New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

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New Hampshire State House elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates Belknap 1 • Belknap 2 • Belknap 3 • Belknap 4 • Belknap 5 • Belknap 6 • Carroll 1 • Carroll 2 • Carroll 3 • Carroll 4 • Carroll 5 • Cheshire 1 • Cheshire 2 • Cheshire 3 • Cheshire 4 • Cheshire 5 • Cheshire 6 • Cheshire 7 • Coos 1 • Coos 2 • Coos 3 • Coos 4• Grafton 1 • Grafton 2 • Grafton 3 • Grafton 4 • Grafton 5 • Grafton 6 • Grafton 7 • Grafton 8 • Grafton 9 • Grafton 10 • Grafton 11 • Hillsborough 1 • Hillsborough 2 • Hillsborough 3 • Hillsborough 4 • Hillsborough 5 • Hillsborough 6 • Hillsborough 7 • Hillsborough 8 • Hillsborough 9 • Hillsborough 10 • Hillsborough 11 • Hillsborough 12 • Hillsborough 13 • Hillsborough 14 • Hillsborough 15 • Hillsborough 16 • Hillsborough 17 • Hillsborough 18 • Hillsborough 19 • Hillsborough 20 • Hillsborough 21 • Hillsborough 22 • Hillsborough 23 • Hillsborough 24 • Hillsborough 25 • Hillsborough 26 • Hillsborough 27 • Merrimack 1 • Merrimack 2 • Merrimack 3 • Merrimack 4 • Merrimack 5 • Merrimack 6 • Merrimack 7 • Merrimack 8 • Merrimack 9 • Merrimack 10 • Merrimack 11 • Merrimack 12 • Merrimack 13 • Rockingham 1 • Rockingham 2 • Rockingham 3 • Rockingham 4 • Rockingham 5 • Rockingham 6 • Rockingham 7 • Rockingham 8 • Rockingham 9 • Rockingham 10 • Rockingham 11 • Rockingham 12 • Rockingham 13 • Rockingham 14 • Rockingham 15 • Rockingham 16 • Rockingham 17 • Rockingham 18 • Strafford 1 • Strafford 2 • Strafford 3 • Strafford 4 • Strafford 5 • Strafford 6 • Strafford 7 • Sullivan 1 • Sullivan 2 • Sullivan 3 • Sullivan 4 • Sullivan 5

New Hampshire House of Representatives

Elections for the office of New Hampshire's state house representatives were held in New Hampshire on November 2, 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 11, 2010. The primary Election Day was September 14, 2010.

November 2 General Election Results[edit]

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the New Hampshire House of Representatives:

New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	216	102
	Republican Party	174	298
	Vacancy	10	-
Total		400	400

Campaign spending[edit]

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state House of Representatives in New Hampshire in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign spending in state House races, including spending in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	835	$489,484
2008	794	$468,987
2006	783	$528,066
2004	815	$403,625
2002	794	$379,737

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $489,484 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:^[2]

Donor	Amount
New Hampshire House Republican Victory PAC	$7,660
Total of All General Election Receipts in this Report (Uncoded)	$4,997
Difroscia, A R	$4,637
Abrami, Patrick	$4,463
New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons	$4,350
Jackman, Norma Roth	$4,293
Obrien, William L	$4,109
Pillsbury, Leland & Mary	$4,000
Peckham, Michele	$3,731
Nashua Republican City Cmte	$3,608

Incumbency[edit]

Unopposed incumbents[edit]

Four incumbents (0.10%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election and were thus, barring unforeseen circumstances, guaranteed re-election.

• One Democratic incumbent faced no November challenger.
• Three GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges[edit]

Twenty-eight incumbents faced competition in the September 14 primary.

Nine incumbents did not advance past the September 14 primary:

• Coos 4: Incumbent Democrat Paul Ingersoll
• Hillsborough 6: Incumbent Republican Cynthia Dokmo
• Hillsborough 12: Incumbent Republican Richard Komi
• Hillsborough 18: Incumbent Republican Jayne Spaulding
• Rockingham 3: Incumbent Republican Clinton Bailey
• Rockingham 4: Incumbent Republican Russell Ingram
• Rockingham 4: Incumbent Republican Anthony DiFruscia
• Rockingham 4: Incumbent Republican Margaret Crisler
• Strafford 5: Incumbent Republican Sarah Hutz

Retiring incumbents[edit]

Ninety-three incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 297 incumbents (76.15%) ran for re-election. Of the 93 incumbents who did not run for re-election, 55 are Democrats and 38 are Republican.

Qualifications[edit]

Article 14 of Part 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution states, "Every member of the house of representatives shall be chosen by ballot; and, for two years, at least, next preceding his election shall have been an inhabitant of this state; shall be, at the time of his election, an inhabitant of the town, ward, place, or district he may be chosen to represent and shall cease to represent such town, ward, place, or district immediately on his ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid."

