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Mayoral election in Concord, New Hampshire (2021)
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| 2021 Concord elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 13, 2021 (fee) & September 17, 2021 (petition) |
| General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Concord, New Hampshire, held a general election for mayor on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for candidates paying a fee in this election was September 13, 2021. The filing deadline for candidates filing by petition in this election was September 17, 2021.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Concord
Incumbent Jim Bouley defeated Taylor Hall in the general election for Mayor of Concord on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Bouley (Nonpartisan) | 78.1 | 2,786 |
| Taylor Hall (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 783 | ||
| Total votes: 3,569 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Hampshire elections, 2021
April 20, 2021
June 8, 2021
July 13, 2021
November 2, 2021
Mayoral partisanship
Fifteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2021. The following office changed partisan control:
- Daniel Rickenmann (R) was elected as mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, on November 16, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Stephen Benjamin (D) did not run for re-election.
Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 38 state capitals were affiliated with the Democratic Party, six were Republicans, one was independent, and two were nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of three state capital mayors was unknown.
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About the city
- See also: Concord, New Hampshire
Concord is a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. As of 2020, its population was 43,976.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Concord utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Concord, New Hampshire | ||
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| Concord | New Hampshire | |
| Population | 43,976 | 1,377,529 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 63 | 8,953 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 88.6% | 92% |
| Black/African American | 3% | 1.6% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 2.7% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 0.6% |
| Multiple | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.1% | 93.3% |
| College graduation rate | 38.5% | 37.6% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $70,004 | $77,923 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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