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Two competitive SAU 8 "Zone" board of education races, as well as mayoral and city council races, brought voters to the polls on Tuesday. CONCORD, NH — A steady stream of voters flowed into Concord’s 10 polling locations on Tuesday, casting ballots for mayor, at-large and ward city council seats, and three SAU 8 “Zone” board of education seats. Refresh for updates While turnout was not expected to be as high as 2023, when 28 percent of the city cast ballots in many competitive races, turnout was expected to be higher than the normal 10 to 15 percent for most municipal races in Concord. Also Read Concord NH Patch 2025 City And SAU 8 Board Of Education Election Results In the first returns, Mark Davie easily won the open Ward 4 seat against Elijah Wilson and Jeffrey Garrett Tynes. At most of the polls, some of the candidates said, it was slow going early on. But at some polling locations, like Ward 5 and Ward 10, historically the two busiest wards in Concord, the pace picked up as the day wore on, and the sun began to set. Around 1 p.m., Ward 5 had about 650 voters, close to 19 percent, while Ward 10 had 985, or about 28 percent, at 5:30 p.m. Ward 6, the city’s most transient ward, had about 276 votes at 1:30 p.m., or about 11 percent. Turnout was buoyed by two women who ran competitive efforts for the open seat. Both officials and candidates hoped to have double the turnout by the end of the day. Ward 9, which had a hotly contested ward seat, had 235 votes just after 10:30 a.m., or about 9 percent. Over at Ward 8 about a half hour later, 236 voters, also about 9 percent, had cast ballots. Ward 4 also had an open seat with three candidates running. At around 12:15 p.m., 308 people had voted, or about 11 percent. Several wards did not have competitive races. Ward 7, one ward without a contested ward seat, had around 16 percent turnout at noon, 506 votes. In Ward 2, around 4 p.m., more than 12 percent had cast ballots, 319 people. In Penacook, Ward 1 did not have a competitive ward city council race. But by 4:30 p.m., 377 people had voted, about 13 percent. Ward 3 also did not have a competitive ward city council race. At 5 p.m., 296 people had voted, about 19 percent. Do you have a news tip? Please email it to tony.schinella@patch.com. View videos on Tony Schinella's YouTube or Rumble channels. Patch in New Hampshire is now in 190 communities. Also, follow Patch on Google Discover.
