Candia will operate for the third year in a row on a default budget after voters rejected the proposed budget by a vote of 454 to 339.

Residents spent hours discussing the budget during the deliberative session of Town Meeting and increased the Budget Committee’s recommendation by $214,000.

The default budget of $2,355,410 is the same as last year’s with adjustments for contractual obligations.

The school district’s operating budget did pass, 514 to 263. Voters also rejected a number of other warrant articles, including a combined $10,807 for Lamprey Health Care and Rockingham County Community Action.

The Budget Committee will continue doing its job as voters rejected an article to rescind the committee by a slim margin, 336 to 401.

An advisory article to see if residents are in favor of constructing a swap shop at the Candia Recycling Facility barely passed by a vote of 397 to 390.

Voters agreed to expend $25,000 to replace the roof at the fire station, but rejected an article calling for $50,000 to be placed in a capital reserve fund for fire equipment.

Richard Snow will join the board of selectmen, filling the vacancy left by Tom Giffen. Carleton Robie was re-elected to the board. Many write-in candidates won seats, including Ginny Clifford for Planning Board, Erin Asselin for a two-year term on the Budget Committee and Clark Thyng for a one-year term on the Budget Committee.