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

1980 - Statewide - Question 1Are you in favor of amending the Constitution so that references in the bill of rights to "men", "man" and "man's" are changed to "people", person and "person's", respectively?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
201,251
123,901
0 325,152
Alton
 
737
539
0
1,276
Barnstead
 
498
415
0
913
Belmont
 
844
562
0
1,406
Center Harbor
 
232
130
0
362
Gilford
 
1,408
993
0
2,401
Gilmanton
 
490
334
0
824
Laconia More »
 
3,320
2,011
0
5,331
Meredith
 
1,183
717
0
1,900
New Hampton
 
341
223
0
564
Sanbornton
 
437
248
0
685
Tilton
 
684
442
0
1,126
Albany
 
85
54
0
139
Bartlett
 
550
318
0
868
Brookfield
 
142
107
0
249
Chatham
 
52
22
0
74
Conway
 
1,618
1,106
0
2,724
Eaton
 
111
45
0
156
Effingham
 
156
63
0
219
Freedom
 
250
160
0
410
Hale's Location
 
6
7
0
13
Jackson
 
221
118
0
339
Madison
 
310
210
0
520
Moultonborough
 
817
570
0
1,387
Ossipee
 
527
347
0
874
Sandwich
 
366
213
0
579
Tamworth
 
498
310
0
808
Tuftonboro
 
500
368
0
868
Wakefield
 
600
422
0
1,022
Wolfeboro
 
1,216
748
0
1,964
Alstead
 
385
174
0
559
Chesterfield
 
705
369
0
1,074
Dublin
 
437
229
0
666
Fitzwilliam
 
447
229
0
676
Gilsum
 
166
89
0
255
Harrisville
 
236
118
0
354
Hinsdale
 
719
339
0
1,058
Jaffrey
 
1,094
623
0
1,717
Keene More »
 
4,767
2,803
0
7,570
Marlborough
 
409
257
0
666
Marlow
 
156
57
0
213
Nelson
 
144
77
0
221
Richmond
 
130
85
0
215
Rindge
 
553
384
0
937
Roxbury
 
45
30
0
75
Stoddard
 
187
92
0
279
Sullivan
 
135
84
0
219
Surry
 
189
108
0
297
Swanzey
 
1,137
766
0
1,903
Troy
 
431
263
0
694
Walpole
 
886
446
0
1,332
Westmoreland
 
358
185
0
543
Winchester
 
551
366
0
917
Berlin More »
 
3,022
1,493
0
4,515
Carroll
 
169
108
0
277
Clarksville
 
52
41
0
93
Colebrook
 
441
283
0
724
Columbia
 
102
58
0
160
Dalton
 
240
77
0
317
Dummer
 
56
48
0
104
Errol
 
68
52
0
120
Gorham
 
665
430
0
1,095
Jefferson
 
206
142
0
348
Lancaster
 
656
414
0
1,070
Milan
 
206
185
0
391
Northumberland
 
586
358
0
944
Pittsburg
 
196
144
0
340
Randolph
 
100
75
0
175
Shelburne
 
99
64
0
163
Stark
 
96
69
0
165
Stewartstown
 
142
80
0
222
Stratford
 
171
85
0
256
Whitefield
 
406
236
0
642
Cambridge
 
3
0
0
3
Dixville
 
10
13
0
23
Green's Grant
 
1
0
0
1
Millsfield
 
8
1
0
9
Pinkham's Grant
 
3
1
0
4
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase
 
0
1
0
1
Wentworth's Location
 
7
9
0
16
Alexandria
 
160
118
0
278
Ashland
 
376
286
0
662
Bath
 
185
107
0
292
Benton
 
35
22
0
57
Bethlehem
 
421
247
0
668
Bridgewater
 
166
105
0
271
Bristol
 
562
357
0
919
Campton
 
429
248
0
677
Canaan
 
575
314
0
889
Dorchester
 
66
32
0
98
Easton
 
58
30
0
88
Ellsworth
 
21
10
0
31
Enfield
 
723
346
0
1,069
Franconia
 
291
120
0
411
Grafton
 
175
91
0
266
Groton
 
68
46
0
114
Hanover
 
2,342
773
0
3,115
Haverhill
 
712
507
0
1,219
Hebron
 
113
74
0
187
Holderness
 
442
255
0
697
Landaff
 
56
45
0
101
Lebanon More »
 
2,686
1,100
0
3,786
Lincoln
 
300
190
0
490
Lisbon
 
305
195
0
500
Littleton
 
1,291
792
0
2,083
Livermore
 
0
0
0
0
Lyman
 
66
45
0
111
Lyme
 
403
172
0
575
Monroe
 
195
110
0
305
Orange
 
75
33
0
108
Orford
 
288
149
0
437
Piermont
 
167
106
0
273
Plymouth
 
801
536
0
1,337
Rumney
 
262
224
0
486
Sugar Hill
 
153
75
0
228
Thornton
 
256
187
0
443
Warren
 
145
104
0
249
Waterville Valley
 
80
26
0
106
Wentworth
 
131
85
0
216
Woodstock
 
224
132
0
356
Amherst
 
2,158
1,442
0
3,600
Antrim
 
463
256
0
719
Bedford
 
2,550
1,923
0
4,473
Bennington
 
201
110
0
311
Brookline
 
434
291
0
725
Deering
 
256
168
0
424
Francestown
 
301
178
0
479
Goffstown
 
2,396
1,863
0
4,259
Greenfield
 
257
156
0
413
Greenville
 
382
231
0
613
Hancock
 
511
273
0
784
Hillsborough
 
832
422
0
1,254
Hollis
 
1,279
789
0
2,068
Hudson
 
2,624
2,078
0
4,702
Litchfield
 
831
569
0
1,400
Lyndeborough
 
266
215
0
481
Manchester More »
 
