Sunday, December 30, 2012
Sparks fly and election gets personal as well-known incumbent falls.
Bedford Patch launched in June of 2011, making 2012 the first complete year of full-time hyper-local online community coverage in Bedford. In the last 12 months, readers have been treated with some uplifting and positive stories and accomplishments. At other times, Patch has been forced to cover local and national tragedies that make us all take pause and remember who and what is most important to us. We thought it only fitting that, as we approach 2013, we look back at some of the most interesting and newsworthy local stories of the last year. After all, where else are you going to get a list that's entirely dedicated to Bedford? For the majority of New Hampshire towns, the most heated local elections are found in races for town council, …
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sanborn loses 40 votes but still proves victorious in District 9 recount.
One week after Andy Sanborn and Lee Nyquist waited into the early-morning hours for the result of their District 9 Senate race to be determined, the candidates once again patiently awaited today as more than 30,000 votes were tabulated. Though Sanborn won the Nov. 6 General Election by 253 votes, Nyquist called for a recount due to the less than 1 percent separation between he and his opponent. As it turned out, Nyquist, a New Boston Democrat, gained 40 votes in the recount but still fell 213 supportive ballots short of defeating the Bedford Republican. New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, tonight, affirmed a recount result of 15,454 votes for Sanborn and 15,241 for Nyquist. Sanborn released the following statement regarding his …
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
County, like Bedford, not impacted by blue wave.
You've waited patiently for almost two days. Today, the New Hampshire Secretay of State's Office published the results for the Hillsborough County races and seven of eight offices were captured by Republican candidates. Winners in BOLD. For full Bedford results, click here.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Results of District 9 race could swing the balance of power in NH Senate.
Each candidate was awake into the early morning hours as voting results were tabulated and reported in towns such as Dublin, Richmond, Sharon, Temple and Troy. And when all ballots from all 14 District 9 communities were counted, it was Republican Andy Sanborn who proved victorious, holding on for a 210 vote triumph against Democrat Lee Nyquist. Today, Nyquist filed the appropriate paperwork with Sec. of State Bill Gardner, and a recount will take place in the race. According to NH RSA 660:1, which governs post-election proceedure, Nyquist had until this Friday to file for the recount, which will cost him $50 because the margin of defeat was less than one percent. The law also states that the recount must take place prior to the Wednesday …
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Sanborns, fellow Republicans, sweep Bedford vote.
Update: (1:00 a.m.): Republican Andy Sanborn has won the District 9 Senate race by less than one-percent (210 votes). The Lee Nyquist campaign indicated recount is likely. Meanwhile, as of press time, Bedford Republican Bob Burns was trailing Manchester Democrat Chris Pappas by less than 5,000 votes with 22 of 30 precincts reporting in the Executive Council District 4 race. Update (11:00 p.m.): Republicans have swept the vote in Bedford, including all seven New Hampshire House of Representative seats up for grabs. And in the Executive Council (District 4) and NH Senate (District 9) races, Bedford voters gave big boosts to Bob Burns and Andy Sanborn respectively, though both races are still very much up for grabs. Updated results below. …
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The political pendulum swings back, sweeping some Republicans from office. Now what?
Blue Wave? Battleground state? Did Republicans in New Hampshire get the license plate of that truck that hit them? Local results are still being tabulated by the Secretary of State's office for certification, and the recount deadline looms Friday. But let the prognostication commence after the General Election pleased/disappointed a split electorate. Some takeaways: Who's ready for 2016? Who do you think were the winners and losers in the 2012 Election? Comment below.
Bedford Republicans survive blue wave.
Kevin Hodges says he called it five months ago. "I knew this was going to be a coin-toss race between two well-matched hard campaigners with significant resources and competing messages," said Lee Nyquist's campaign manager. Nyquist, a New Boston Democrat, took the race for District 9 senate down to the wire, but in the end, it was his opponent, Bedford Republican Andy Sanborn, who earned the photo-finish triumph. Though Sanborn garnered a convincing 7,181 to 4,922 victory in Bedford, Nyquist captured the vote in 10 of the remaining 13 District 9 towns. In total, Sanborn finished the race with 15,435 votes to Nyquist's 15,225. The 210-tally difference between the two candidates represents less than one percent of the total ballots cast. Of…
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Ballots are arriving in Concord and the task of vote-counting is underway, according to the Secretary of State.
It was a late night for all concerned, and while most of the local races have already been called, there are still some outcomes unknown. A spokesman at the Secretary of State's office said this morning that the tabulating is underway, and results will be posted here, on the General Election Results page, as they are available. Deadline for requesting a recount for a candidate is Friday, November 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. with the Secretary of State. Below are quick links to each of the statewide race results, which will be posted as pdf files. We'll also add in the actual results here, once they are available. President of the United States - 2012 General Election Governor - 2012 General Election Representative In Congress - 2012 General …
Race was a rematch from 2010 when Frank Guinta took seat from Carol Shea-Porter.
Update, 3 a.m.: U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta conceded the race with Carol Shea-Porter after the final numbers for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District came in: “I would like to congratulate President Obama, Governor-elect Maggie Hassan, Congresswoman-elect Anne McLane Kuster and Congresswoman-elect Carol Shea-Porter on their victories. “What’s important in these races is the future of New Hampshire. I am committed to continuing my support of our constituents and a collaborative vision for a stronger America. I called Carol Shea-Porter early this morning. We had a great conversation as I pledged to her my commitment to transition the congressional office with integrity and respect.” Update, 2:30 a.m.: Carol Shea-Porter took the stage for …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Exeter Democrat defeats Manchester Republican Ovide Lamontagne.
Democrat Maggie Hassan has defeated Republican Ovide Lamontagne to become New Hampshire's 81st governor, according to the Associated Press, which called the race at 8:55 p.m. on Nov. 6. Hassan succeeds four-term Democrat John Lynch, who decided not to run for a fifth two-year term. "Thank you to the people of New Hampshire for the trust you have placed in me," Hassan said during her victory speech in Manchester. "I will not let you down." Hassan thanked Republican challenger Ovide Lamontage for his public service and said she will work with both sides of the Legislature to get things done. "The challenges our state faces must be met with the best solutions and ideas we can muster," she said. "Good ideas and good people reside on both sides…
Steve From NH
7:40 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Bedford supports IB. We voted for it directly. If Mr. Sanborn wants to join the minority of religious and bigoted tyrants trying to overturn our decision he might have a fight on his hands. Bedford hasn't elected a Democrat to state office since 1936. We've given up any pretense of political sophistication or rational informed choice, we just vote Republican like a group of lemmings. My cat could… more ›