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Note: New Hampshire constitutional amendments require a YES vote of 66.7% in order to pass.

1982 - Question 3Are you in favor of amending the Constitution of New Hampshire to affirm that all persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property, and the state? (Passed by the N.H. House, 269 Yes 85 No, passed State Senate, 19 Yes 2 No))

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
178,791
66,441
0 245,232
Alton
 
831
182
0
1,013
Barnstead
 
615
129
0
744
Belmont
 
877
175
0
1,052
Center Harbor
 
205
74
0
279
Gilford
 
1,401
435
0
1,836
Gilmanton
 
537
159
0
696
Laconia More »
 
2,613
874
0
3,487
Meredith
 
1,086
366
0
1,452
New Hampton
 
304
109
0
413
Sanbornton
 
421
138
0
559
Tilton
 
588
147
0
735
Albany
 
85
31
0
116
Bartlett
 
426
150
0
576
Brookfield
 
144
45
0
189
Chatham
 
49
6
0
55
Conway
 
1,490
501
0
1,991
Eaton
 
82
29
0
111
Effingham
 
173
40
0
213
Freedom
 
275
59
0
334
Hart's Location
 
6
1
0
7
Jackson
 
177
89
0
266
Madison
 
311
79
0
390
Moultonborough
 
870
221
0
1,091
Ossipee
 
584
153
0
737
Sandwich
 
359
149
0
508
Tamworth
 
445
169
0
614
Tuftonboro
 
632
161
0
793
Wakefield
 
680
151
0
831
Wolfeboro
 
1,112
406
0
1,518
Alstead
 
274
108
0
382
Chesterfield
 
510
226
0
736
Dublin
 
275
156
0
431
Fitzwilliam
 
323
139
0
462
Gilsum
 
120
20
0
140
Harrisville
 
150
92
0
242
Hinsdale
 
484
162
0
646
Jaffrey
 
893
314
0
1,207
Keene More »
 
3,572
1,843
0
5,415
Marlborough
 
351
141
0
492
Marlow
 
118
39
0
157
Nelson
 
112
47
0
159
Richmond
 
135
32
0
167
Rindge
 
555
165
0
720
Roxbury
 
26
8
0
34
Stoddard
 
171
40
0
211
Sullivan
 
112
36
0
148
Surry
 
153
43
0
196
Swanzey
 
919
313
0
1,232
Troy
 
340
78
0
418
Walpole
 
607
266
0
873
Westmoreland
 
278
103
0
381
Winchester
 
442
124
0
566
Berlin More »
 
2,354
715
0
3,069
Carroll
 
185
27
0
212
Clarksville
 
53
9
0
62
Colebrook
 
406
90
0
496
Columbia
 
87
14
0
101
Dalton
 
156
25
0
181
Dummer
 
66
12
0
78
Errol
 
97
6
0
103
Gorham
 
640
166
0
806
Jefferson
 
233
40
0
273
Lancaster
 
736
145
0
881
Milan
 
267
29
0
296
Northumberland
 
563
111
0
674
Pittsburg
 
206
32
0
238
Shelburne
 
86
22
0
108
Stark
 
100
13
0
113
Stewartstown
 
108
33
0
141
Stratford
 
115
29
0
144
Whitefield
 
424
101
0
525
Dixville
 
17
2
0
19
Millsfield
 
8
0
0
8
Pinkham's Grant
 
5
1
0
6
Sargent's Purchase
 
0
1
0
1
Wentworth's Location
 
21
1
0
22
Alexandria
 
184
26
0
210
Ashland
 
371
70
0
441
Bath
 
184
41
0
225
Benton
 
35
2
0
37
Bethlehem
 
385
131
0
516
Bridgewater
 
184
47
0
231
Bristol
 
546
106
0
652
Campton
 
419
118
0
537
Canaan
 
417
166
0
583
Dorchester
 
83
11
0
94
Easton
 
52
16
0
68
Ellsworth
 
20
7
0
27
Enfield
 
508
173
0
681
Franconia
 
198
114
0
312
Grafton
 
176
49
0
225
Groton
 
60
12
0
72
Hanover
 
743
1,195
0
1,938
Haverhill
 
693
153
0
846
Hebron
 
113
37
0
150
Holderness
 
361
138
0
499
Landaff
 
64
20
0
84
Lebanon More »
 
1,620
884
0
2,504
Lincoln
 
292
74
0
366
Lisbon
 
305
47
0
352
Littleton
 
1,178
376
0
1,554
Livermore
 
0
0
0
0
Lyman
 
68
20
0
88
Lyme
 
284
158
0
442
Monroe
 
196
26
0
222
Orange
 
57
24
0
81
Orford
 
211
80
0
291
Piermont
 
153
36
0
189
Plymouth
 
684
296
0
980
Rumney
 
340
83
0
423
Sugar Hill
 
118
70
0
188
Thornton
 
274
69
0
343
Warren
 
160
26
0
186
Waterville Valley
 
30
33
0
63
Wentworth
 
144
38
0
182
Woodstock
 
181
48
0
229
Amherst
 
1,788
821
0
2,609
Antrim
 
417
121
0
538
Bedford
 
2,577
901
0
3,478
Bennington
 
195
45
0
240
Brookline
 
397
119
0
516
Deering
 
231
67
0
298
Francestown
 
260
117
0
377
Goffstown
 
2,615
825
0
3,440
Greenfield
 
202
61
0
263
Greenville
 
310
97
0
407
Hancock
 
335
208
0
543
Hillsborough
 
710
171
0
881
Hollis
 
1,047
469
0
1,516
Hudson
 
2,596
903
0
3,499
Litchfield
 
716
250
0
966
Lyndeborough
 
227
75
0
302
Manchester More »
 