List of candidates

Partisan dominance in state houses heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

Belknap 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Ruth Gulick a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Tyler Simpson a

Note: Incumbent Republican Francine Wendelboe did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ruth Gulick: 581

Tyler Simpson: 808

Belknap 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Liz Merry: 309 a Incumbent Merry was first elected in 2008.
• Eric Dawson: 132 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Dennis Fields: 502 a Incumbent Fields was first elected in 2008.
• Bill Tobin: 472 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Liz Merry: 1057, Eric Dawson: 635

Dennis Fields: 1273 , Bill Tobin: 1323

Belknap 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Carla Horne: 197 a
• Kate Miller: 169 a Incumbent Miller was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Colette Worsman: 702 a
• Bob Greemore: 494 a
• Elliot Finn: 410

Note: Incumbent Republican Stephen Nedeau did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Carla Horne: 1185, Kate Miller: 995

Colette Worsman: 1480 , Bob Greemore: 1412

Belknap 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Beth Reever Arsenault: 446 a Incumbent Arsenault was first elected in 2006.
• Richard Stuart: 392 a Incumbent Stuart was first elected in 2008.
• David Stamps: 353 a
• Ed Allard: 327 a
• Maureen Baxley: 285 a
• Barry Laughton: 164

Note: Incumbent Democrat Judith Reever did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Donald Flanders: 1,234 a Incumbent Flanders was first elected in 2000.
• Franklin Tilton: 1,118 a
• Robert Luther: 961 a
• Robert Kingsbury: 940 a
• Harry Accornero: 912 a
• Charles Tucker: 785

Note: Incumbent Republican John Veazey did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Beth Reever Arsenault: 2105, Richard Stuart: 1948, David Stamps: 1871, Ed Allard: 1747, Maureen Baxley: 1531

Donald Flanders: 2885 , Franklin Tilton: 2858 , Robert Luther: 2608 , Robert Kingsbury: 2414 , Harry Accornero: 2488

Belknap 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• William Johnson: 487 a Incumbent Johnson was first elected in 2008.
• Don Morin: 445 a
• Ellen McClung: 424 a
• Owen Carey-Hatch: 407 a
• Johan Andersen: 394 a
• Kenny Bourbeau: 391 a
• George Condodemetraky: 386 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Jeffrey St. Cyr: 1,850 a Incumbent St. Cyr was first elected in 2008.
• Laurie Boyce: 1,770 a Incumbent Boyce was first elected in 2000. Withdrew
• Robert Malone: 1,678 a
• Guy Comtois: 1,667 a
• Peter Bolster: 1,663 a Incumbent Bolster was first elected in 2008.
• Elaine Swinford: 1,646 a Incumbent Swinford was first elected in 2008.
• James Pilliod: 1,540 a Incumbent Pilliod was first elected in 1996.
• Katherine Bungert: 1,394

Note: Incumbent Alida Millham decided to replace Laurie Boyce on the ballot after Boyce dropped out in October.

November 2 General election candidates:

William Johnson: 3067, Don Morin: 2523, Ellen McClung: 2267, Owen Carey-Hatch: 2037, Johan Andersen: 2049, Kenny Bourbeau: 1966, George Condodemetraky: 2144

Jeffrey St. Cyr: 5257 , Alida Millham: 4986 , Robert Malone: 4798 , Guy Comtois: 4709 , Peter Bolster: 4732 , Elaine Swinford: 4901 , James Pilliod: 5223

Belknap 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Deborah Chase a

September 14 GOP primary:

• David Russell a Incumbent Russell was first elected in 2000.

November 2 General election candidates:

Deborah Chase: 534

David Russell: 968

Carroll 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Syndi White: 330 a
• Tom Buco: 377 a Incumbent Buco was first elected in 2004.
• Edward Butler: 372 a Incumbent Butler was first elected in 2006.
• William Riley: 79 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Gene Chandler: 1157 a Incumbent Chandler was first elected in 1982.
• Karen Umberger: 978 a Incumbent Umberger was first elected in 2008.
• Frank McCarthy: 956 a
• Laurie Pettengill: 920 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Syndi White: 2,030, Tom Buco: 2,296, Edward Butler: 2,279, William Riley: 1,552

Gene Chandler: 2,999 , Karen Umberger: 2,693 , Frank McCarthy: 2,475 , Laurie Pettengill: 2,380

Carroll 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Robert Bridgham a Incumbent Bridgham was first elected in 2006.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Norman Tregenza a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Bridgham: 717

Norman Tregenza: 749

Carroll 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Susan Wiley: 432 a Incumbent Wiley was first elected in 2008.
• Herb Cooper: 138 (Write-in) a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Harry Merrow: 933 a
• Mark McConkey: 842 a Incumbent McConkey was first elected in 2002.
• David Babson: 756 a

Note: Incumbent Republican John Roberts did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Susan Wiley: 1,889, Herb Cooper: 1,331

Harry Merrow: 2,141 , Mark McConkey: 2,175 , David Babson: 2,037

Carroll 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Louise Graham: 399 a
• John White: 346 a
• Gary Chehames: 71 (Write-in) a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Betsey Patten: 1693 a Incumbent Patten was first elected in 1994.
• J. David Knox: 1647 a Incumbent Knox was first elected in 2004.
• Christopher Ahlgren: 1522 a Incumbent Ahlgren was first elected in 2004.
• Steve Schmidt: 1498 a

Note: Incumbent Republican Stanley Stevens did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Louise Graham: 2,114, John White: 1,900, Gary Chehames: 1,875

Betsey Patten: 3,926 , J. David Knox: 4,057 , Christopher Ahlgren: 3,747 , Steve Schmidt: 3,576

Carroll 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Martha Pike: 170 a
• Jeffery Ballard: 124 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Dino Scala: 719 a Incumbent Scala was first elected in 2008.
• Joseph Fleck: 647 a Incumbent Fleck was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Martha Pike: 810, Jeffery Ballard: 779

Dino Scala: 1 ,662 , Joseph Fleck: 1,582

Cheshire 1[edit]

Note: This seat was vacant prior to the November 2, 2010 general election.