11,970
10,590
0
22,560
Mason
 
196
133
0
329
Merrimack
 
3,229
2,177
0
5,406
Milford
 
1,775
1,294
0
3,069
Mont Vernon
 
364
241
0
605
Nashua More »
 
11,520
7,914
0
19,434
New Boston
 
521
346
0
867
New Ipswich
 
484
442
0
926
Pelham
 
1,819
1,212
0
3,031
Peterborough
 
1,752
815
0
2,567
Sharon
 
65
30
0
95
Temple
 
259
125
0
384
Weare
 
726
519
0
1,245
Wilton
 
747
433
0
1,180
Windsor
 
24
17
0
41
Allenstown
 
856
510
0
1,366
Andover
 
424
245
0
669
Boscawen
 
652
357
0
1,009
Bow
 
1,149
779
0
1,928
Bradford
 
332
239
0
571
Canterbury
 
448
196
0
644
Chichester
 
242
142
0
384
Concord More »
 
6,797
3,963
0
10,760
Danbury
 
156
123
0
279
Dunbarton
 
312
255
0
567
Epsom
 
543
426
0
969
Franklin More »
 
1,589
1,069
0
2,658
Henniker
 
844
351
0
1,195
Hill
 
197
105
0
302
Hooksett
 
1,668
1,151
0
2,819
Hopkinton
 
1,227
774
0
2,001
Loudon
 
510
362
0
872
New London
 
707
512
0
1,219
Newbury
 
273
194
0
467
Northfield
 
545
388
0
933
Pembroke
 
1,199
715
0
1,914
Pittsfield
 
531
375
0
906
Salisbury
 
197
158
0
355
Sutton
 
360
174
0
534
Warner
 
550
331
0
881
Webster
 
266
77
0
343
Wilmot
 
241
104
0
345
Atkinson
 
1,177
722
0
1,899
Auburn
 
670
496
0
1,166
Brentwood
 
506
275
0
781
Candia
 
711
555
0
1,266
Chester
 
483
405
0
888
Danville
 
299
218
0
517
Deerfield
 
506
354
0
860
Derry
 
3,709
2,268
0
5,977
E. Kingston
 
252
148
0
400
Epping
 
854
545
0
1,399
Exeter
 
2,363
1,308
0
3,671
Fremont
 
360
232
0
592
Greenland
 
730
310
0
1,040
Hampstead
 
1,055
680
0
1,735
Hampton
 
3,274
1,587
0
4,861
Hampton Falls
 
462
255
0
717
Kensington
 
432
232
0
664
Kingston
 
775
517
0
1,292
Londonderry
 
2,679
1,758
0
4,437
New Castle
 
324
176
0
500
Newfields
 
262
116
0
378
Newington
 
248
111
0
359
Newmarket
 
1,179
555
0
1,734
Newton
 
757
403
0
1,160
N. Hampton
 
1,106
557
0
1,663
Northwood
 
594
369
0
963
Nottingham
 
497
291
0
788
Plaistow
 
1,288
738
0
2,026
Portsmouth More »
 
4,131
2,237
0
6,368
Raymond
 
1,122
847
0
1,969
Rye
 
1,563
789
0
2,352
Salem
 
5,082
3,049
0
8,131
Sandown
 
543
290
0
833
Seabrook
 
1,310
813
0
2,123
S. Hampton
 
244
109
0
353
Stratham
 
830
370
0
1,200
Windham
 
1,515
888
0
2,403
Barrington
 
1,126
533
0
1,659
Dover More »
 
5,266
2,549
0
7,815
Durham
 
2,120
1,028
0
3,148
Farmington
 
872
527
0
1,399
Lee
 
662
292
0
954
Madbury
 
322
171
0
493
Middleton
 
128
81
0
209
Milton
 
425
296
0
721
New Durham
 
347
154
0
501
Rochester More »
 
4,612
2,322
0
6,934
Rollinsford
 
540
262
0
802
Somersworth More »
 
2,108
1,014
0
3,122
Strafford
 
479
251
0
730
Acworth
 
182
98
0
280
Charlestown
 
1,050
504
0
1,554
Claremont More »
 
2,968
1,511
0
4,479
Cornish
 
431
219
0
650
Croydon
 
88
77
0
165
Goshen
 
149
83
0
232
Grantham
 
237
147
0
384
Langdon
 
123
69
0
192
Lempster
 
145
143
0
288
Newport
 
1,197
878
0
2,075
Plainfield
 
494
179
0
673
Springfield
 
136
98
0
234
Sunapee
 
741
470
0
1,211
Unity
 
0
96
0
96
Washington
 
0
113
0
113
Totals
201,251
123,901
0 325,152