2020 General Election

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Votes by municipality: Portsmouth

Official results: Updated November 30, 2020 12:49 PM
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Presidential Electors For: (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Joseph R. Biden (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1256
  • Mail ballots: 3208
  • Emergency ballots: 2185
 6649 60.9%
Donald J. Trump (REP)
  • Polling place: 1703
  • Mail ballots: 772
  • Emergency ballots: 1520
 3995 36.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lib)
  • Polling place: 62
  • Mail ballots: 45
  • Emergency ballots: 41
 148 1.4%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 30
  • Mail ballots: 19
  • Emergency ballots: 24
 73 0.7%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente (All)
  • Polling place: 13
  • Mail ballots: 5
  • Emergency ballots: 6
 24 0.2%
Brian Carroll (AS)
  • Polling place: 6
  • Mail ballots: 4
  • Emergency ballots: 5
 15 0.1%
Gloria La Riva (S&L)
  • Polling place: 3
  • Mail ballots: 7
  • Emergency ballots: 3
 13 0.1%

Senator in Congress (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
John F. Reed (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1372
  • Mail ballots: 3306
  • Emergency ballots: 2309
 6987 66.1%
Allen R. Waters (REP)
  • Polling place: 1511
  • Mail ballots: 652
  • Emergency ballots: 1402
 3565 33.7%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 7
  • Mail ballots: 5
  • Emergency ballots: 1
 13 0.1%

Representative in Congress District 1 (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
David N. Cicilline (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1343
  • Mail ballots: 3158
  • Emergency ballots: 2166
 6667 67.0%
Frederick Wysocki (Ind)
  • Polling place: 740
  • Mail ballots: 431
  • Emergency ballots: 778
 1949 19.6%
Jeffrey Edward Lemire (Ind)
  • Polling place: 543
  • Mail ballots: 219
  • Emergency ballots: 493
 1255 12.6%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 36
  • Mail ballots: 22
  • Emergency ballots: 25
 83 0.8%

Senator in General Assembly District 11 (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
James Arthur Seveney (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1906
  • Mail ballots: 3367
  • Emergency ballots: 2733
 8006 96.2%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 145
  • Mail ballots: 59
  • Emergency ballots: 113
 317 3.8%

Representative in General Assembly District 69 (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Susan R. Donovan (DEM)
  • Polling place: 65
  • Mail ballots: 106
  • Emergency ballots: 63
 234 57.4%
Ann L. Costa (REP)
  • Polling place: 88
  • Mail ballots: 40
  • Emergency ballots: 44
 172 42.2%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 1
  • Mail ballots: 1
  • Emergency ballots: 0
 2 0.5%

Representative in General Assembly District 70 (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
John G. Edwards (DEM)
  • Polling place: 231
  • Mail ballots: 477
  • Emergency ballots: 332
 1040 65.2%
Christopher M. Borden (REP)
  • Polling place: 260
  • Mail ballots: 111
  • Emergency ballots: 178
 549 34.4%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 1
  • Mail ballots: 4
  • Emergency ballots: 1
 6 0.4%

Representative in General Assembly District 71 (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Michelle E. McGaw (DEM)
  • Polling place: 330
  • Mail ballots: 825
  • Emergency ballots: 560
 1715 57.5%
Amy E. Veri (REP)
  • Polling place: 444
  • Mail ballots: 204
  • Emergency ballots: 436
 1084 36.4%
Nathan Joseph Melvin (Ind)
  • Polling place: 59
  • Mail ballots: 52
  • Emergency ballots: 64
 175 5.9%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 6
  • Mail ballots: 1
  • Emergency ballots: 0
 7 0.2%

Representative in General Assembly District 72 (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Terri-Denise Cortvriend (DEM)
  • Polling place: 474
  • Mail ballots: 1471
  • Emergency ballots: 1040
 2985 55.6%
Kenneth J. Mendonca (REP)
  • Polling place: 865
  • Mail ballots: 596
  • Emergency ballots: 916
 2377 44.3%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 1
  • Mail ballots: 3
  • Emergency ballots: 1
 5 0.1%

Town Council TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

7 to elect
Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Michael A. Buddemeyer (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1355
  • Mail ballots: 2630
  • Emergency ballots: 2059
 6044 13.0%
Kevin M. Aguiar (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1279
  • Mail ballots: 2644
  • Emergency ballots: 2008
 5931 12.7%
Keith E. Hamilton (REP)
  • Polling place: 1956
  • Mail ballots: 1771
  • Emergency ballots: 2154
 5881 12.6%
Linda L. Ujifusa (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1134
  • Mail ballots: 2705
  • Emergency ballots: 1918
 5757 12.4%
Andrew V. Kelly (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1223
  • Mail ballots: 2568
  • Emergency ballots: 1930
 5721 12.3%
Daniela T. H. Abbott (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1135
  • Mail ballots: 2627
  • Emergency ballots: 1904
 5666 12.2%
J. Mark Ryan (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1115
  • Mail ballots: 2569
  • Emergency ballots: 1837
 5521 11.8%
Leonard Barry Katzman (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1064
  • Mail ballots: 2516
  • Emergency ballots: 1847
 5427 11.6%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 335
  • Mail ballots: 133
  • Emergency ballots: 184
 652 1.4%

