CLAREMONT — Voters on Tuesday reelected seven of the eight City Council incumbents on the ballot and defeated two proposed changes to the city’s charter.
In Ward III, former City Councilor Chris Irish won a two-year term over another former councilor, Jon Stone, 457-257. Ward III incumbent Jonathan Hayden did not run.
Mayor Dale Girard easily turned back a challenge from James Campos, 1,454-506.
For the four at-large council seats, newcomer Chris Cogswell (997 votes) will join incumbents Nick Koloski (1,396), William Limoges (1,261) and Wayne Hemingway (955).
Cogswell takes the place of incumbent Brian Zutter, who was appointed to the council last year to fill a vacancy and finished fifth with 943 votes on Tuesday. Ray Menard was sixth (705).
And in Ward II, incumbent William Greenrose won another term over Derek Ellerkamp, 453-143.
Assistant Mayor Deb Matteau ran unopposed and Ward I incumbent Andrew O’Hearne won reelection over write-in candidate Molly Tremblay, 288-140.
An amendment to the city charter that would allow for binding voter referendums on ordinances proposed by petition failed, 1,001-940.
A second charter change would have removed the requirement that the city manager reside in Claremont. It lost 1,207-795.
Turnout on Tuesday was 30 percent, with 2,063 of the city’s 6,764 registered voters casting ballots.