1978 - Question 1Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to provide that all persons have the right tokeep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state but authorizing the legislature to prescribe the manner in which they may be borne and to prohibit convicted felons from carrying or possessing them? (This constitutional amendment was passed by the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 267 Yes votes to 70 No votes, and was passed by the New Hampshire State Senate, 24 Yes votes to 0 No votes.)

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City/Town	Ward	Pct	Yes	No	Blanks	Total Votes Cast
Totals			160,628	87,807	0	248,435
Alton			577	417	0	994
Barnstead			336	339	0	675
Belmont			565	463	0	1,028
Center Harbor			134	114	0	248
Gilford			1,042	850	0	1,892
Gilmanton			366	264	0	630
Laconia More »			2,589	2,054	0	4,643
Meredith			757	729	0	1,486
New Hampton			218	168	0	386
Sanbornton			364	194	0	558
Tilton			517	333	0	850
Albany			56	42	0	98
Bartlett			358	181	0	539
Brookfield			115	76	0	191
Chatham			28	22	0	50
Conway			1,174	795	0	1,969
Eaton			75	52	0	127
Effingham			111	67	0	178
Freedom			152	113	0	265
Hart's Location			11	6	0	17
Jackson			143	97	0	240
Madison			209	133	0	342
Moultonborough			591	534	0	1,125
Ossipee			409	291	0	700
Sandwich			329	196	0	525
Tamworth			346	254	0	600
Tuftonboro			435	231	0	666
Wakefield			477	273	0	750
Wolfeboro			901	534	0	1,435
Alstead			259	130	0	389
Chesterfield			505	139	0	644
Dublin			312	114	0	426
Fitzwilliam			380	126	0	506
Gilsum			121	45	0	166
Harrisville			171	56	0	227
Hinsdale			530	138	0	668
Jaffrey			786	407	0	1,193
Keene More »			4,196	1,603	0	5,799
Marlborough			361	157	0	518
Marlow			90	44	0	134
Nelson			115	46	0	161
Richmond			134	36	0	170
Rindge			396	230	0	626
Roxbury			35	13	0	48
Stoddard			121	78	0	199
Sullivan			96	54	0	150
Surry			131	59	0	190
Swanzey			974	373	0	1,347
Troy			349	164	0	513
Walpole			732	214	0	946
Westmoreland			271	124	0	395
Winchester			443	215	0	658
Berlin More »			3,282	1,154	0	4,436
Carroll			151	76	0	227
Clarksville			41	40	0	81
Colebrook			345	180	0	525
Columbia			60	35	0	95
Dalton			141	44	0	185
Dummer			60	23	0	83
Errol			49	35	0	84
Gorham			746	287	0	1,033
Jefferson			148	101	0	249
Lancaster			562	332	0	894
Milan			165	121	0	286
Northumberland			482	198	0	680
Pittsburg			153	96	0	249
Randolph			86	54	0	140
Shelburne			82	39	0	121
Stark			68	29	0	97
Stewartstown			104	73	0	177
Stratford			100	60	0	160
Whitefield			346	185	0	531
Cambridge			0	2	0	2
Dixville			11	5	0	16
Millsfield			2	6	0	8
Pinkham's Grant			4	3	0	7
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase			1	0	0	1
Wentworth's Location			8	6	0	14
Alexandria			104	100	0	204
Ashland			318	209	0	527
Bath			148	98	0	246
Benton			27	23	0	50
Bethlehem			327	176	0	503
Bridgewater			144	64	0	208
Bristol			418	292	0	710
Campton			332	164	0	496
Canaan			429	142	0	571
Dorchester			43	32	0	75
Easton			51	23	0	74
Ellsworth			13	17	0	30
Enfield			546	162	0	708
Franconia			234	115	0	349
Grafton			107	65	0	172
Groton			37	36	0	73
Hanover			1,513	683	0	2,196
Haverhill			589	382	0	971
Hebron			86	48	0	134
Holderness			318	175	0	493
Landaff			35	52	0	87
Lebanon More »			1,942	593	0	2,535
Lincoln			270	138	0	408
Lisbon			265	153	0	418
Littleton			1,319	622	0	1,941
Lyman			62	22	0	84
Lyme			326	128	0	454
Monroe			182	63	0	245
Orange			55	22	0	77
Orford			222	124	0	346
Piermont			126	57	0	183
Plymouth			713	380	0	1,093
Rumney			231	166	0	397
