Politics & Government
Amherst Election Results
Carol Holden defeated Jeanne Ludt in the contested Supervisor of the Checklist race.
TOWN BALLOT
Selectmen (vote for one)
Thomas Grella 1,877
Selectman (vote for one)
Michael Akillian 1,792
Moderator (vote for one)
Stephan Coughlan 1,883
Town Clerk (vote for one)
Nancy A. Demers 2,257
Trustee of the Trust Funds (vote for one)
Kenneth R. Sheldon 1790
Zoning Board of Adjustment (vote for one)
James M. Ramsay 1,781
Cemetery Trustee (vote for one)
Marie T. Grella 1,833
Library Trustee (vote for two)
Nancy J. Head 1,938
Kimberly Ayers 1,694
Supervisor of the Checklist (vote for one)
Jeanne Ludt 961
Carol Holden 1,075
Article 22: Operating Budget
Yes - 1,506
No - 1,202
Article 23: Contingency Fund
Yes - 1,962
No - 741
Article 24: Police Union Contract
Yes - 2,022
No - 623
Article 25: Authorization for Special Meeting on Collective Bargaining Agreement Warrant Article Rejected or Amended at Annual Meeting
Yes - 1,929
No - 694
Article 26: Non-Lapsing Recreation Playing Field Expansion
Yes - 1,218
No - 1,462
Article 27: Fire Truck Capital Reserve Fund
Yes - 1,333
No - 1,350
Article 28: Assessing Revaluation Capital Reserve Fund
Yes - 1,641
No - 976
Article 29: Communications Center Capital Reserve Fund
Yes - 1,805
No - 839
Article 30: Town Computer System Capital Reserve Fund
Yes - 1,857
No - 781
Article 31: Public Health Mosquito Surveillance and Control Program
Yes - 2,052
No - 635
Article 32: Highway Equipment and Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund
Yes - 1,179
No - 1,474
Article 33: Replacement Scale Purchase
Yes - 1,596
No - 1,048
Article 34: Ambulance Capital Reserve Fund
Yes - 1,936
No - 739
Article 36: Authorize the Board of Selectmen to Enact Town Ordinances
Yes - 1,735
No - 850
Article 37: Grater Road Reclassification of 709 Feet from Class VI to Class V
Yes - 2,024
No - 509
Article 38: Old Joppa Hill Road from Class VI to Class B Trail
Yes - 2,092
No - 456
Article 39: Amherst Conservation Commission 100% of LUCT Funds
Yes - 715
No - 1,785
Article 40 (by petition): Shall we delegate the duties and responsibilities of the cemetery trustees to the board of selectmen?
Yes - 970
No - 1,632
Article 41 (by petition): NH Resolution to Get Big Money Out of Politics
Yes - 1,529
No - 997
Article 42: Wetland & Watershed Conservation District
Yes - 2,064
No - 440
Article 43: Aquifer Conservation and Wellhead Protection District
Yes - 2,047
No - 433
Article 44: Purpose and Authority of Zoning
Yes - 1,704
No - 714
Article 45: Structure Height
Yes - 1,845
No - 638
Article 46: Building Codes to Align with State Codes
Yes - 2,162
No - 397
Article 47: Affordable Housing
Yes - 1,870
No - 693
Article 48 (by petition):
Yes - 554
No - 2,107
Article 49 (by petition):
Yes - 479
No - 2,196
Article 50 (by petition):
Yes - 615
No - 1,978
AMHERST SCHOOL BALLOT
School Board (vote for two)
James P. Manning 1,773
Amy Facey 1,867
School District Moderator (vote for one)
Nate Jensen 1,954
School District Treasurer (vote for one)
Catherine Jo Butler 1,851
School District Clerk (vote for one)
Catherine Jo Butler 1,880
Article 12: Amherst School District operating budget
Yes - 1,520
No - 1,127
Article 13: Collective bargaining agreement between the Amherst School Board and the Amherst Education Association
Yes - 1,545
No - 1,039
Article 14: Call Special meeting if Article 13 fails
Yes - 1,758
No - 800
Article 15: Establish a Capital Reserve Fund
Yes - 1,641
No - 925
SOUHEGAN SCHOOL BALLOT
School Board (vote for two) - Amherst results only
Mary Lou Mullens 1,892
Fran Harrow 1,701
Article 2: School Budget - Amherst & Mont Vernon total
Yes - 1,575
No - 1,521
Article 3: Appropriate Up to $65,000 from the year-end undesignated fund balance to be added to the Expendable Trust Fund known as the School Maintenance Fund
Yes - 1,913
No - 1,177
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