New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 17

New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17

Incumbents

Michael Cahill

Charlotte DiLorenzo

Ellen Read

About the District

Census Topic	Value
Population	11,199
Gender	51.4% Male 48.6% Female
Race	89.7% White 0.8% Black 3.2% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.1% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity	2.9% Hispanic
Median household income	$81,694
High school graduation rate	95.1%
College graduation rate	49.6%

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

New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 is represented by Michael Cahill (D), Charlotte DiLorenzo (D), and Ellen Read (independent).

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

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.^[5] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.^[5] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[7]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate
		Robert J. Lynn (R)
		Charles McMahon (R)
		Valerie Roman (D)
		Ioana Singureanu (D)
		Kristi St. Laurent (D)
		Marie Yanish (D)
		Katelyn Kuttab (R)
		Daniel Popovici-Muller (R)
		Alan Carpenter (Independent)
		Matthew Rounds (Independent)

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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

Kristi St. Laurent, Valerie Roman, Marie Yanish, and Ioana Singureanu advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristi St. Laurent	29.4	637
✔		Valerie Roman	25.0	541
✔		Marie Yanish	23.0	499
✔		Ioana Singureanu	22.6	489

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 2,166
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Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

Incumbent Charles McMahon, incumbent Robert J. Lynn, Daniel Popovici-Muller, and Katelyn Kuttab defeated Cynthia Finn in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles McMahon	22.0	1,190
✔		Robert J. Lynn	21.0	1,134
✔		Daniel Popovici-Muller	19.7	1,065
✔		Katelyn Kuttab	19.0	1,025
		Cynthia Finn	18.3	987

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 5,401
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2020[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (3 seats)

Incumbent Charlotte DiLorenzo, incumbent Michael Cahill, and incumbent Ellen Read defeated Carolyn Scanlon in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte DiLorenzo (D)	27.3	3,829
✔		Michael Cahill (D)	26.8	3,751
✔		Ellen Read (D)	25.4	3,561
		Carolyn Scanlon (R)	20.5	2,867
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	11

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,019
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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (3 seats)

Incumbent Charlotte DiLorenzo, incumbent Ellen Read, and incumbent Michael Cahill advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte DiLorenzo	34.3	1,429
✔		Ellen Read	32.8	1,370
✔		Michael Cahill	32.7	1,365
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,171
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Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (3 seats)

Carolyn Scanlon advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Scanlon	96.7	889
		Other/Write-in votes	3.3	30

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 919
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2018[edit]

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (3 seats)

Incumbent Michael Cahill, incumbent Charlotte DiLorenzo, and incumbent Ellen Read defeated Harrison deBree in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cahill (D)	28.5	3,262
✔		Charlotte DiLorenzo (D)	27.8	3,181
✔		Ellen Read (D)	26.6	3,049
		Harrison deBree (R)	17.0	1,947
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	6

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,445 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (3 seats)

Incumbent Charlotte DiLorenzo, incumbent Ellen Read, and incumbent Michael Cahill advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte DiLorenzo	34.3	1,169
✔		Ellen Read	33.2	1,132
✔		Michael Cahill	32.4	1,105

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,406
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Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (3 seats)

Harrison deBree advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Harrison deBree	100.0	596

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 596
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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. Two seats in this district were vacant. They were previously represented by Marcia Moody (D) and Adam Schroadter (R).

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 17 general election.^[8][9]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 17 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael Cahill Incumbent	20.37%	3,160
	Democratic	Charlotte DiLorenzo	18.45%	2,862
	Democratic	Ellen Read	20.15%	3,127
	Republican	Josh Davenport	13.76%	2,135
	Republican	Brooks Thornhill	15.10%	2,343
	Republican	Edward J. Scanlon	12.17%	1,889
Total Votes				15,516
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Incumbent Michael Cahill, Charlotte DiLorenzo, and Ellen Read were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 17 Democratic primary.^[10][11]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 17 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Michael Cahill Incumbent
	Democratic	Charlotte DiLorenzo
	Democratic	Ellen Read

Josh Davenport ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 17 Republican primary.^[10][11]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 17 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Josh Davenport  (unopposed)

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. Incumbent Michael Cahill, incumbent Marcia Moody and Ella Walichnowska were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Joshua Davenport and Adam Schroadter were unopposed in the Republican primary. Cahill, Moody, Walichnowska, Davenport and Schroadter faced off in the general election.^[12] All three incumbents, Cahill, Moody, and Schroadter defeated challengers Walichnowska and Davenport in the general election.^[13]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 District, General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marcia Moody Incumbent	21.9%	2,138
	Democratic	Michael Cahill Incumbent	21.5%	2,097
	Republican	Adam Schroadter Incumbent	21.4%	2,091
	Democratic	Ella Walichnowska	18.2%	1,776
	Republican	Joshua Davenport	16.9%	1,650
	NA	Scatter	0%	2
Total Votes				9,754

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. Incumbent Adam Schroadter (R), incumbent Marcia Moody (D) and Michael Cahill (D) defeated William Hudson Connery, III (D), Carolyn Scanlon (R) and incumbent Joshua Davenport (R) in the general election. All three Democratic candidates advanced past the September 11 Democratic primary. Schroadter and Davenport were unopposed in the Republican primary. Scanlon was not added to the ballot until after the primary elections.^[14][15][16]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 17, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marcia Moody Incumbent	20.5%	3,124
	Democratic	Michael Cahill	19.4%	2,957
	Republican	Adam Schroadter Incumbent	16.2%	2,470
	Democratic	William Hudson Connery III	16.1%	2,455
	Republican	Joshua Davenport Incumbent	14.1%	2,152
	Republican	Carolyn Scanlon	13.6%	2,076
Total Votes				15,234

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2004 to 2018, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 raised a total of $10,073. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $325 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

Footnotes[edit]

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