Sugar Hill			130	63	0	193
Thornton			148	131	0	279
Warren			115	86	0	201
Waterville Valley			45	19	0	64
Wentworth			116	64	0	180
Woodstock			183	80	0	263
Amherst			1,800	743	0	2,543
Antrim			340	221	0	561
Bedford			2,065	1,021	0	3,086
Bennington			149	72	0	221
Brookline			327	191	0	518
Deering			126	132	0	258
Francestown			233	115	0	348
Goffstown			2,151	1,163	0	3,314
Greenfield			187	90	0	277
Greenville			293	153	0	446
Hancock			374	143	0	517
Hillsborough			448	440	0	888
Hollis			988	438	0	1,426
Hudson			2,364	1,061	0	3,425
Litchfield			537	241	0	778
Lyndeborough			201	126	0	327
Manchester More »			12,624	9,409	0	22,033
Mason			142	71	0	213
Merrimack			2,331	1,258	0	3,589
Milford			1,517	774	0	2,291
Mont Vernon			268	120	0	388
Nashua More »			8,102	5,027	0	13,129
New Boston			371	212	0	583
New Ipswich			315	283	0	598
Pelham			1,659	565	0	2,224
Peterborough			1,222	508	0	1,730
Sharon			51	24	0	75
Temple			157	122	0	279
Weare			515	329	0	844
Wilton			528	263	0	791
Windsor			13	18	0	31
Allenstown			718	388	0	1,106
Andover			306	214	0	520
Boscawen			429	367	0	796
Bow			992	512	0	1,504
Bradford			240	191	0	431
Canterbury			315	204	0	519
Chichester			218	215	0	433
Concord More »			5,825	3,331	0	9,156
Danbury			118	67	0	185
Dunbarton			230	191	0	421
Epsom			417	356	0	773
Franklin More »			1,538	732	0	2,270
Henniker			533	346	0	879
Hill			106	93	0	199
Hooksett			1,406	718	0	2,124
Hopkinton			1,008	595	0	1,603
Loudon			343	292	0	635
New London			844	431	0	1,275
Newbury			251	109	0	360
Northfield			419	268	0	687
Pembroke			1,007	534	0	1,541
Pittsfield			401	326	0	727
Salisbury			141	112	0	253
Sutton			253	139	0	392
Warner			454	255	0	709
Webster			206	127	0	333
Wilmot			155	115	0	270
Atkinson			871	232	0	1,103
Auburn			540	274	0	814
Brentwood			366	172	0	538
Candia			506	390	0	896
Chester			408	197	0	605
Danville			271	111	0	382
Deerfield			259	290	0	549
Derry			2,607	1,055	0	3,662
E. Kingston			199	100	0	299
Epping			673	405	0	1,078
Exeter			1,653	1,071	0	2,724
Fremont			234	180	0	414
Greenland			507	244	0	751
Hampstead			955	290	0	1,245
Hampton			2,463	1,280	0	3,743
Hampton Falls			394	218	0	612
Kensington			344	210	0	554
Kingston			781	387	0	1,168
Londonderry			1,862	846	0	2,708
New Castle			299	178	0	477
Newfields			204	121	0	325
Newington			197	111	0	308
Newmarket			820	469	0	1,289
Newton			548	185	0	733
N. Hampton			820	438	0	1,258
Northwood			384	320	0	704
Nottingham			343	197	0	540
Plaistow			1,110	358	0	1,468
Portsmouth More »			3,193	2,559	0	5,752
Raymond			902	548	0	1,450
Rye			1,194	690	0	1,884
Salem			4,567	1,535	0	6,102
Sandown			367	123	0	490
Seabrook			1,143	439	0	1,582
S. Hampton			221	73	0	294
Stratham			597	276	0	873
Windham			1,051	356	0	1,407
Barrington			669	413	0	1,082
Dover More »			4,398	1,891	0	6,289
Durham			1,439	822	0	2,261
Farmington			585	476	0	1,061
Lee			417	216	0	633
Madbury			236	116	0	352
Middleton			72	60	0	132
Milton			416	246	0	662
New Durham			188	157	0	345
Rochester More »			3,444	2,238	0	5,682
Rollinsford			427	246	0	673
Somersworth More »			1,723	866	0	2,589
Strafford			292	215	0	507
Acworth			145	94	0	239
Charlestown			833	244	0	1,077
Claremont More »			2,654	842	0	3,496
Cornish			281	106	0	387
Croydon			88	56	0	144
Goshen			132	66	0	198
Grantham			143	79	0	222
Langdon			86	37	0	123
Lempster			97	130	0	227
Newport			1,112	537	0	1,649
Plainfield			355	115	0	470
Springfield			91	76	0	167
Sunapee			564	327	0	891
Unity			139	49	0	188
Washington			119	58	0	177
Totals			160,628	87,807	0	248,435