Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2021)

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Manchester School District elections

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Primary date
September 21, 2021
General election date
November 2, 2021
Enrollment ('17-'18)
13,621 students

Fourteen seats on the Manchester School District school board in New Hampshire were up for general election on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for September 21, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was July 23, 2021.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 At-large
* 3 Ward 1
* 4 Ward 2
* 5 Ward 3
* 6 Ward 4
* 7 Ward 5
* 8 Ward 6
* 9 Ward 7
* 10 Ward 8
* 11 Ward 9
* 12 Ward 10
* 13 Ward 11
* 14 Ward 12
* 15 Additional elections on the ballot
* 15.1 What was at stake?
* 15.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 15.1.2 Candidate survey
* 15.2 About the district
* 15.3 See also
* 15.4 External links
* 15.5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# At-large[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent James O'Connell and Peter Argeropoulos defeated William Infantine and incumbent Joseph Lachance in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee At-large on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| James O'Connell (Nonpartisan)  |

29.2

| 8,913
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| Peter Argeropoulos (Nonpartisan)  |

24.8

| 7,572

| William Infantine (Nonpartisan)  |

23.1

| 7,055

| Joseph Lachance (Nonpartisan)  |

22.8

| 6,953

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 30,493

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Manchester Board of School Committee At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent James O'Connell, Peter Argeropoulos, William Infantine, and incumbent Joseph Lachance defeated Steve Focht in the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee At-large on September 21, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| James O'Connell (Nonpartisan)  |

29.5

| 4,401
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| Peter Argeropoulos (Nonpartisan)  |

24.0

| 3,578
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| William Infantine (Nonpartisan)  |

20.4

| 3,032
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| Joseph Lachance (Nonpartisan)  |

19.6

| 2,923

| Steve Focht (Nonpartisan)  |

5.9

| 883
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.5

| 77

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 14,894

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# Ward 1[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 1

Incumbent Julie Turner won election in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 1 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Julie Turner (Nonpartisan)  |

99.2

| 2,007
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.8

| 17

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 2,024

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julie Turner advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 1.

# Ward 2[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 2

Sean Parr defeated incumbent Kathleen Kelley Arnold in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 2 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Sean Parr (Nonpartisan)  |

50.7

| 907

| Kathleen Kelley Arnold (Nonpartisan)  |

49.3

| 881

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 1,788

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 2

Sean Parr and incumbent Kathleen Kelley Arnold defeated Jim Lupien and Robin Rice in the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 2 on September 21, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Sean Parr (Nonpartisan)  |

47.6

| 477
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| Kathleen Kelley Arnold (Nonpartisan)  |

37.7

| 378

| Jim Lupien (Nonpartisan)  |

8.8

| 88

| Robin Rice (Nonpartisan)  |

5.5

| 55
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.4

| 4

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,002

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# Ward 3[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 3

Incumbent Karen Soule defeated Karen Lessard in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 3 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Karen Soule (Nonpartisan)  |

59.4

| 491

| Karen Lessard (Nonpartisan)  |

40.6

| 336

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 827

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karen Soule and Karen Lessard advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 3.

# Ward 4[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 4

Incumbent Leslie Want defeated Mark Flanders in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 4 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Leslie Want (Nonpartisan)  |

53.5

| 580

| Mark Flanders (Nonpartisan)  |

46.5

| 504

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 1,084

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leslie Want and Mark Flanders advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 4.

# Ward 5[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 5

Incumbent Jeremy Dobson won election in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 5 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Jeremy Dobson (Nonpartisan)  |

98.5

| 529
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.5

| 8

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 537

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Lisa Freeman (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jeremy Dobson and Lisa Freeman advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 5.

# Ward 6[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 6

Ken Tassey Jr. won election in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 6 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Ken Tassey Jr. (Nonpartisan)  |

85.3

| 1,455
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

14.7

| 251

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 1,706

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Ken Tassey Jr. advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 6.

# Ward 7[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 7

Christopher Potter defeated Brian Cole in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 7 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Christopher Potter (Nonpartisan) |

66.2

| 1,002

| Brian Cole (Nonpartisan) |

33.8

| 511

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 1,513

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Brian Cole and Christopher Potter advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 7.

# Ward 8[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 8

Incumbent Peter Perich won election in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 8 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Peter Perich (Nonpartisan)  |

96.6

| 1,587
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

3.4

| 56

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 1,643

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Peter Perich advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 8.

# Ward 9[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 9

Incumbent Ben Dion defeated Francis Sullivan in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 9 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Ben Dion (Nonpartisan)  |

60.3

| 824

| Francis Sullivan (Nonpartisan)  |

39.7

| 543

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 1,367

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ben Dion and Francis Sullivan advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 9.

# Ward 10[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 10

Gary Hamer defeated Nicholas Pigeon in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 10 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Gary Hamer (Nonpartisan)  |

53.0

| 752

| Nicholas Pigeon (Nonpartisan)  |

47.0

| 666

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 1,418

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 10

Gary Hamer and Nicholas Pigeon defeated Timothy Sawyer in the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 10 on September 21, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Gary Hamer (Nonpartisan)  |

55.0

| 440
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| Nicholas Pigeon (Nonpartisan)  |

29.5

| 236

| Timothy Sawyer (Nonpartisan)  |

15.1

| 121
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.4

| 3

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 800

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# Ward 11[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11

Incumbent Nicole Leapley defeated Brittany LeClear-Ping in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Nicole Leapley (Nonpartisan)  |

55.6

| 490

| Brittany LeClear-Ping (Nonpartisan)  |

44.4

| 392

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 882

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nicole Leapley and Brittany LeClear-Ping advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 11.

# Ward 12[edit]

General election

##### General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 12

Carlos Gonzalez defeated Kenneth Roy in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 12 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Carlos Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)  |

54.2

| 773

| Kenneth Roy (Nonpartisan)  |

45.8

| 652

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 1,425

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Carlos Gonzalez and Kenneth Roy advanced from the primary for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 12.

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: New Hampshire elections, 2021

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##### September 7, 2021

* New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2021

##### September 21, 2021

* Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2021)

##### November 2, 2021

* Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2021)

## What was at stake?[edit]

### Report a story for this election[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Manchester School District, New Hampshire

The Manchester School District is located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The district served 14,396 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[1]

## See also[edit]

Manchester School District | New Hampshire | School Boards

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* Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2019)

* List of school districts in New Hampshire

* New Hampshire school board elections, 2021
* Public education in New Hampshire
* Local ballot measures, New Hampshire

* School board elections, 2021
* School board elections, 2020

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Manchester School District

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018

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