Greater Nashua
City election sees a few close races
NASHUA - Three of the ward races in the Nov. 4 city election were decided by less than 40 votes, according to the unofficial results from the City Clerk’s Office. The tightest race was in Ward 5 where challenger Paula Johnson topped the ticket with 625 votes. Her closest opponent, Dr. Justin Gerstenfield, finished just 15 votes behind Johnson. She will succeed Alderman Ernest Jette, who is leaving the board after eight years. Also in Ward 5, challengers Jennice Chewlin and Brenda Garneau finished with 421 votes and 187 votes respectively. There was only a 22-vote difference in Ward 6 as challenger Vengerflutta Smith garnered 490 votes to unseat Alderman Christopher Thibodeau, who received 468 votes. “Ward 6 voters came out for me,” Smith said in a Facebook post. “Thank you to all my supporters, family and friends and especially the voters I connected with for this ...