16,344
5,738
0
22,082
Mason
 
185
61
0
246
Merrimack
 
2,642
1,011
0
3,653
Milford
 
1,668
541
0
2,209
Mont Vernon
 
316
110
0
426
Nashua More »
 
8,844
4,617
0
13,461
New Boston
 
500
128
0
628
New Ipswich
 
497
123
0
620
Pelham
 
1,561
492
0
2,053
Peterborough
 
1,004
573
0
1,577
Sharon
 
51
22
0
73
Temple
 
169
71
0
240
Weare
 
787
194
0
981
Wilton
 
565
247
0
812
Windsor
 
28
6
0
34
Allenstown
 
880
184
0
1,064
Andover
 
377
123
0
500
Boscawen
 
603
153
0
756
Bow
 
1,125
496
0
1,621
Bradford
 
315
109
0
424
Canterbury
 
364
197
0
561
Chichester
 
351
107
0
458
Concord More »
 
5,738
3,375
0
9,113
Danbury
 
205
28
0
233
Dunbarton
 
321
121
0
442
Epsom
 
707
180
0
887
Franklin More »
 
1,478
406
0
1,884
Henniker
 
590
236
0
826
Hill
 
177
42
0
219
Hooksett
 
1,778
370
0
2,148
Hopkinton
 
1,137
535
0
1,672
Loudon
 
571
130
0
701
New London
 
823
434
0
1,257
Newbury
 
228
73
0
301
Northfield
 
499
127
0
626
Pembroke
 
1,203
336
0
1,539
Pittsfield
 
554
116
0
670
Salisbury
 
242
56
0
298
Sutton
 
281
114
0
395
Warner
 
480
187
0
667
Webster
 
281
87
0
368
Wilmot
 
204
68
0
272
Atkinson
 
883
339
0
1,222
Auburn
 
709
128
0
837
Brentwood
 
424
127
0
551
Candia
 
856
186
0
1,042
Chester
 
603
122
0
725
Danville
 
350
69
0
419
Deerfield
 
574
155
0
729
Derry
 
2,978
993
0
3,971
E. Kingston
 
290
66
0
356
Epping
 
669
290
0
959
Exeter
 
1,854
940
0
2,794
Fremont
 
377
90
0
467
Greenland
 
585
194
0
779
Hampstead
 
965
301
0
1,266
Hampton
 
2,352
1,127
0
3,479
Hampton Falls
 
405
130
0
535
Kensington
 
399
135
0
534
Kingston
 
1,010
255
0
1,265
Londonderry
 
2,510
878
0
3,388
New Castle
 
215
149
0
364
Newfields
 
176
93
0
269
Newington
 
204
60
0
264
Newmarket
 
906
328
0
1,234
Newton
 
579
193
0
772
N. Hampton
 
750
381
0
1,131
Northwood
 
604
149
0
753
Nottingham
 
510
117
0
627
Plaistow
 
1,052
283
0
1,335
Portsmouth More »
 
2,941
1,724
0
4,665
Raymond
 
1,148
336
0
1,484
Rye
 
1,174
590
0
1,764
Salem
 
4,601
1,753
0
6,354
Sandown
 
473
115
0
588
Seabrook
 
1,362
346
0
1,708
S. Hampton
 
233
66
0
299
Stratham
 
626
244
0
870
Windham
 
1,282
407
0
1,689
Barrington
 
1,035
329
0
1,364
Dover More »
 
4,076
1,988
0
6,064
Durham
 
890
1,082
0
1,972
Farmington
 
867
161
0
1,028
Lee
 
431
282
0
713
Madbury
 
228
125
0
353
Middleton
 
155
30
0
185
Milton
 
541
91
0
632
New Durham
 
331
63
0
394
Rochester More »
 
4,378
1,285
0
5,663
Rollinsford
 
461
150
0
611
Somersworth More »
 
1,792
720
0
2,512
Strafford
 
474
117
0
591
Acworth
 
141
62
0
203
Charlestown
 
736
271
0
1,007
Claremont More »
 
2,406
677
0
3,083
Cornish
 
322
131
0
453
Croydon
 
107
14
0
121
Goshen
 
158
39
0
197
Grantham
 
56
225
0
281
Langdon
 
86
19
0
105
Lempster
 
156
36
0
192
Newport
 
1,120
294
0
1,414
Plainfield
 
311
165
0
476
Springfield
 
147
41
0
188
Sunapee
 
786
220
0
1,006
Unity
 
192
35
0
227
Washington
 
161
39
0
200
Totals
178,791
66,441
0 245,232