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

1978 - Question 4Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to provide that the chief justice of the supreme court shall be the administrative head of the state courts, and that he shall, with the concurrence of a majority of the supreme court justices, make rules governing procedure in the courts?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
155,920
69,244
0 225,164
Alton
 
583
322
0
905
Barnstead
 
363
236
0
599
Belmont
 
552
351
0
903
Center Harbor
 
178
59
0
237
Gilford
 
1,214
544
0
1,758
Gilmanton
 
360
215
0
575
Laconia More »
 
2,778
1,491
0
4,269
Meredith
 
917
451
0
1,368
New Hampton
 
237
108
0
345
Sanbornton
 
372
158
0
530
Tilton
 
556
216
0
772
Albany
 
72
19
0
91
Bartlett
 
347
137
0
484
Brookfield
 
125
52
0
177
Chatham
 
24
16
0
40
Conway
 
1,246
528
0
1,774
Eaton
 
85
32
0
117
Effingham
 
104
58
0
162
Freedom
 
191
80
0
271
Hart's Location
 
14
2
0
16
Jackson
 
172
47
0
219
Madison
 
222
102
0
324
Moultonborough
 
668
356
0
1,024
Ossipee
 
409
198
0
607
Sandwich
 
358
121
0
479
Tamworth
 
372
150
0
522
Tuftonboro
 
445
188
0
633
Wakefield
 
441
226
0
667
Wolfeboro
 
1,002
318
0
1,320
Alstead
 
254
86
0
340
Chesterfield
 
437
148
0
585
Dublin
 
274
98
0
372
Fitzwilliam
 
340
114
0
454
Gilsum
 
104
47
0
151
Harrisville
 
150
58
0
208
Hinsdale
 
428
185
0
613
Jaffrey
 
783
292
0
1,075
Keene More »
 
3,947
1,397
0
5,344
Marlborough
 
339
122
0
461
Marlow
 
87
30
0
117
Nelson
 
109
37
0
146
Richmond
 
107
49
0
156
Rindge
 
395
167
0
562
Roxbury
 
29
11
0
40
Stoddard
 
107
61
0
168
Sullivan
 
99
44
0
143
Surry
 
121
54
0
175
Swanzey
 
909
295
0
1,204
Troy
 
304
147
0
451
Walpole
 
617
217
0
834
Westmoreland
 
257
98
0
355
Winchester
 
426
179
0
605
Berlin More »
 
3,026
873
0
3,899
Carroll
 
128
72
0
200
Clarksville
 
41
25
0
66
Colebrook
 
271
172
0
443
Columbia
 
59
27
0
86
Dalton
 
103
69
0
172
Dummer
 
55
20
0
75
Errol
 
56
19
0
75
Gorham
 
639
242
0
881
Jefferson
 
135
81
0
216
Lancaster
 
569
256
0
825
Milan
 
154
90
0
244
Northumberland
 
373
232
0
605
Pittsburg
 
115
87
0
202
Randolph
 
93
40
0
133
Shelburne
 
88
21
0
109
Stark
 
57
30
0
87
Stewartstown
 
81
71
0
152
Stratford
 
97
42
0
139
Whitefield
 
317
146
0
463
Cambridge
 
1
1
0
2
Dixville
 
9
5
0
14
Millsfield
 
6
0
0
6
Pinkham's Grant
 
5
2
0
7
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase
 
1
0
0
1
Wentworth's Location
 
11
3
0
14
Alexandria
 
124
64
0
188
Ashland
 
322
153
0
475
Bath
 
143
87
0
230
Benton
 
18
24
0
42
Bethlehem
 
308
146
0
454
Bridgewater
 
121
59
0
180
Bristol
 
413
225
0
638
Campton
 
285
153
0
438
Canaan
 
373
137
0
510
Dorchester
 
42
24
0
66
Easton
 
52
15
0
67
Ellsworth
 
16
13
0
29
Enfield
 
463
183
0
646
Franconia
 
204
94
0
298
Grafton
 
110
47
0
157
Groton
 
41
23
0
64
Hanover
 
1,715
290
0
2,005
Haverhill
 
585
273
0
858
Hebron
 
93
30
0
123
Holderness
 
314
129
0
443
Landaff
 
42
37
0
79
Lebanon More »
 
1,743
530
0
2,273
Lincoln
 
223
111
0
334
Lisbon
 
229
123
0
352
Littleton
 
1,119
520
0
1,639
Lyman
 
52
25
0
77
Lyme
 
295
105
0
400
Monroe
 
161
66
0
227
Orange
 
46
22
0
68
Orford
 
194
112
0
306
Piermont
 
105
50
0
155
Plymouth
 
764
246
0
1,010
Rumney
 
227
133
0
360
Sugar Hill
 
153
30
0
183
Thornton
 
159
97
0
256
Warren
 
94
66
0
160
Waterville Valley
 
44
13
0
57
Wentworth
 
105
53
0
158
Woodstock
 
161
70
0
231
Amherst
 
1,827
551
0
2,378
Antrim
 
329
154
0
483
Bedford
 
1,931
883
0
2,814
Bennington
 
116
71
0
187
Brookline
 
287
179
0
466
Deering
 
140
89
0
229
Francestown
 
232
85
0
317
Goffstown
 
1,960
987
0
2,947
Greenfield
 
202
52
0
254
Greenville
 
242
134
0
376
Hancock
 
376
101
0
477
Hillsborough
 
508
284
0
792
Hollis
 
916
367
0
1,283
Hudson
 
2,049
1,071
0
3,120
Litchfield
 
508
209
0
717
Lyndeborough
 
200
110
0
310
Manchester More »
 
