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Mayoral election in Concord, New Hampshire (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 18, 2023 |
| General election: November 7, 2023 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Concord, New Hampshire, held a general election for mayor on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was September 18, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Concord
Byron Champlin defeated Kate West and George Jack in the general election for Mayor of Concord on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Byron Champlin (Nonpartisan) | 74.0 | 5,036 |
| Kate West (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 1,364 | ||
| George Jack (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 401 | ||
| Total votes: 6,801 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Hampshire elections, 2023
November 7, 2023
Candidate profiles
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Mayoral partisanship
Eighteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2023, including 11 capitals that fell outside of the top 100 cities.
One state capital saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:
- Springfield, Illinois: Republican Misty Buscher defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Jim Langfelder in the April 4 general election.
After mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, there were 37 Democratic state capital mayors, six Republican mayors, one independent mayor, two nonpartisan mayors, and four mayors with unknown partisan affiliation.
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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.[1]
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
| Concord, New Hampshire | New Hampshire | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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