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Paul Berch a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Robert Moore: 258 a
• Jim Myers: 84

November 2 General election candidates:

Paul Berch: 677

Robert Moore: 779

Cheshire 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Lucy McVitty Weber: 560 a Incumbent Weber was first elected in 2006.
• Tara Sad: 540 a Incumbent Sad was first elected in 2006.
• Daniel Adams Eaton: 501 a Incumbent Eaton was first elected in 2002.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Ann Cartwright: 574 a
• Whitney Aldrich: 498 a
• Richard Nalevanko: 464 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lucy McVitty Weber: 1757 , Tara Sad: 1769 , Daniel Adams Eaton: 1602

Ann Cartwright: 1775 , Whitney Aldrich: 1692, Richard Nalevanko: 1639

Cheshire 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Charles Weed: 1226 a Incumbent Weed was first elected in 2000.
• Kris Roberts: 1174 a Incumbent Roberts was first elected in 2004.
• Steven Lindsey: 1003 a Incumbent Lindsey was first elected in 2008.
• Cynthia Chase: 964 a
• Gladys Johnsen: 956 a
• David Meader: 951 a Incumbent Meader was first elected in 2008.
• Sam Hawkes: 817 a
• Andrew Carroll: 464

Note: Incumbent Democrats Delmar Burridge, Suzanne Butcher, and Timothy Robertson did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Maureen Benik Metivier: 793 a
• Joseph Bendzinski: 764 a
• Arto Leino: 724 a
• Jack Laurent: 720 a
• William Chaffee: 712 a
• Peter Benik: 85 (Write-in) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles Weed: 4,061 , Kris Roberts: 4,130 , Steven Lindsey: 3,654 , Cynthia Chase: 3,590 , Gladys Johnsen: 3,532 , David Meader: 3,686 , Sam Hawkes: 3,340

Maureen Benik Metivier: 2,566, Joseph Bendzinski: 2,387, Arto Leino: 2,193, Jack Laurent: 2,285, William Chaffee: 2,261, Peter Benik: 2,588

Cheshire 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• William Butynski: 557 a Incumbent Butynski was first elected in 2004.
• Henry Parkhurst: 532 a Incumbent Parkhurst was first elected in 2002.
• Daniel Carr: 501 a Incumbent Carr was first elected in 2008.
• Richard Kolakoski: 479 a
• Thomas Simmons: 198

Note: Incumbent Democrat Timothy Butterworth did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Edwin Smith: 522 a
• Dennis Murphy: 374 a
• Carri Brede: 372 a

November 2 General election candidates:

William Butynski: 2,072 , Henry Parkhurst: 2,010 , Daniel Carr: 1,796 , Richard Kolakoski: 1,730

Dennis Murphy: 1,339, Edwin Smith: 1,746 , Carri Brede: 1,381

Cheshire 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Theresa Majoy a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Barbara Hull Richardson did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Richard Dwinell a

November 2 General election candidates:

Theresa Majoy: 651

Richard Dwinell: 697

Cheshire 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Alfred Lerandeau: 497 a Incumbent Lerandeau was first elected in 2006.
• Bruce Tatro: 473 a
• Gilbert Gitchell: 415 a

Note: Incumbent Democrats Nancy Carlson and Peter Allen did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Jane Johnson: 668 a Incumbent Johnson was first elected in 2006.
• John Byrnes: 561 a
• Chester Lapointe: 501 a
• James Wall: 500 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Alfred Lerandeau: 2,093 , Bruce Tatro: 2,055 , Gilbert Gitchell: 1,559

Jane Johnson: 1,992 , John Byrnes: 1,571 , Chester Lapointe: 1,382, James Wall: 1,346

Cheshire 7[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Richard Ames: 591 a
• Nancy Lloyd: 432 a
• Maximilian Mitchell: 364 a
• Keith Halloran: 318 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Bonnie Mitchell did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• John Hunt: 1005 a Incumbent Hunt was first elected in 1986.
• Susan Emerson: 919 a Incumbent Emerson was first elected in 2004.
• Franklin Sterling: 873 a Incumbent Sterling was first elected in 2008.
• Charlie Moore: 788 a
• Jason Czekalski: 409

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Ames: 1,911, Nancy Lloyd: 1,396, Maximilian Mitchell: 1,260, Keith Halloran: 1,171

John Hunt: 2,655 , Susan Emerson: 2,515 , Franklin Sterling: 2,518 , Charlie Moore: 2,363

Coos 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Laurence Rappaport: 546 a Incumbent Rappaport was first elected in 2008.
• Duffy Daugherty: 373 a

Note: Incumbent Eric Stohl (D+R) did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Laurence Rappaport: 1,329 , Duffy Daugherty: 1,069

Coos 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Evalyn Merrick: 468 a Incumbent Merrick was first elected in 2006.
• Troy Merner: 327 a
• Eugene Montgomery: 310 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• John Tholl: 742 a Incumbent Tholl was first elected in 2010.
• Herbert Richardson: 717 a Incumbent Richardson was first elected in 2008.
• William Remick: 691 a Incumbent Remick was first elected in 2004.
• Eric S. Catman, Sr.: 520 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Evalyn Merrick: 1,895 , Troy Merner: 1,363, Eugene Montgomery: 1,178

John Tholl: 2,158 , Herbert Richardson: 2,323 , William Remick: 2,375 , Eric S. Catman, Sr.: 1,635

Coos 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• William Hatch a Incumbent Hatch was first elected in 2006.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Bruce Lary a

November 2 General election candidates:

William Hatch: 650

Bruce Lary: 608

Coos 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Gary Coulombe: 734 a
• Robert Theberge: 679 a Incumbent Theberge was first elected in 2002.
• Yvonne Thomas: 612 a Incumbent Thomas was first elected in 2006.
• Vivian L'Heureux: 401 a
• Paul Ingersoll: 372 Incumbent Ingersoll was first elected in 2006.

