Merrimack Valley School District’s four open school board seats will be held by three incumbents and one newcomer after residents of Boscawen, Loudon, Penacook, Salisbury and Webster made their choices in the polls Friday.
In Boscawen, incumbent Owen Harrington won his town’s school board seat with 418 votes, beating out challenger Jennifer Lacasse who received 302 votes.
In Salisbury, incumbent Peggy Jones-Blanchard won another term with 319 votes, beating out challengers Louise Andrus (268 votes) and Raymond Wilson (140 votes).
In Penacook, Tracy Bricchi won the seat with 435, beating out write-in candidate Jennifer Gelinas (257 votes).
And in Webster, newcomer Erik Hansen won the seat with 399 votes, beating out the other candidate Kimberly Kenney, who received 315 votes.