OSSIPEE — Just before going to bed Tuesday night, incumbent Carroll County Commissioner David Babson wondered just how badly challenger Kim Tessari would "spank him" in the primary election.
On Wednesday, Babson (R-Ossipee) got his answer: by over 400 votes.
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