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EPISODE · Nov 12, 2025 · 19 MIN

The municipal election is over. What are our takeaways?

from The Monitor Weekly · host Concord Monitor

City reporter Catherine McLaughlin and State House reporter Charlotte Matherly spearheaded the bulk of the Monitor's election coverage, bringing readers inside polling locations ahead of and on Election Day.By and large, incumbents swept this municipal election, with Mayor Byron Champlin, school board member Cara Meeker and Councilors Fred Keach and Kris Schultz defeating challengers and maintaining their seats. But some newcomers, including first-time candidate Fisto Ndayishimiye, performed impressively, signaling residents' receptiveness to change.The theme music in this episode was produced by Lizzy McCormack with additional music from Lo-Fi Beat by YellowTree on FreeSound.org.mp3Engage with us! To submit a My Turn, send an email to [email protected] with the submission in the body of the email. To submit a Letter to the Editor or to read more about the Monitor’s Opinion guidelines, visit concordmonitor.com/opinion.Find us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok at @ConcordMonitor.The Monitor Weekly is a Concord Monitor project produced and edited by Rebeca Pereira and Alexander Rapp.

City reporter Catherine McLaughlin and State House reporter Charlotte Matherly spearheaded the bulk of the Monitor's election coverage, bringing readers inside polling locations ahead of and on Election Day.By and large, incumbents swept this municipal election, with Mayor Byron Champlin, school board member Cara Meeker and Councilors Fred Keach and Kris Schultz defeating challengers and maintaining their seats. But some newcomers, including first-time candidate Fisto Ndayishimiye, performed impressively, signaling residents' receptiveness to change.The theme music in this episode was produced by Lizzy McCormack with additional music from Lo-Fi Beat by YellowTree on FreeSound.org.mp3Engage with us! To submit a My Turn, send an email to [email protected] with the submission in the body of the email. To submit a Letter to the Editor or to read more about the Monitor’s Opinion guidelines, visit concordmonitor.com/opinion.Find us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok at @ConcordMonitor.The Monitor Weekly is a Concord Monitor project produced and edited by Rebeca Pereira and Alexander Rapp.

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