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

1980 - Statewide - Question 5Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to require a three-fifths vote by the entire membership of the constitutional convention to propose constitutional amendments? (Passed by the N.H. House, 319 Yes 20 No, passed State Senate, 23 Yes 0 No.)

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
249,284
51,524
0 300,808
Alton
 
988
236
0
1,224
Barnstead
 
662
184
0
846
Belmont
 
1,057
254
0
1,311
Center Harbor
 
311
39
0
350
Gilford
 
2,020
353
0
2,373
Gilmanton
 
619
154
0
773
Laconia More »
 
4,119
801
0
4,920
Meredith
 
1,561
242
0
1,803
New Hampton
 
441
80
0
521
Sanbornton
 
526
96
0
622
Tilton
 
871
167
0
1,038
Albany
 
107
22
0
129
Bartlett
 
683
123
0
806
Brookfield
 
191
51
0
242
Chatham
 
58
9
0
67
Conway
 
2,086
388
0
2,474
Eaton
 
127
20
0
147
Effingham
 
195
53
0
248
Freedom
 
341
56
0
397
Hale's Location
 
7
4
0
11
Jackson
 
285
36
0
321
Madison
 
435
73
0
508
Moultonborough
 
1,126
188
0
1,314
Ossipee
 
676
145
0
821
Sandwich
 
478
69
0
547
Tamworth
 
637
107
0
744
Tuftonboro
 
712
104
0
816
Wakefield
 
740
185
0
925
Wolfeboro
 
1,511
246
0
1,757
Alstead
 
441
74
0
515
Chesterfield
 
879
122
0
1,001
Dublin
 
540
76
0
616
Fitzwilliam
 
525
99
0
624
Gilsum
 
199
37
0
236
Harrisville
 
273
50
0
323
Hinsdale
 
802
182
0
984
Jaffrey
 
1,376
232
0
1,608
Keene More »
 
6,324
1,077
0
7,401
Marlborough
 
611
95
0
706
Marlow
 
159
34
0
193
Nelson
 
171
31
0
202
Richmond
 
167
36
0
203
Rindge
 
738
152
0
890
Roxbury
 
55
14
0
69
Stoddard
 
232
37
0
269
Sullivan
 
159
45
0
204
Surry
 
218
55
0
273
Swanzey
 
1,462
282
0
1,744
Troy
 
526
106
0
632
Walpole
 
1,048
176
0
1,224
Westmoreland
 
463
50
0
513
Winchester
 
664
182
0
846
Berlin More »
 
3,210
837
0
4,047
Carroll
 
204
57
0
261
Clarksville
 
69
17
0
86
Colebrook
 
570
112
0
682
Columbia
 
114
32
0
146
Dalton
 
169
30
0
199
Dummer
 
72
29
0
101
Errol
 
92
24
0
116
Gorham
 
774
229
0
1,003
Jefferson
 
287
54
0
341
Lancaster
 
765
149
0
914
Milan
 
255
102
0
357
Northumberland
 
647
217
0
864
Pittsburg
 
219
84
0
303
Randolph
 
135
30
0
165
Shelburne
 
129
20
0
149
Stark
 
118
41
0
159
Stewartstown
 
152
52
0
204
Stratford
 
186
48
0
234
Whitefield
 
473
131
0
604
Cambridge
 
2
0
0
2
Dixville
 
11
10
0
21
Green's Grant
 
1
0
0
1
Millsfield
 
8
1
0
9
Pinkham's Grant
 
2
2
0
4
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase
 
1
0
0
1
Wentworth's Location
 
12
4
0
16
Alexandria
 
194
56
0
250
Ashland
 
512
125
0
637
Bath
 
223
52
0
275
Benton
 
45
9
0
54
Bethlehem
 
516
96
0
612
Bridgewater
 
208
42
0
250
Bristol
 
676
130
0
806
Campton
 
532
103
0
635
Canaan
 
666
167
0
833
Dorchester
 
69
22
0
91
Easton
 
74
7
0
81
Ellsworth
 
26
3
0
29
Enfield
 
824
143
0
967
Franconia
 
333
46
0
379
Grafton
 
204
41
0
245
Groton
 
76
26
0
102
Hanover
 
2,597
243
0
2,840
Haverhill
 
956
201
0
1,157
Hebron
 
152
21
0
173
Holderness
 
534
110
0
644
Landaff
 
81
15
0
96
Lebanon More »
 
2,995
417
0
3,412
Lincoln
 
379
74
0
453
Lisbon
 
395
70
0
465
Littleton
 
1,563
374
0
1,937
Livermore
 
0
0
0
0
Lyman
 
91
14
0
105
Lyme
 
474
68
0
542
Monroe
 
223
62
0
285
Orange
 
89
17
0
106
Orford
 
314
68
0
382
Piermont
 
210
43
0
253
Plymouth
 
1,024
208
0
1,232
Rumney
 
364
75
0
439
Sugar Hill
 
184
28
0
212
Thornton
 
323
86
0
409
Warren
 
187
42
0
229
Waterville Valley
 
89
9
0
98
Wentworth
 
165
28
0
193
Woodstock
 
281
46
0
327
Amherst
 
2,752
474
0
3,226
Antrim
 
575
94
0
669
Bedford
 
3,588
629
0
4,217
Bennington
 
244
51
0
295
Brookline
 
535
134
0
669
Deering
 
325
72
0
397
Francestown
 
397
54
0
451
Goffstown
 
3,204
778
0
3,982
Greenfield
 
316
64
0
380
Greenville
 
432
112
0
544
Hancock
 
653
80
0
733
Hillsborough
 
1,030
155
0
1,185
Hollis
 
1,671
507
0
2,178
Hudson
 
3,893
760
0
4,653
Litchfield
 
1,086
228
0
1,314
Lyndeborough
 
399
74
0
473
Manchester More »
 
