New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18

Incumbents

Patricia Cornell

Willis Griffith

About the District

Census Topic	Value
Population	9,749
Gender	51.2% Male 48.8% Female
Race	74% White 6.9% Black 3.4% Asian 0.5% Native American 0.1% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity	13.3% Hispanic
Median household income	$44,973
High school graduation rate	82.8%
College graduation rate	20.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 is represented by Patricia Cornell (D) and Willis Griffith (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Hampshire state representatives represented an average of 3,376 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 3,226 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]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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

Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

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

2016 pivot county[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.^[5]

District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census

On March 23, 2022, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. On May 6, Sununu signed a new state senate map into law. These maps take effect for New Hampshire's 2022 elections.

On Jan. 5, 2022, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.^[6] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.^[6] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.^[6]

On Feb. 16, the state Senate voted 14-10 to approve the state Senate map. On April 21, the House voted 172-149 to approve the map.^[7]

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.^[8]

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.^[8]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Dick Marston, Jessica Grill, Juliet Smith, and Matt Whitlock are running in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate
		Dick Marston (R)
		Jessica Grill (D)
		Juliet Smith (D)
		Matt Whitlock (R)

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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Jessica Grill and Juliet Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jessica Grill
✔		Juliet Smith

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Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Matt Whitlock and incumbent Dick Marston advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Whitlock	52.0	334
✔		Dick Marston	48.0	308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 642
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2020[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Willis Griffith defeated Brian Chicoine and Brittany LeClear-Ping in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Cornell (D)	32.2	1,985
✔		Willis Griffith (D)	27.1	1,670
		Brian Chicoine (R)	20.5	1,263
		Brittany LeClear-Ping (R)	20.2	1,248
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,167
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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Willis Griffith defeated Sara Lachance, Chloe Sowers, and Matthew Ping in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Cornell	36.6	326
✔		Willis Griffith	24.0	214
		Sara Lachance	21.8	194
		Chloe Sowers	10.6	94
		Matthew Ping	6.9	61
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 890
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Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Brian Chicoine and Brittany LeClear-Ping advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Chicoine	55.7	305
✔		Brittany LeClear-Ping	42.9	235
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	8

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 548
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2018[edit]

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Patricia Cornell and Willis Griffith defeated Brittany LeClear-Ping and Joshua Holmes in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Cornell (D)	31.3	1,260
✔		Willis Griffith (D)	27.9	1,121
		Brittany LeClear-Ping (R)	20.4	822
		Joshua Holmes (R)	20.3	817
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,021
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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Patricia Cornell and Willis Griffith defeated Matthew Ping in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Cornell	51.2	397
✔		Willis Griffith	31.7	246
		Matthew Ping	17.1	133

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 776
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Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)

Joshua Holmes and Brittany LeClear-Ping advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joshua Holmes	54.8	230
✔		Brittany LeClear-Ping	45.2	190

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 420
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2016[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2016

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 Patricia Cornell and incumbent Armand D. Forest defeated Albert Evarts and Jordan B. Gamache in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18 general election.^[9][10]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 18 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia Cornell Incumbent	31.49%	1,597
	Democratic	Armand D. Forest Incumbent	25.02%	1,269
	Republican	Albert Evarts	19.70%	999
	Republican	Jordan B. Gamache	23.78%	1,206
Total Votes				5,071
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Armand D. Forest defeated Jared Dubravsky and Matthew Ping in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18 Democratic primary.^[11][12]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia Cornell Incumbent	45.97%	234
	Democratic	Armand D. Forest Incumbent	31.63%	161
	Democratic	Jared Dubravsky	9.04%	46
	Democratic	Matthew Ping	13.36%	68
Total Votes				509

Albert Evarts and Jordan B. Gamache were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18 Republican primary.^[11][12]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Albert Evarts
	Republican	Jordan B. Gamache

2014[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2014

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. Patricia Cornell and Armand D. Forest were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Emily Sandblade and Jordan B. Gamache were unopposed in the Republican primary. Cornell, Forest, Sandblade and Gamache faced off in the general election.^[13] The two Democratic challengers Cornell and Forest defeated Gamache and incumbent Sandblade in the general election.^[14]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 District, General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia Cornell	26.2%	796
	Democratic	Armand D. Forest	26%	789
	Republican	Emily Sandblade Incumbent	24.1%	731
	Republican	Jordan B. Gamache	23.3%	708
	NA	Scatter	0.3%	10
Total Votes				3,034

2012[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

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. Joel Winters (D) and Emily Sandblade (R) defeated Ron Sample (D) and Joshua Holmes (R) in the general election. Winters and Sample were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sandblade and Holmes were unopposed in the Republican primary.^[15][16][17]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 18, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joel Winters	29.6%	1,402
	Republican	Emily Sandblade	26.4%	1,250
	Democratic	Ron Sample	24.6%	1,163
	Republican	Joshua Holmes	19.4%	917
Total Votes				4,732

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2004 to 2018, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 raised a total of $26,289. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $321 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

See also[edit]

Suggest a link

• New Hampshire General Court
• New Hampshire State Senate
• New Hampshire House of Representatives
• New Hampshire state legislative districts

External links[edit]

• The New Hampshire State Legislature

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