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Mark Flanders
Mark Flanders ran for election to the Manchester Board of School Committee to represent Ward 4 in New Hampshire. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Flanders was a candidate for Ward 4 representative on the Manchester School District school board in New Hampshire. Flanders was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Mark Flanders resides in Manchester, New Hampshire. Flanders is employed as a claims manager.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2021)
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Leslie Want (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 580 |
 | Mark Flanders (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 504 | |
| 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.
2019
See also: Manchester School District, New Hampshire, elections (2019)
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 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leslie Want (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 596 |
| Mark Flanders (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 501 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,102 | |||
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2017
All 14 seats on the Manchester School District Board of School Committee in New Hampshire were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Twelve seats were elected by district and the remaining two were elected at large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.[2]
Incumbents Richard Girard and Nancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbent Sarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidate Joseph Lachance. Incumbent Debra G. Langton lost to challenger David Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. Incumbent Mary Ngwanda Georges defeated Phillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbent Leslie Want defeated former candidate Mark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board member Kathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbent Lisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.[2] Ward 6 incumbent Dan Bergeron defeated challenger Jon DiPietro. They defeated Ernesto Pinder in the primary election.[3][4]
Incumbent Ross Terrio won against challenger Ethan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidate Jimmy Lehoux defeated incumbent Erika Connors. Incumbent Arthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbent John B. Avard defeated newcomer Thomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbent Katie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote against Alexander Avery.[2] Incumbent Constance Van Houten was defeated by newcomer Kelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeating Carlos Gonzalez for the seat.[3][4]
| Manchester School District, Ward 4 General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Leslie Want Incumbent |
53.45% | 682 |
| Mark Flanders | 46.39% | 592 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 1,276 | |
| Source: Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
2015
Opposition
The election in Manchester featured 14 of the 15 seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015. The last seat, held by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time of the election, was elected separately on the ballot. A primary election was held on September 15, 2015, to narrow down the number of candidates to two per seat in each race for the general election. Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12 held primary elections.
In the Ward 4 race, candidates Mark Flanders and Leslie Want competed for the seat. Want defeated Flanders in the general election. Fellow challenger Tim DiVenuti lost in the primary election.
Nine board members faced competition in their re-election bids, while another three ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The elections in wards 4 and 5 did not feature any incumbents. Neither Ward 4 member Amy L. Bradley nor Ward 5 member Ted Rokas filed for re-election.
Several rematches from the 2013 election took place, including Ward 2 member Debra G. Langton and challenger Sarah L. Browning, Ward 6 member Dan Bergeron and challenger Bill Hughen, and Ward 12 member Constance Van Houten and challenger Christine Duffley. The Ward 12 race also featured former board member Roger Beauchamp.
Results
General election
| Manchester School District, Ward 4, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Leslie Want |
52.8% | 571 |
| Mark Flanders | 46.9% | 507 |
| Write-in votes | 0.28% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 1,081 | |
| Source: Manchester City Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Primary election
| Manchester School District, Ward 4, Primary Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Leslie Want |
49.1% | 328 |
| Mark Flanders |
36.2% | 242 |
| Tim DiVenuti | 13.8% | 92 |
| Write-in votes | 0.9% | 6 |
| Total Votes | 668 | |
| Source: Manchester City Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Flanders reported no contributions but $769.22 in expenditures to the Manchester City Clerk, which left his campaign with $769.22 in debt during the election.[5]
Endorsements
Flanders did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Flanders did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Mark Flanders did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
In an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader, Flanders made the following statement:
| “ | I'm a taxpayer, and I'm unhappy with the way things are going in terms of the taxes and the way schools are run. I think coming from the outside, I can bring some change and some private sector experience. [...] We're basically paying a lot in taxes and not getting a lot in return for it. [...] You talk about an 18 percent pay raise, in my line of work, that's unheard of. It's ridiculous. How you can equate more money to teachers to a better education is beyond my comprehension.[6] | ” |
| —Mark Flanders (2015)[1] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Hampshire Union Leader, "On Tuesday, Manchester voters to decide who moves on," September 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the City Clerk - Manchester, NH, "Filings for Non-partisan Municipal Election," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Manchester Ink Link, "Manchester Primary Election results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WMUR 9, "2017 city election results for Manchester, New Hampshire," November 7, 2017
- ↑ Manchester City Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports Filed by Candidate," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