Note: Incumbent Democrat Lucy Mears did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Lisa Cordwell: 454 a
• Marc Tremblay: 482 a
• Gary Coulombe: 35 (Write-in) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gary Coulombe: 2,699 , Robert Theberge: 1,940 , Yvonne Thomas: 1,782 , Vivian L'Heureux: 1,131

Lisa Cordwell: 1,240, Marc Tremblay: 1,595

Grafton 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• LeeAnn Michael a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Lyle Bulis: 494 a Incumbent Bulis was first elected in 2006.
• Stephanie Eaton: 474 a

Note: Incumbent Republican Brien Ward did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

LeeAnn Michael: 737

Lyle Bulis: 1,312 , Stephanie Eaton: 1,235

Grafton 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kathleen Taylor a Incumbent Taylor was first elected in 1996.

September 14 GOP primary:

• David Starr a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kathleen Taylor: 777

David Starr: 675

Grafton 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Susan Ford a Incumbent Ford was first elected in 2008.
• Norma Jackman a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Edmond Gionet: 492 a Incumbent Gionet was first elected in 2002.
• Gregory Sorg: 481 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Susan Ford: 987, Norma Jackman: 858

Edmond Gionet: 1,255 , Gregory Sorg: 1,308

Grafton 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

Note: Incumbent Democrat Robert Matheson did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Lester Bradley a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lester Bradley

Grafton 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Roderick Ladd: 523 a Incumbent Ladd was first elected in 2008.
• Paul Ingbretson: 506 a Incumbent Ingbretson was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Roderick Ladd: 1,381 , Paul Ingbretson: 1,264

Grafton 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• James Aguiar: 362 Incumbent Aguiar was first elected in 2005.
• Carol Friedrich: 318 Incumbent Friedrich was first elected in 2006.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Charles Brosseau: 504 a
• Victoria Schwaegler: 378 a
• Linda Luhtala: 362

November 2 General election candidates:

James Aguiar: 1,289 , Carol Friedrich: 1,114

Charles Brosseau: 1,292 , Victoria Schwaegler: 1,287

Grafton 7[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Suzanne Smith: 298 a Incumbent Smith was first elected in 2008.
• Mary Cooney: 281 a Incumbent Cooney was first elected in 2000.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Henry Ahern: 398 a
• Neil McIver: 310 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Suzanne Smith: 1,009 , Mary Cooney: 951

Henry Ahern: 885, Neil McIver: 825

Grafton 8[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Philip Preston: 416 a Incumbent Preston was first elected in 2006.
• Jennifer Tuthill: 362 a
• Marilyn Lieto: 330 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Skip Reilly: 853 a
• Jeff Shackett: 660 a
• Paul Simard: 457 a
• Robert Berti: 347
• Ryan Murdough: 296

Note: Incumbent Republicans Margie Maybeck and Burton Williams did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Philip Preston: 1,618, Jennifer Tuthill: 1,500, Marilyn Lieto: 1,371

Skip Reilly: 2,232 , Jeff Shackett: 2,119 , Paul Simard: 1,864

Grafton 9[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Sharon Nordgren: 1119 a Incumbent Nordgren was first elected in 1988.
• Bernard Benn: 1098 a Incumbent Benn was first elected in 2000.
• David Pierce: 1092 a Incumbent Pierce was first elected in 2006.
• Beatriz Pastor-Bodmer: 1034 a Incumbent Pastor-Bodmer was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Arthur Stout a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sharon Nordgren: 3,712 , Bernard Benn: 3,595 , David Pierce: 3,687 , Beatriz Pastor-Bodmer: 3,462

Arthur Stout: 1,496

Grafton 10[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Chuck Townsend: 415 a Incumbent Townsend was first elected in 2008.
• Suzanne Laliberte: 411 a Incumbent Laliberte was first elected in 2006.
• Catherine Mulholland: 406 a Incumbent Mulholland was first elected in 2004.
• Jeremy Olson: 191

September 14 GOP primary:

• Paul Mirski: 613 a
• Charles Sova: 600 a
• Robert Hull: 567 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Chuck Townsend: 1,629 , Suzanne Laliberte: 1,491, Catherine Mulholland: 1,524

Paul Mirski: 1,741 , Charles Sova: 1,701 , Robert Hull: 1,592

Grafton 11[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Susan Almy: 738 a Incumbent Almy was first elected in 1996.
• Laurie Harding: 736 a Incumbent Harding was first elected in 2004.
• Andrew White: 707 a Incumbent White was first elected in 2009.
• Franklin Gould: 694 a Incumbent Gould was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Alan Patterson: 480 a
• Carissa Means: 474 a
• John Clifford: 467 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Susan Almy:2,540 , Laurie Harding: 2,558 , Andrew White: 2,517 , Franklin Gould: 2,364

Alan Patterson: 1,550, Carissa Means: 1,461, John Clifford: 1,425

Hillsborough 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Gilman Shattuck: 471 a Incumbent Shattuck was first elected in 2005.
• Ronald Mack: 461 a Incumbent Mack was first elected in 2006.
• Marjorie Porter: 509 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Philip Harvey did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Robert Fredette: 655 a
• Holly Mecheski: 545 a
• David Fullerton: 498 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gilman Shattuck: 1,718, Ronald Mack: 1,627, Marjorie Porter: 1,763

Robert Fredette: 1,815 , Holly Mecheski: 1,840 , David Fullerton: 1,699

Hillsborough 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Christine Ordzie: 415 a
• Arthur Stickney: 261 a

Note: Incumbent Democrats Catriona Beck and Claudia Chase did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Harry Bartlett Hardwick: 651 a
• Daniel Donovan: 525 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Christine Ordzie: 1,168, Arthur Stickney: 965

Harry Bartlett Hardwick: 1,473 , Daniel Donovan: 1,351

Hillsborough 3[edit]

Note: The fourth district seat of Hillsborough 3 was vacant.

