*Carol Holden (Republican)
6,528
James Parker (Libertarian) 818

 

Question 1

Votes Yes 8,355
No 4,637

 

Question 2

Votes
Yes 6,800
No 5,704

 

Question 3

Votes Yes 5,069
No 7,534

The goal of Merrimack Patch is to make it ridiculously easy to find information about your town, so this article will serve as a one-stop-shop for anyone looking to see how Merrimack voted for president, New Hampshire governor, the First Congressional District, the State Senate and all of the other races on local ballots during today's general election.

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Busy morning in Merrimack

Early reports from readers are that lines were very long when the polls opened today. Traffic was backed up down Baboosic Lake Road over the Route 3 overpass at 7 a.m., according to Town Councilor Bill Boyd. He also said that as of 10 a.m., more than 3,200 ballots had been cast in town.

A reader emailed this morning to say at 6:40 parking was tough.

"Parking @ 6:40 am was INSANE!!!!!!!  They were parking at the tennis courts and half way down the hill as well as every parking lot was full."

How Merrimack has voted in the past

One thing is certain in Merrimack, at least over the last few elections. If the presidential pick for the country is Republican, Merrimack will have voted in line with the country. Though that's not to say it hasn't been close. 

According to results compiled by the Secretary of State's office, Merrimack has elected the Republican candidates during every election since 2000.

In 2008, Merrimack picked John McCain and Sarah Palin over winners Barack Obama and Joe Biden, but only by 242 votes. McCain/Palin earned 7,558 votes to Obama/Biden's 7,316.

In 2004, Merrimack voted in line with the country to re-elect George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to four more years. The Republican duo beat John Kerry and John Edwards 7,927 to 6,682 – a difference of 1,245 votes.

In 2000, Merrimack favored the Bush/Cheney ticket over the Al Gore and Joe Lieberman ticket by  vote of 6,239 to 5,571. With 668 votes splitting the two parties, it seems Merrimack voters weren't completely unconvinced that four more years with Democratic leadership would be a bad thing.

Will Merrimack continue to favor the Republican ticket today and elect Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan over four more years of Barack Obama and Joe Biden? If we're going by history, the answer is yes, but the reality is, we won't be absolutely certain until the end of the day.

To learn more about all of the candidates running in today's general election, polling places and times, and more, be sure to check out the Merrimack Election Guide.