Mayoral election in Concord, New Hampshire (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 15, 2025 |
| General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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The city of Concord, New Hampshire, held a general election for mayor on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was September 15, 2025.
As of 2025, Concord did not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors served a two-year term.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Concord
Incumbent Byron Champlin defeated Kate West in the general election for Mayor of Concord on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Byron Champlin (Nonpartisan) | 62.6 | 4,223 |
| Kate West (Nonpartisan) | 37.4 | 2,525 | ||
| Total votes: 6,748 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Hampshire elections, 2025
November 4, 2025
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- Concord, New Hampshire, School Question, Selling the Eastman School Property Measure (November 2025)
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Mayoral partisanship
Concord has a Democratic mayor. As of January 2026, the mayors of 33 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, seven are Republicans, two are independents, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of six state capital mayors is unknown. While most mayoral elections in state capital cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.
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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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