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jill Hammond: 807 a Incumbent Hammond was first elected in 2006.
• Steve Spratt: 718 a
• Kath Allen: 711 a
• Peter Leishman: 707 a Incumbent Leishman was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• James Coffey: 988 a
• Bruce Marcus: 770 a
• Jim Parison: 769 a
• Robert Huxley: 716 a

Note: Incumbent Republican Andrew Peterson did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jill Hammond: 2,313, Steve Spratt: 2,308, Kath Allen: 2,212, Peter Leishman: 2,299

James Coffey: 2,659 , Bruce Marcus: 2,391 , Jim Parison: 2,529 , Robert Huxley: 2,338

Hillsborough 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jennifer Daler: 747 a
• Theodore Groh: 720 a
• Andrew French: 639 a
• Kary Jencks: 351 (Write-in) a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Linda Foster did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• William O'Brien: 1197 a Incumbent O'Brien was first elected in 2008.
• Robert Mead: 1189 a Incumbent Mead was first elected in 2008.
• Frank Holden: 1079 a Incumbent Holden was first elected in 2008.
• William Condra: 912 a
• Peter Kucmas: 721

November 2 General election candidates: (4 seats up for election)

Jennifer Daler: 2,497, Theodore Groh: 2,331, Andrew French: 2,342, Kary Jencks: 2,379

William O'Brien: 3,259 , Robert Mead: 3,217 , Frank Holden: 3,220 , William Condra: 3,092

Hillsborough 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Melanie Levesque: 565 a Incumbent Levesque was first elected in 2006.
• Brian Rater: 398 a
• John Dunn: 383 a
• Georjean Shrager: 371 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Jim Belanger: 1453 a
• Richard Drisko: 1270 a Incumbent Drisko was first elected in 2000.
• Carolyn Gargasz: 1218 a Incumbent Gargasz was first elected in 2000.
• Jack Flanagan: 1178 a

Note: Incumbent Republican Donald Ryder did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Melanie Levesque: 2,457, Brian Rater: 1,405, John Dunn: 1,341, Georjean Shrager: 1,146

Jim Belanger: 3,832 , Richard Drisko: 3,380 , Carolyn Gargasz: 3,533 , Jack Flanagan: 3,159

Hillsborough 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Ruth Heden: 790 a
• Shannon Chandley: 788 a Incumbent Chandley was first elected in 2008.
• John McDermott: 689 a
• Nicole Chininis: 673 a
• Callen Maynard: 657 a
• John Shonle: 650 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Stephen Stepanek: 2031 a
• Robert Rowe: 1950 a Incumbent Rowe was first elected in 1998.
• Gary Daniels: 1944 a Incumbent Daniels was first elected in 2006.
• Robert Willette: 1943 a Incumbent Willette was first elected in 2008.
• Peter Hansen: 1834 a
• William Belvin: 1670 a Incumbent Belvin was first elected in 2008.
• Stephen Palmer: 1574 a Incumbent Palmer was first elected in 2008.
• Sean Coughlin: 1293 a
• Cynthia Dokmo: 1283 Incumbent Dokmo was first elected in 1994.
• Edith Kucmas: 847

Note: Incumbent Republican Peter Bergin did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ruth Heden: 3,490, Shannon Chandley: 3,924, John McDermott: 3,061, Nicole Chininis: 2,951, Callen Maynard: 2,709, John Shonle: 2,543

Stephen Stepanek: 5,519 , Robert Rowe: 5,433 , Gary Daniels: 5,385 , Robert Willette: 5,536 , Peter Hansen: 5,222 , William Belvin: 5,409 , Stephen Palmer: 4,665 , Sean Coughlin: 4,680

Hillsborough 7[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kevin Hodges: 588 a Incumbent Hodges was first elected in 2008.
• Reta MacGregor: 554 a
• Timothy McKernan: 520 a
• Benjamin Hampton: 507 a
• Derek Winsor: 496 a
• LeRoy Marcroft: 484 a
• Ellen Dokton: 72 (Write-in) a
• Susan Winsor: 70 (Write-in) a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Mark Warden: 1814 a
• Lawrence Emerton: 1778 a Incumbent Emerton was first elected in 1988.
• Neal Kurk: 1753 a Incumbent Kurk was first elected in 1986.
• John Hikel: 1729 a Incumbent Hikel was first elected in 2008.
• Russell Day: 1677 a Incumbent Day was first elected in 2006.
• Gary Hopper: 1676 a Incumbent Hopper was first elected in 2008.
• John Burt: 1625 a
• Calvin Pratt: 1525 a Incumbent Pratt was first elected in 2008.

