New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 12
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| Census Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,615 |
| Gender |
49.7% Male 50.3% Female |
| Race |
82.1% White 1.7% Black 7.6% Asian 0.3% Native American 0% Pacific Islander |
| Ethnicity | 5.1% Hispanic |
| Median household income | $129,958 |
| High school graduation rate | 96.7% |
| College graduation rate | 79.6% |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 is represented by Mary Hakken-Phillips (D), Russell Muirhead (D), James M. Murphy (D), and Sharon Nordgren (D).
As of the 2020 Census, New Hampshire state representatives represented an average of 3,443 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 3,291 residents.
About the office[edit]
Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.
Qualifications[edit]
To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[1]
- At least 18 years of age
- A registered voter
- A resident of the state for two years immediately preceding the election
- A resident of the town or ward the candidate is running to represent
Salaries[edit]
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislators | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $100/year | No per diem is paid. |
Vacancies[edit]
If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. To fill a Senate or House vacancy, a town or city in the district must first make a formal request to the governor and executive council for a special election. The governor and council will approve or deny the request within 21 days and then set the filing deadline and election dates.[2][3][4]
See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8
District map[edit]
The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Redistricting[edit]
2020-2021[edit]
On March 23, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. This map takes effect for New Hampshire's 2022 congressional elections. New state senate district maps have not yet been enacted.
On Jan. 5, 2022, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.[5] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[5]
How does redistricting in New Hampshire work? In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[6]
State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[6]
Elections[edit]
2022[edit]
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
The general election will occur on November 8, 2022.
2020[edit]
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 (4 seats)
Incumbent Sharon Nordgren, Russell Muirhead, Mary Hakken-Phillips, and James M. Murphy won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Sharon Nordgren (D) |
25.4
|
6,311 |
| ✔ |
|
Russell Muirhead (D) |
25.1
|
6,252 |
| ✔ |
|
Mary Hakken-Phillips (D) |
25.0
|
6,228 |
| ✔ |
|
James M. Murphy (D) |
24.5
|
6,085 |
|
Total votes: 24,876 | |||
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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Sharon Nordgren |
21.3
|
2,097 |
| ✔ |
|
Russell Muirhead |
15.1
|
1,489 |
| ✔ |
|
Mary Hakken-Phillips |
12.9
|
1,272 |
| ✔ |
|
James M. Murphy |
11.7
|
1,151 |
|
|
Brittney Joyce |
11.5
|
1,131 | |
|
|
Riley Gordon
|
9.9
|
977 | |
|
|
Orian Welling |
7.2
|
714 | |
|
|
Joanna Jaspersohn |
6.4
|
627 | |
|
|
Victoria Xiao |
4.1
|
405 | |
|
Total votes: 9,863 | |||
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2018[edit]
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 (4 seats)
Incumbent Sharon Nordgren, incumbent Polly Campion, Garrett Muscatel, and incumbent Mary Jane Mulligan defeated Baronet Harrington in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Sharon Nordgren (D) |
24.5
|
5,712 |
| ✔ |
|
Polly Campion (D) |
24.4
|
5,699 |
| ✔ |
|
Garrett Muscatel (D) |
23.9
|
5,582 |
| ✔ |
|
Mary Jane Mulligan (D) |
22.1
|
5,155 |
|
|
Baronet Harrington (R) |
4.9
|
1,152 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.1
|
25 | ||
|
Total votes: 23,325 | |||
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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 (4 seats)
Incumbent Sharon Nordgren, incumbent Polly Campion, incumbent Mary Jane Mulligan, and Garrett Muscatel advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Sharon Nordgren |
25.7
|
1,541 |
| ✔ |
|
Polly Campion |
25.2
|
1,513 |
| ✔ |
|
Mary Jane Mulligan |
25.0
|
1,499 |
| ✔ |
|
Garrett Muscatel |
24.1
|
1,446 |
|
Total votes: 5,999 | |||
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Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 (4 seats)
Baronet Harrington advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Baronet Harrington |
100.0
|
197 |
|
Total votes: 197 | |||
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2016[edit]
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent Martha Hennessey (D) and incumbent Chris Brown (D) did not seek re-election.
Polly Kent Campion, incumbent Patricia Higgins, Mary Jane Mulligan, and incumbent Sharon Nordgren were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 12 general election.[7][8]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 12 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Polly Kent Campion | |
| Democratic | Patricia Higgins Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Mary Jane Mulligan | |
| Democratic | Sharon Nordgren Incumbent | |
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||
Polly Kent Campion, incumbent Patricia Higgins, Mary Jane Mulligan, and incumbent Sharon Nordgren were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 12 Democratic primary.[9][10]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 12 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Polly Kent Campion | |
| Democratic | Patricia Higgins Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Mary Jane Mulligan | |
| Democratic | Sharon Nordgren Incumbent | |
2014[edit]
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Patricia Higgins, incumbent Sharon Nordgren, Martha Hennessey and Chris Brown were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Higgins, Nordgren, Hennessey and Brown were unchallenged in the general election.[11][12]
2012[edit]
Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 15, 2012. Incumbent Beatriz Pastor (D), incumbent Sharon Nordgren (D), Patricia Higgins (D) and incumbent Bernard Benn (D) were unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.[13][14][15]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 12, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patricia Higgins |
25.3% | 5,326 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Nordgren Incumbent |
25% | 5,262 | |
| Democratic | Bernard Benn Incumbent |
24.9% | 5,245 | |
| Democratic | Beatriz Pastor Incumbent |
24.8% | 5,217 | |
| Total Votes | 21,050 | |||
Campaign contributions[edit]
From 2012 to 2018, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 raised a total of $2,970. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $175 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2018 | $2,195 | 5 | $439 |
| 2016 | $775 | 4 | $194 |
| 2014 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2012 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| Total | $2,970 | 17 | $175 |
See also[edit]
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire State Senate
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)
- ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhb50 - ↑ 6.0 6.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 6, 2013
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