16,504
4,309
0
20,813
Mason
 
250
66
0
316
Merrimack
 
4,217
829
0
5,046
Milford
 
2,434
457
0
2,891
Mont Vernon
 
478
97
0
575
Nashua More »
 
13,737
3,857
0
17,594
New Boston
 
675
199
0
874
New Ipswich
 
665
210
0
875
Pelham
 
2,259
509
0
2,768
Peterborough
 
1,880
242
0
2,122
Sharon
 
67
19
0
86
Temple
 
265
40
0
305
Weare
 
948
230
0
1,178
Wilton
 
911
167
0
1,078
Windsor
 
26
11
0
37
Allenstown
 
993
263
0
1,256
Andover
 
539
83
0
622
Boscawen
 
762
190
0
952
Bow
 
1,547
261
0
1,808
Bradford
 
469
75
0
544
Canterbury
 
539
69
0
608
Chichester
 
439
105
0
544
Concord More »
 
8,198
1,325
0
9,523
Danbury
 
224
37
0
261
Dunbarton
 
431
105
0
536
Epsom
 
772
161
0
933
Franklin More »
 
2,025
420
0
2,445
Henniker
 
940
162
0
1,102
Hill
 
224
51
0
275
Hooksett
 
2,144
452
0
2,596
Hopkinton
 
1,692
237
0
1,929
Loudon
 
672
151
0
823
New London
 
1,080
139
0
1,219
Newbury
 
371
76
0
447
Northfield
 
694
176
0
870
Pembroke
 
1,501
309
0
1,810
Pittsfield
 
571
152
0
723
Salisbury
 
267
62
0
329
Sutton
 
418
79
0
497
Warner
 
700
127
0
827
Webster
 
360
69
0
429
Wilmot
 
291
35
0
326
Atkinson
 
1,488
287
0
1,775
Auburn
 
779
157
0
936
Brentwood
 
591
126
0
717
Candia
 
923
249
0
1,172
Chester
 
651
162
0
813
Danville
 
394
92
0
486
Deerfield
 
597
177
0
774
Derry
 
4,596
1,001
0
5,597
E. Kingston
 
319
58
0
377
Epping
 
993
297
0
1,290
Exeter
 
2,643
542
0
3,185
Fremont
 
433
108
0
541
Greenland
 
854
124
0
978
Hampstead
 
1,364
243
0
1,607
Hampton
 
3,755
561
0
4,316
Hampton Falls
 
550
126
0
676
Kensington
 
485
132
0
617
Kingston
 
949
215
0
1,164
Londonderry
 
3,882
685
0
4,567
New Castle
 
396
60
0
456
Newfields
 
302
65
0
367
Newington
 
265
66
0
331
Newmarket
 
1,275
314
0
1,589
Newton
 
894
165
0
1,059
N. Hampton
 
1,363
169
0
1,532
Northwood
 
715
185
0
900
Nottingham
 
604
123
0
727
Plaistow
 
1,579
282
0
1,861
Portsmouth More »
 
4,714
837
0
5,551
Raymond
 
1,421
399
0
1,820
Rye
 
1,902
293
0
2,195
Salem
 
6,124
1,219
0
7,343
Sandown
 
644
128
0
772
Seabrook
 
1,546
488
0
2,034
S. Hampton
 
273
51
0
324
Stratham
 
880
154
0
1,034
Windham
 
1,922
348
0
2,270
Barrington
 
1,318
237
0
1,555
Dover More »
 
5,753
1,175
0
6,928
Durham
 
2,507
340
0
2,847
Farmington
 
1,015
300
0
1,315
Lee
 
741
132
0
873
Madbury
 
382
82
0
464
Middleton
 
140
59
0
199
Milton
 
598
161
0
759
New Durham
 
389
75
0
464
Rochester More »
 
5,298
1,254
0
6,552
Rollinsford
 
615
135
0
750
Somersworth More »
 
2,416
577
0
2,993
Strafford
 
580
99
0
679
Acworth
 
209
50
0
259
Charlestown
 
1,176
237
0
1,413
Claremont More »
 
3,584
618
0
4,202
Cornish
 
491
115
0
606
Croydon
 
119
29
0
148
Goshen
 
175
38
0
213
Grantham
 
321
43
0
364
Langdon
 
148
28
0
176
Lempster
 
211
54
0
265
Newport
 
1,520
363
0
1,883
Plainfield
 
540
79
0
619
Springfield
 
178
42
0
220
Sunapee
 
993
169
0
1,162
Unity
 
219
56
0
275
Washington
 
183
61
0
244
Totals
249,284
51,524
0 300,808