Note: Incumbent Republican Randolph Holden did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kevin Hodges: 2,773, Reta MacGregor: 2,453, Timothy McKernan: 2,381, Benjamin Hampton: 2,202, Derek Winsor: 1,997, LeRoy Marcroft: 1,875, Ellen Dokton: 2,277, Susan Winsor: 2,514

Mark Warden: 4,565 , Lawrence Emerton: 4,527 , Neal Kurk: 4,399 , John Hikel: 4,330 , Russell Day: 4,348 , Gary Hopper: 4,406 , John Burt: 4,495 , Calvin Pratt: 3,972

Hillsborough 8[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jeffrey Goley: 439 a Incumbent Goley was first elected in 2004.
• Peter Ramsey: 394 a Incumbent Ramsey was first elected in 2008.
• Daniel Sullivan: 379 a Incumbent Sullivan was first elected in 2006.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Omer Beaudoin: 823 a
• Ed Mosca: 748 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jeffrey Goley: 2,084 , Peter Ramsey: 1,845 , Daniel Sullivan: 1,963

Omer Beaudoin: 1,660, Ed Mosca: 1,631

Hillsborough 9[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Robert Thompson: 261 a Incumbent Thompson was first elected in 2008.
• Sandra Smith: 242 a
• Linda Garrish Thomas: 265 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat James Craig did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Win Hutchinson: 515 a
• Cam DeJong: 495 a
• Mike Ball: 487 a
• Albert Evarts: 230

Note: Incumbent Republican Saghir Tahir did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Thompson: 1,237, Sandra Smith: 1,264, Linda Garrish Thomas: 1,232

Win Hutchinson: 1,417 , Cam DeJong: 1,365 , Mike Ball: 1,355

Hillsborough 10[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Patrick Long: 180 a Incumbent Long was first elected in 2006.
• Jean Jeudy: 135 a Incumbent Jeudy was first elected in 2005.
• Michael Brunelle: 116 a

Note Incumbent Democrat Alexis Chininis did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Chuck Thibault: 288 a
• Corey Cormiea: 218 a
• Muni Savyon: 204 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Patrick Long: 813 , Jean Jeudy: 715 , Michael Brunelle: 700

Chuck Thibault: 660, Corey Cormiea: 540, Muni Savyon: 486

Hillsborough 11[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Robert Walsh: 214 a Incumbent Walsh was first elected in 2008.
• Nickolas Levasseur: 200 a Incumbent Levasseur was first elected in 2006.
• John Barriere: 163 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Leo Pepino: 345 a Incumbent Pepino was first elected in 2008.
• Kathleen Souza: 246 a
• Roy Shoults: 230 a
• Shuvom Ghose: 177

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Walsh: 753, Nickolas Levasseur: 775 , John Barriere: 639

Leo Pepino: 921 , Kathleen Souza: 808 , Roy Shoults: 703

Hillsborough 12[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Theodoros Rokas: 174 a Incumbent Rokas was first elected in 2008.
• John Gimas: 164 a
• Roger Hebert: 95 a Incumbent Hebert was first elected in 2006.
• Richard Komi: 88 Incumbent Komi was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Richard Olson: 202 a
• Norma Greer Champagne: 201 a
• Robert Tarr: 167 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Theodoros Rokas: 679 , John Gimas: 652 , Roger Hebert: 503

Richard Olson: 516, Norma Greer Champagne: 538 , Robert Tarr: 484

Hillsborough 13[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Benjamin Baroody: 329 a Incumbent Baroody was first elected in 1992.
• Daniel Bergeron: 291 a
• George Skilogianis: 273 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• William Infantine: 751 a Incumbent Infantine was first elected in 2002.
• Larry Gagne: 485 a Incumbent Gagne was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Benjamin Baroody: 1,270 , Daniel Bergeron: 1,183, George Skilogianis: 993

William Infantine: 1,772 , Larry Gagne: 1,464

Hillsborough 14[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Patrick Garrity: 255 a Incumbent Garrity was first elected in 2004.
• Robert Haley: 205 a Incumbent Haley was first elected in 1996.
• Daniel McDonald: 195 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Carol Ann Williams did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Kathleen Cusson-Cail: 421 a
• Ross Terrio: 379 a
• Alan Cail: 376 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Patrick Garrity: 1,024 , Robert Haley: 799, Daniel McDonald: 760

Kathleen Cusson-Cail: 1,019 , Ross Terrio: 949 , Alan Cail: 874

Hillsborough 15[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Katsiantonis: 285 a Incumbent Katsiantonis was first elected in 2008.
• Michael Farley: 256 a Incumbent Farley was first elected in 2006.
• Brian Curran: 214 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Steve Vaillancourt: 590 a Incumbent Vaillancourt was first elected in 1996.
• Mark Proulx: 584 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas Katsiantonis: 1,332 , Michael Farley: 1,057, Brian Curran: 940

Steve Vaillancourt: 1,693 , Mark Proulx: 1,626

Hillsborough 16[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Barbara Shaw: 282 a Incumbent Shaw was first elected in 2000.
• Maurice Pilotte: 249 a Incumbent Pilotte was first elected in 2002.
• Joan Flurey: 231 a Incumbent Flurey was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Robert Barry: 398 a
• Gail Barry: 368 a
• Mark Krochmal: 411 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Barbara Shaw: 1,166 , Maurice Pilotte: 1,037 , Joan Flurey: 1,014

Robert Barry: 1,030, Gail Barry: 1,040 , Mark Krochmal: 983

Hillsborough 17[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Ronald Boisvert: 599 a Incumbent Boisvert was first elected in 2008.
• Bob Backus: 577 a
• Charles Bernier: 553 a
• George Katsiantonis: 543 a Incumbent Katsiantonis was first elected in 2006.
• Tiffany Brown: 525 a
• Joel Winters: 514 a Incumbent Winters was first elected in 2006.
• Shaun Leary: 497 a
• David George: 486 a

