New Hampshire Town Meeting Day 2021 results
Majority of town elections held March 9, March 13; COVID-19 guidelines will be in place
Majority of town elections held March 9, March 13; COVID-19 guidelines will be in place
Majority of town elections held March 9, March 13; COVID-19 guidelines will be in place
Dozens of towns are holding town elections and traditional meetings in New Hampshire, with the majority of elections and/or meetings on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
WMUR attempted to reach officials in all the towns holding ballot voting or traditional town meetings. The towns listed are towns that responded to our inquiry for the results. For more local results, check with your town hall.
Results will first be posted Tuesday night, March 9. Final town meeting/election results are in bold. The others are pending or were never reported to WMUR. Again, please check with your town hall if you don't see results below.
COVID-19 precautions -- including requirements for mask use and social distancing -- are being taken in most polling locations, so be prepared to adhere to those guidelines. Additional COVID-19 notes, if there are any, will be included with some town listings below.
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office will be operating its Election Day hotline from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. Voters and election officials with concerns or questions are encouraged to call 1-866-868-3703 (1-866-VOTER-03) or email electionlaw@doj.nh.gov, officials said.
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ACWORTH (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase DPW Loader (3/5 vote needed) -
ALEXANDRIA (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Transfer Station Design - PASSED
ALLENSTOWN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Fund Highway Garage Capital Reserve - PASSED
ALSTEAD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Pave Gilsum Mine Road - PASSED
ALTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Traffic Safety Devices - PASSED
AMHERST (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Open Space Acquisition (3/5 vote needed) -
ANDOVER (April 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Fund Site Plan for Highway Garage -
ANTRIM (March 11th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Replace Water/Sewer Line (3/5 vote needed) -
ASHLAND (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Police Body Cameras - PASSED
ATKINSON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - FAILED
- Issue No. 2: Hire 2 Full-Time Firefighter/EMTs - PASSED
AUBURN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Construct Storage Building on Town Property - PASSED
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BARRINGTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Fire Department Ultra-Terrain Vehicle - PASSED
BEDFORD (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Capital Reserve Fund & Equipment -
BELMONT (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Fund Reconstruction of Roads - PASSED
BENNINGTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Deferred Road Maintenance - PASSED
BOW (March 17th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Property on Bow Center Road (3/5 vote needed) -
BRADFORD (April 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Buy New Fire Truck -
BRENTWOOD (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Continue Recycling Program - PASSED
BRIDGEWATER (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
BRISTOL (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED as Amended
- Issue No. 2: Construct Salt/Sand Shed - PASSED
BROOKFIELD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Repair Moose Mountain Road Bridge -
BROOKLINE (March 27th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Construct Public Works Facility (60% vote needed) -
C
CANAAN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Water Main Replacement (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
CANDIA (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Healey Road Reconstruction - PASSED
CARROLL (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - FAILED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Dump Truck - PASSED
CENTER HARBOR (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Approve Public Safety Budget -
CHARLESTOWN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Broadband Internet Project (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
CHESTERFIELD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Reconstruct 1/3 of North Shore Road -
COLUMBIA (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Approve 45th Parallel EMS Budget -
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DANBURY (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Highway Truck (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
DUNBARTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase New Fire Truck Tanker Body - PASSED
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EPPING (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Highway Garage Addition - FAILED
EPSOM (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Fire Department Forestry Truck - PASSED
EXETER (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Salem Street Water Drainage Improvements (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
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FARMINGTON (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Bridges and Road Design CRF -
FITZWILLIAM (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Fund Broadband Network (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
FRANCESTOWN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Fire Department Radios -
FREEDOM (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Plow Truck -
FREMONT (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Hire Full-Time Police Officer - PASSED
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GILFORD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Approve Police Department Contract - PASSED
GILMANTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Old Town Hall Restoration - PASSED
GOFFSTOWN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Hire 4 Firefighter/EMTs - PASSED
GORHAM (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Approve Sewer Department Budget -
GOSHEN (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Broadband Internet (3/5 vote needed) -
GRAFTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Highway Department Truck - PASSED
GREENFIELD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Install Town-Wide Broadband (3/5 vote needed) -
GREENLAND (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Road Improvements - PASSED
GREENVILLE (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Repair Town Pool -
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HAMPSTEAD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Renovate Fire Station (3/5 vote needed) - FAILED
HAMPTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase DPW Vehicles - PASSED
HAMPTON FALLS (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Fund Mosquito Control - PASSED
HANCOCK (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase New Police Vehicle - PASSED
HAVERHILL (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Lease/Purchase Highway Dump Truck -
HENNIKER (March 13th )
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Fund Wastewater Upgrades (3/5 vote needed) - FAILED
HILLSBOROUGH (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: LED Lighting for Street Lights -
HOOKSETT (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Construct Phase 3 of Riverfront Trail - PASSED
HOLDERNESS (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Fund Capital Projects -
