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2008 General Election
Portsmouth
Final results: Updated November 17, 2008 09:59 AM
12 of 12 precincts reporting (100%)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR: President and Vice President
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Barack OBAMA (DEM) | 5464 | 55.3% |
| John McCAIN (REP) | 4276 | 43.3% |
| Ralph NADER (Ind) | 80 | 0.8% |
| Bob BARR (LIB) | 27 | 0.3% |
| Cynthia McKINNEY (GRN) | 19 | 0.2% |
| Chuck BALDWIN (CON) | 12 | 0.1% |
| Gloria La RIVA (SL) | 2 | 0.0% |
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| John F. REED (DEM) | 6306 | 67.9% |
| Robert G. TINGLE (REP) | 2975 | 32.1% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DISTRICT 1
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. KENNEDY (DEM) | 5593 | 60.0% |
| Jonathan P. SCOTT (REP) | 3101 | 33.3% |
| Kenneth A. CAPALBO (Ind) | 629 | 6.7% |
SENATOR IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 11
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Scott OTTIANO (REP) | 4328 | 46.8% |
| Charles J. LEVESQUE (DEM) | 3717 | 40.2% |
| John Stephen VITKEVICH (Ind) | 1200 | 13.0% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 69
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond E. GALLISON, JR. (DEM) | 926 | 57.7% |
| William L. GRAPENTINE (REP) | 678 | 42.3% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 70
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| John G. EDWARDS (DEM) | 1097 | 100.0% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 71
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| John J. LOUGHLIN, II (REP) | 1879 | 100.0% |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 72
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Amy G. RICE (DEM) | 1766 | 50.9% |
| Daniel Patrick REILLY (REP) | 1704 | 49.1% |
TOWN CLERK TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Kathleen M. VIERA BEAUDOIN (REP) | 7096 | 100.0% |
SCHOOL COMMITTEE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH
3 to elect
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Sylvia J. WEDGE (DEM) | 5295 | 33.7% |
| Marilyn A. KING (DEM) | 5252 | 33.5% |
| Angela VOLPICELLI (DEM) | 5144 | 32.8% |
TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH
7 to elect
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert E. LITTLE (REP) | 4707 | 8.3% |
| Jeffrey C. PLUMB (REP) | 4308 | 7.6% |
| Peter J. McINTYRE (REP) | 4138 | 7.3% |
| Dennis M. CANARIO (DEM) | 4085 | 7.2% |
| Karen J. GLEASON (Ind) | 3907 | 6.9% |
| Keith E. HAMILTON (REP) | 3775 | 6.6% |
| James Arthur SEVENEY (DEM) | 3732 | 6.6% |
| Joseph W. ROBICHEAU (REP) | 3714 | 6.5% |
| Leonard Barry KATZMAN (DEM) | 3656 | 6.4% |
| William E. WEST (DEM) | 3548 | 6.2% |
| Philip T. DRISCOLL (Ind) | 3524 | 6.2% |
| Albert E. HONNEN, JR. (DEM) | 3375 | 5.9% |
| Mark J. KATZMAN (DEM) | 3265 | 5.7% |
| David Dunn CROSTON (DEM) | 3047 | 5.4% |
| Judith J. STAVEN (Ind) | 2489 | 4.4% |
| Eugene J. LOVE (Ind) | 1568 | 2.8% |
STATE QUESTION 1 - TRANSPORTATION
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 7274 | 81.7% |
| REJECT | 1624 | 18.3% |
STATE QUESTION 2 - OPEN SPACE
| Candidate | Total votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVE | 6476 | 72.7% |
| REJECT | 2433 | 27.3% |
Vote totals statewide and for each town include results from limited precincts.