Note: Incumbent Democrats David Nixon, Roger Beauchamp, and Jane Beaulieu did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Connie Soucy: 1058 a Incumbent Soucy was first elected in 2006.
• Irene Messier: 1051 a Incumbent Messier was first elected in 1982.
• Carlos Gonzalez: 1008 a
• Phil Greazzo: 991 a
• Matthew Swank: 897 a
• Tammy Simmons: 861 a
• Jerry Bergevin: 860 a
• Thomas Beattie: 832 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ronald Boisvert: 2,297, Bob Backus: 2,278, Charles Bernier: 2,152, George Katsiantonis: 2,164, Tiffany Brown: 2,141, Joel Winters: 2,324, Shaun Leary: 1,926, David George: 1,978

Connie Soucy: 3,232 , Irene Messier: 3,238 , Carlos Gonzalez: 2,938 , Phil Greazzo: 2,792 , Matthew Swank: 2,724 , Tammy Simmons: 2,655 , Jerry Bergevin: 2,697 , Thomas Beattie: 2,465

Hillsborough 18[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jane Boyer: 406 a
• Jerry Hanauer: 405 a
• Kristie Poltronieri: 391 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Moe Villeneuve: 2385 a Incumbent Villeneuve was first elected in 2004.
• John Cebrowski: 2043 a Incumbent Cebrowski was first elected in 2008.
• Ken Hawkins: 1954 a Incumbent Hawkins was first elected in 2002.
• Edward Moran: 1946 a Incumbent Moran was first elected in 1998.
• Keith Murphy: 1796 a
• John Graham: 1699 a Incumbent Graham was first elected in 2000.
• Jayne Spaulding: 1473 Incumbent Spaulding was first elected in 2006.
• Timothy Dugan: 1109

November 2 General election candidates:

Jane Boyer: 2,492, Jerry Hanauer: 2,494, Kristie Poltronieri: 2,447

Moe Villeneuve: 5,818 , John Cebrowski: 5,687 , Ken Hawkins: 5,645 , Edward Moran: 5,677 , Keith Murphy: 5,471 , John Graham: 5,684

Hillsborough 19[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Maria McNaught: 493 a
• Richard Arthur: 491 a
• Donald Botsch: 490 a
• Kim Kojak: 490 a
• Lynne Wenz: 486 a
• Evan Fulmer: 455 a
• Tom Barringer: 450 a
• Jack Rothman: 447 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat James O'Neil did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Chris Christensen: 1680 a
• Dick Hinch: 1678 a Incumbent Hinch was first elected in 2008.
• Tony Pellegrino: 1589 a Incumbent Pellegrino was first elected in 2008.
• Jeanine Notter: 1499 a
• Dick Barry: 1459 a
• Lenette Peterson: 1171 a
• Joseph Thomas: 1139 a
• Kathleen Stroud: 1129 a
• Peter Jennings: 1093
• Phillip Straight: 1058
• Dave Randlett: 919
• Gary Gahan: 692

Note: Incumbent Republicans Robert L'Heureux, Peyton Hinkle, Nancy Elliott, D.L. Christensen, and Peter Batula did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Maria McNaught: 2,729, Richard Arthur: 2,740, Donald Botsch: 2,936, Kim Kojak: 2,882, Lynne Wenz: 2,715, Evan Fulmer: 2,316, Tom Barringer: 2,564, Jack Rothman: 2,547

Chris Christensen: 5,619 , Dick Hinch: 5,502 , Tony Pellegrino: 5,533 , Jeanine Notter: 5,148 , Dick Barry: 5,373 , Lenette Peterson: 5,039 , Joseph Thomas: 4,835 , Kathleen Stroud: 5,051

Hillsborough 20[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kathryn Nelson: 333 a
• Anthony Matarazzo: 279 a Incumbent Matarazzo was first elected in 2004.

Note: Incumbent Democrat Ruth Ginsburg did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Carl Seidel: 656 a Incumbent Seidel was first elected in 2008.
• Sean McGuinness: 586 a
• Kevin Avard: 512 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kathryn Nelson: 1,495, Anthony Matarazzo: 1,472

Carl Seidel: 1,867 , Sean McGuinness: 1,791 , Kevin Avard: 1,505

Hillsborough 21[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Suzanne Harvey: 260 a Incumbent Harvey was first elected in 2004.
• Tom McAndrews: 186 a
• Harvey Keye: 179 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Paul Hackel did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Michael McCarthy: 490 a Incumbent McCarthy was first elected in 2008.
• Michael Balboni: 433 a
• Donald McClarren: 423 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Suzanne Harvey: 1,355, Tom McAndrews: 1,086, Harvey Keye: 962

Michael McCarthy: 1,500 , Michael Balboni: 1,373 , Donald McClarren: 1,360

Hillsborough 22[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Lucinda Rosenwald: 331 a Incumbent Rosenwald was first elected in 2004.
• Brian Rhodes: 281 a Incumbent Rhodes was first elected in 2008.
• Lori Movsesian: 278 a Incumbent Movsesian was first elected in 2000.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Cathy Clair: 494 a
• Lisa Scontsas: 101 (Write-in) a
• Susan Carlson: 17 (Write-in) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lucinda Rosenwald: 1,273 , Brian Rhodes: 1,184 , Lori Movsesian: 1,148

Cathy Clair: 1,015, Lisa Scontsas: 1,267 , Susan Carlson: 1,181

Hillsborough 23[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• David Cote: 151 a Incumbent Cote was first elected in 1982.
• Mary Gorman: 148 a Incumbent Gorman was first elected in 1998.
• Seth Marshall: 122 a Incumbent Marshall was first elected in 2006.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Howard Coffman: 132 a
• Timothy Hogan: 216 a

November 2 General election candidates:

David Cote: 720 , Mary Gorman: 752 , Seth Marshall: 619

Howard Coffman: 537, Timothy Hogan: 629

Hillsborough 24[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kenneth Gidge: 180 a Incumbent Gidge was first elected in 2008.
• Roland LeFebvre: 179 a
• David Campbell: 177 a Incumbent Campbell was first elected in 2005.