School Committee TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

3 to elect
Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Emily A. Copeland (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1527
  • Mail ballots: 2937
  • Emergency ballots: 2337
 6801 35.5%
Karen E. Marlow McDaid (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1295
  • Mail ballots: 2723
  • Emergency ballots: 2055
 6073 31.7%
Juan Carlos Payero (DEM)
  • Polling place: 1325
  • Mail ballots: 2680
  • Emergency ballots: 2009
 6014 31.4%
WRITE-IN
  • Polling place: 150
  • Mail ballots: 45
  • Emergency ballots: 83
 278 1.5%

1. CHANGING THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE STATE (View votes statewide)

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 1070
  • Mail ballots: 2462
  • Emergency ballots: 1777
 5309 52.8%
Reject
  • Polling place: 1676
  • Mail ballots: 1377
  • Emergency ballots: 1693
 4746 47.2%

2. GRAMMATICAL REVISION AND COUNCIL NUMBER, TERM, SELECT

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2106
  • Mail ballots: 3331
  • Emergency ballots: 2899
 8336 85.7%
Reject
  • Polling place: 522
  • Mail ballots: 397
  • Emergency ballots: 473
 1392 14.3%

3. TOWN COUNCIL, PRESIDING OFFICER TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2264
  • Mail ballots: 3604
  • Emergency ballots: 3089
 8957 91.1%
Reject
  • Polling place: 384
  • Mail ballots: 186
  • Emergency ballots: 308
 878 8.9%

4. TOWN COUNCIL POWERS TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2084
  • Mail ballots: 3408
  • Emergency ballots: 2897
 8389 87.2%
Reject
  • Polling place: 519
  • Mail ballots: 293
  • Emergency ballots: 422
 1234 12.8%

5. BUDGET, PROVISIONAL TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2320
  • Mail ballots: 3643
  • Emergency ballots: 3114
 9077 92.7%
Reject
  • Polling place: 312
  • Mail ballots: 142
  • Emergency ballots: 263
 717 7.3%

6. TOWN DEPARTMENTS, FIRE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2076
  • Mail ballots: 3185
  • Emergency ballots: 2836
 8097 82.0%
Reject
  • Polling place: 598
  • Mail ballots: 592
  • Emergency ballots: 585
 1775 18.0%

7. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL COMMITTEE COMPENSATION

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 1639
  • Mail ballots: 2786
  • Emergency ballots: 2464
 6889 71.4%
Reject
  • Polling place: 984
  • Mail ballots: 898
  • Emergency ballots: 876
 2758 28.6%

8. ORGANIZATION AND RULES, SELECTING CLERK OF THE SCHOOL

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 1679
  • Mail ballots: 3263
  • Emergency ballots: 2597
 7539 77.2%
Reject
  • Polling place: 959
  • Mail ballots: 490
  • Emergency ballots: 775
 2224 22.8%

9. APPOINTMENT OF A SUPERINTENDENT TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2109
  • Mail ballots: 3360
  • Emergency ballots: 2916
 8385 86.2%
Reject
  • Polling place: 527
  • Mail ballots: 359
  • Emergency ballots: 455
 1341 13.8%

10. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 1844
  • Mail ballots: 3124
  • Emergency ballots: 2720
 7688 80.8%
Reject
  • Polling place: 763
  • Mail ballots: 492
  • Emergency ballots: 573
 1828 19.2%

11. PUBLIC RECORDS TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2162
  • Mail ballots: 3523
  • Emergency ballots: 2993
 8678 89.9%
Reject
  • Polling place: 434
  • Mail ballots: 195
  • Emergency ballots: 343
 972 10.1%

12. CONFLICT OF INTEREST TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 2204
  • Mail ballots: 3567
  • Emergency ballots: 3080
 8851 91.3%
Reject
  • Polling place: 398
  • Mail ballots: 175
  • Emergency ballots: 273
 846 8.7%

13. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Candidate
Ballot breakout
 Total votes Pct
Approve
  • Polling place: 1652
  • Mail ballots: 2794
  • Emergency ballots: 2426
 6872 72.5%
Reject
  • Polling place: 924
  • Mail ballots: 832
  • Emergency ballots: 856
 2612 27.5%

* Endorsed Candidate

** Precincts with more than one ballot scanner may display as 100% reported despite results only being received from one scanner. Results will be updated when the results from any additional scanner(s) in that precinct are received.