The filing period for the 2025 Municipal Election has officially closed. Rochester voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, to elect candidates for Mayor, City Council, School Board, Police Commission, and other local offices.
Polling locations will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the following sites:
- Ward 1: Salmon Falls School, 753 Salmon Falls Road
- Ward 2: Chamberlain Street School, 65 Chamberlain Street
- Ward 3: Gonic Elementary School, 10 Railroad Avenue
- Ward 4: McClelland Elementary School, 59 Brock Street
- Ward 5: James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street
- Ward 6: Elks Lodge #1393, 295 Columbus Avenue
The City Clerk encourages all eligible residents to make a plan to vote. For more information, contact the Clerk’s Office at (603) 332-2130.
Below is the complete list of candidates who filed before the 5:00 pm deadline on Monday, September 22, 2025.
Mayor
- Chuck Grassie
- Matt Mayberry
- Douglas Robbins
- Peter A. Lachapelle
City Council
Ward 1
- Seat A: Raymond Wayman, Debby Thompson
- Seat B: Tim Fontneau
Ward 2
- Seat A: Daniel Fitzpatrick, Tom Poulin
- Seat B: Les Horne
Ward 3
- Seat A: Benjamin P. Pratt, John Larochelle
- Seat B: David Herman, Christine Gianotti
Ward 4
- Seat A: David E. Walker
- Seat B: Chuck Creteau
Ward 5
- Seat A: Susan J. Rice, Alex de Geofroy
- Seat B: Donald J. Hamann
Ward 6
- Seat A: Matthew Richardson
- Seat B: Kevin Sullivan, Amy Malone
School Board
At-Large
- Anne Grassie
- Gary Bryant
Ward 1
- Seat A: Nick Bellows
- Seat B: Will Fessenden, Katherine Anderson
Ward 2
- Seat A: Sue Horne, Shelley Back, Keady Nugent, David Camire
- Seat B: Samantha Smith
Ward 3
- Seat A: Shauni McGowan
- Seat B: Matthew Pappas, Sarah Gentile
Ward 4
- Seat A: Jeffery Phelps, Jerry Gregoire
- Seat B: Lisa Carlberg, James Connor
Ward 5
- Seat A: Sam Oliver III, Tabatha Davis
- Seat B: Joelle Boumel, Erik White
Ward 6
- Seat A: Steven Cusumano, Samantha Battis
- Seat B: Kelli Campbell, Devon Christen
Police Commission
- Wards 1 & 2: David R. Stevens
- Wards 3 & 4: David E. Winship Jr.
- Wards 5 & 6: Shawn M. Lampron, Richard Krauss, Derek Peters, James P. Gray
Election Officials
Ward 1
- Moderator: David R. Stevens
- Ward Clerk: Audrey Stevens
- Supervisor of the Checklist: Judith Welch
Ward 2
- Ward Clerk: Shelley Back
- Supervisor of the Checklist: Jenn Mutolo
Ward 3
- Moderator: Candy Bailey
- Ward Clerk: Teri Hurley
- Supervisor of the Checklist: Robert Longo
- Selectman: Matthew Goupil
Ward 4
- Moderator: Bonnie Mulcahy
- Supervisor of the Checklist: Paul McNally
Ward 5
- Moderator: Brady St. Lawrence, Lisa Clark
- Ward Clerk: Alex de Geofroy
- Supervisor of the Checklist: Tricia Torr
- Selectman: Joelle Boumel
Ward 6
- Supervisor of the Checklist: Colin Lentz
- Selectman: Thomas O’Connor