HUDSON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - FAILED
- Issue No. 2: Police Facility Expansion (3/5 vote needed) - FAILED
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KENSINGTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Road Reconstruction - PASSED
KINGSTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: LED Street Lights Upgrade - PASSED
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LANCASTER (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase New Highway Department Truck -
LANGDON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Build Town-Wide Broadband Network (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
LEE (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Fire Truck - PASSED
LINCOLN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED as Amended
- Issue No. 2: Install Water Meters (3/5 vote needed) - FAILS
LISBON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Water System Improvements (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
LITCHFIELD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Plow Truck Purchase - PASSED
LITTLETON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Construct New Town Pool - PASSED
LONDONDERRY (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Mack's Apples Land Adjacent to Town Hall - PASSED
LOUDON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Dump Truck -
LYMAN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Ogontz Bridge Repair -
LYNDEBOROUGH (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Fire Department Radios -
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MADBURY (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Fund Hayes Road Repair Reserve Fund -
MARLBOROUGH (March 16th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Install Town-Wide Broadband (3/5 vote needed) -
MEREDITH (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
MILFORD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Replace Emergency Services Dispatch Center (3/5 vote needed) - FAILED
MILTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Highway and Road Reconstruction Fund - PASSED
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NEW DURHAM (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Fund Road Program - PASSED
NEWFIELDS (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Add Funds to Fire Truck Reserve Fund - PASSED
NEW HAMPTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase New Fire Truck - PASSED
NEW IPSWICH (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Approve Roads Funding - PASSED
NEWINGTON (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Construct Safety Lane on Nimble Hill Road - FAILED
NEWMARKET (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Stormwater Improvements Along New Road. (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
NEWTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Firefighter Equipment -
NORTH HAMPTON (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Road Resurfacing - PASSED
NORTHUMBERLAND (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Construct New Public Safety Building (3/5 vote needed) - FAILED
NORTHFIELD (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Fund Road and Bridge Reconstruction -
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OSSIPEE (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED as Amended
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Two Police Cruisers - PASSED
P
PELHAM (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase New Ambulance - PASSED
PEMBROKE (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Trash & Recycling Truck -
PIERMONT (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Build a Recreational Park -
PITTSFIELD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Replace DPW Backhoe - PASSED
PLAISTOW (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Water Service Incentive Program (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
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RAYMOND (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Capital Improvements - PASSED
RINDGE (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - FAILED
- Issue No. 2: Hire Full-Time Police Officer - PASSED
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SALISBURY (election is March 9th | town meeting is May 1st)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Expand Fiber Optic Internet (3/5 vote needed) -
SANDOWN (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Construct New Salt Shed - PASSED
SEABROOK (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Retrofit Wastewater Treatment Plant - PASSED
SHARON (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Develop New Town Website -
SHELBURNE (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Complete Revaluation -
SPRINGFIELD (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Highway Truck (3/5 vote needed) -
STRAFFORD (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Fund Capital Improvements -
STRATFORD (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
STRATHAM (March 27th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Capital Improvements Program -
SULLIVAN (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Town-Wide Broadband Installation (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
SUNAPEE (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Police Body Cameras - PASSED
SUTTON (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Fire Tanker Truck -
SWANZEY (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Build New Fire Station (3/5 vote needed) -
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THORNTON (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Fund Part-Time Zoning Compliance Officer -
TILTON (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Approve Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Reconstruct Calef Hill Road (3/5 vote needed) -
TROY (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Broadband Project Bond (3/5 vote needed) -
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UNITY
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
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WAKEFIELD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Cardiac Monitors - PASSED
WALPOLE (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Repair & Paint Town Hall -
WARREN (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Reconstruction of Pine Hill Road -
WEARE (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - FAILED
- Issue No. 2: Hire 2 Full-Time Firefighter/EMTs - PASSED
WENTWORTH (March 13th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget -
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Highway Backhoe -
WESTMORELAND (March 10th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Build New Fire Station (3/5 vote needed) - FAILED
WHITEFIELD (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Repair Kimball Hill Road - PASSED
WINDHAM (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Purchase Fire Engine (60% vote needed) - PASSED
WOLFEBORO (March 9th)
- Issue No. 1: Town Budget - PASSED
- Issue No. 2: Recreational Dock Repairs (3/5 vote needed) - PASSED
Please refresh this page for the most up-to-date results. Results will first be posted Tuesday night, March 9. Final town meeting/election results are in bold. The others are pending or were never reported to WMUR. Please check with your town hall if you don't see results above.
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office will be operating its Election Day hotline from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. Voters and election officials with concerns or questions are encouraged to call 1-866-868-3703 (1-866-VOTER-03) or email electionlaw@doj.nh.gov, officials said.