12,674
7,217
0
19,891
Mason
 
146
59
0
205
Merrimack
 
2,244
1,092
0
3,336
Milford
 
1,455
647
0
2,102
Mont Vernon
 
242
124
0
366
Nashua More »
 
8,520
3,781
0
12,301
New Boston
 
346
177
0
523
New Ipswich
 
309
214
0
523
Pelham
 
1,220
711
0
1,931
Peterborough
 
1,188
376
0
1,564
Sharon
 
49
20
0
69
Temple
 
159
88
0
247
Weare
 
486
275
0
761
Wilton
 
483
224
0
707
Windsor
 
18
9
0
27
Allenstown
 
681
283
0
964
Andover
 
311
149
0
460
Boscawen
 
450
270
0
720
Bow
 
1,054
358
0
1,412
Bradford
 
282
116
0
398
Canterbury
 
329
135
0
464
Chichester
 
232
159
0
391
Concord More »
 
6,266
2,248
0
8,514
Danbury
 
97
56
0
153
Dunbarton
 
242
146
0
388
Epsom
 
452
228
0
680
Franklin More »
 
1,476
558
0
2,034
Henniker
 
569
222
0
791
Hill
 
127
53
0
180
Hooksett
 
1,278
658
0
1,936
Hopkinton
 
1,113
367
0
1,480
Loudon
 
350
271
0
621
New London
 
1,010
179
0
1,189
Newbury
 
217
101
0
318
Northfield
 
456
183
0
639
Pembroke
 
1,026
397
0
1,423
Pittsfield
 
404
234
0
638
Salisbury
 
164
69
0
233
Sutton
 
262
97
0
359
Warner
 
454
194
0
648
Webster
 
224
86
0
310
Wilmot
 
181
67
0
248
Atkinson
 
732
268
0
1,000
Auburn
 
451
287
0
738
Brentwood
 
312
172
0
484
Candia
 
498
312
0
810
Chester
 
346
195
0
541
Danville
 
212
132
0
344
Deerfield
 
366
205
0
571
Derry
 
2,222
1,074
0
3,296
E. Kingston
 
175
96
0
271
Epping
 
553
310
0
863
Exeter
 
1,819
745
0
2,564
Fremont
 
230
155
0
385
Greenland
 
535
172
0
707
Hampstead
 
773
328
0
1,101
Hampton
 
2,423
1,029
0
3,452
Hampton Falls
 
399
172
0
571
Kensington
 
289
149
0
438
Kingston
 
670
375
0
1,045
Londonderry
 
1,760
744
0
2,504
New Castle
 
348
94
0
442
Newfields
 
186
115
0
301
Newington
 
214
67
0
281
Newmarket
 
781
401
0
1,182
Newton
 
441
212
0
653
N. Hampton
 
833
323
0
1,156
Northwood
 
419
223
0
642
Nottingham
 
328
179
0
507
Plaistow
 
932
391
0
1,323
Portsmouth More »
 
4,092
1,294
0
5,386
Raymond
 
705
481
0
1,186
Rye
 
1,275
454
0
1,729
Salem
 
3,813
1,693
0
5,506
Sandown
 
278
171
0
449
Seabrook
 
827
515
0
1,342
S. Hampton
 
165
96
0
261
Stratham
 
562
226
0
788
Windham
 
940
358
0
1,298
Barrington
 
631
351
0
982
Dover More »
 
4,135
1,964
0
6,099
Durham
 
1,647
451
0
2,098
Farmington
 
574
374
0
948
Lee
 
413
171
0
584
Madbury
 
242
83
0
325
Middleton
 
72
45
0
117
Milton
 
420
194
0
614
New Durham
 
201
120
0
321
Rochester More »
 
2,802
1,656
0
4,458
Rollinsford
 
396
224
0
620
Somersworth More »
 
1,549
764
0
2,313
Strafford
 
326
139
0
465
Acworth
 
164
62
0
226
Charlestown
 
698
275
0
973
Claremont More »
 
2,366
800
0
3,166
Cornish
 
247
97
0
344
Croydon
 
83
38
0
121
Goshen
 
138
44
0
182
Grantham
 
133
67
0
200
Langdon
 
75
28
0
103
Lempster
 
104
105
0
209
Newport
 
1,071
408
0
1,479
Plainfield
 
327
82
0
409
Springfield
 
115
41
0
156
Sunapee
 
598
215
0
813
Unity
 
135
35
0
170
Washington
 
107
52
0
159
Totals
155,920
69,244
0 225,164