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You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.House candidate Bill Boyd and his wife, Michele, pose for a photo after voting Tuesday in Merrimack.At right, House candidate Wendy Thomas waves to voters Tuesday in Merrimack.House candidate Bill Boyd and his wife, Michele, pose for a photo after voting Tuesday in Merrimack.At right, House candidate Wendy Thomas waves to voters Tuesday in Merrimack.Merrimack’s special election on Tuesday hit record numbers, with nearly 5,000 residents going to the polls to vote for a candidate to fill the New Hampshire House seat left open by Speaker Dick Hinch’s death.Election officials ran out of their initial 4,000 machine ballots and had to switch to paper ballots Tuesday evening. About 900 paper ballots had to be hand-counted after the polls closed at 7 p.m.Visit for election results.Republican Bill Boyd, Democrat Wendy Thomas and independent Stephen Hollenberg, a member of the American Solidarity Party, were vying for the vacant House seat.Hinch, a Republican and seven-term member of the House, died of COVID-19 complications on Dec. 9.“Concord needs a sobering voice right now,” Boyd said on Tuesday outside the polls, pledging to be a responsible and respected voice for Merrimack residents.“I am optimistic at the turnout. It’s good to see so much involvement,” Thomas said on Tuesday. “I know the issues we’re talking about matter to the people of Merrimack.”In the race to replace late House Speaker Dick Hinch, Republican Bill Boyd took home the vacant state representative seat during Tuesday’s nea…© Copyright 2022 , 100 William Loeb Drive Manchester, NH&nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .Sorry, an error occurred.You are logged in&nbsp;Sign up withThank you .Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.Check your email for details.Sign in withSubmitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account.×Thank you.Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.Rate:Begins:Ends:Transaction ID:A receipt was sent to your email.This offer is currently unavailable.Close

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.House candidate Bill Boyd and his wife, Michele, pose for a photo after voting Tuesday in Merrimack.At right, House candidate Wendy Thomas waves to voters Tuesday in Merrimack.House candidate Bill Boyd and his wife, Michele, pose for a photo after voting Tuesday in Merrimack.At right, House candidate Wendy Thomas waves to voters Tuesday in Merrimack.Merrimack’s special election on Tuesday hit record numbers, with nearly 5,000 residents going to the polls to vote for a candidate to fill the New Hampshire House seat...

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