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jane Clemons did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Michael Buxton: 302 a
• Greg Surbey: 199 a
• Troy Saunders: 186 a
• Dorothy Knightly: 161

November 2 General election candidates:

Kenneth Gidge: 989 , Roland LeFebvre: 867, David Campbell: 1,011

Michael Buxton: 1,085 , Greg Surbey: 917, Troy Saunders: 865

Hillsborough 25[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Timothy Soucy: 245 a Incumbent Soucy was first elected in 2008.
• Mark Wholey: 182 a
• Bil Bonnice: 158 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat June Caron did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Edith Hogan: 363 a Incumbent Hogan was first elected in 2006.
• Timothy Twombly: 347 a
• Duane Erickson: 320 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Timothy Soucy: 960, Mark Wholey: 816, Bil Bonnice: 618

Edith Hogan: 1,054 , Timothy Twombly: 1,082 , Duane Erickson: 968

Hillsborough 26[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Michael O'Brien: 658 a Incumbent O'Brien was first elected in 2006.
• Angeline Kopka: 653 a Incumbent Kopka was first elected in 2000.
• Joan Schulze: 643 a Incumbent Schulze was first elected in 2000. Note: Shulze did not appear on the November 2 general election ballot.
• John Kelley: 597 a Incumbent Kelley was first elected in 2006.
• Carolyn Lisle: 591 a Incumbent Lisle was first elected in 2006.
• Brian Poznanski: 566 a Incumbent Poznanski was first elected in 2008.
• Arthur Douzanis: 562 a
• Linda Harriott-Gathright: 560 a
• Tom Finnerty: 554 a
• Roland LaPlante: 547 a Incumbent LaPlante was first elected in 2008.
• Richard Thompson: 486

Note: Incumbent Democrats Pamela Price and Kimberly Shaw did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Peter Silva: 1368 a Incumbent Silva was first elected in 2008.
• Barry Palmer: 1207 a
• Bill Ohm: 1192 a
• Kevin Brown: 1191 a
• Randall Whitehead: 1189 a
• David Robbins: 1100 a
• Michael Reed: 1079 a
• Joseph Krasucki: 1077 a
• James Summers: 1067 a
• Don LeBrun: 81 (Write-in) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael O'Brien: 3,266, Angeline Kopka: 3,531, John Kelley: 3,193, Carolyn Lisle: 2,968, Brian Poznanski: 3,384, Arthur Douzanis: 2,936, Linda Harriott-Gathright: 2,868, Tom Finnerty: 2,943, Roland LaPlante: 2,911, Richard Thompson: 2,696

Peter Silva: 4,554 , Barry Palmer: 3,977 , Bill Ohm: 4,152 , Kevin Brown: 4,238 , Randall Whitehead: 4,010 , David Robbins: 3,758 , Michael Reed: 3,749 , Joseph Krasucki: 3,601 , James Summers: 3,637 , Don LeBrun: 3,920

Hillsborough 27[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Mary Ann Knowles: 785 a Incumbent Knowles was first elected in 2006.
• John Knowles: 744 a Incumbent Knowles was first elected in 2006.
• Valerie Hardy: 728 a Incumbent Hardy was first elected in 2008.
• Kevin Riley: 670 a
• Hal Lynde: 663 a
• Sandy Amlaw: 644 a
• SallyAnne Jeglinski: 643 a
• Richard Ingram: 638 a
• Vivian McGuire: 635 a
• Ann Clark-Balcom: 616 a
• James Caron: 607 a
• Alejandro Urrutia: 590 a
• Stuart Schneiderman: 568 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Shaun Doherty: 2335 a Incumbent Doherty was first elected in 2008.
• Lynne Ober: 2220 a Incumbent Ober was first elected in 2004.
• Ralph Boehm: 1870 a Incumbent Boehm was first elected in 2004.
• Shawn Jasper: 2050 a Incumbent Jasper was first elected in 2002.
• Lars Christiansen: 2037 a Incumbent Christiansen was first elected in 1996.
• Russell Ober: 1997 a Incumbent Ober was first elected in 2006.
• Laura Gandia: 1963 a Incumbent Gandia was first elected in 2008.
• Robert Haefner: 1979 a Incumbent Haefner was first elected in 2006.
• Jordan Ulery: 1964 a Incumbent Ulery was first elected in 2004.
• Andrew Renzullo: 1939 a Incumbent Renzullo was first elected in 2004.
• George Lambert: 1833 a
• Jonathan Maltz: 1617 a
• Randy Brownrigg: 1613 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Mary Ann Knowles: 4,139, John Knowles: 4,021, Valerie Hardy: 3,464, Kevin Riley: 3,295, Hal Lynde: 3,321, Sandy Amlaw: 3,188, SallyAnne Jeglinski: 3,078, Richard Ingram: 3,129, Vivian McGuire: 3,132, Ann Clark-Balcom: 2,989,
James Caron: 3,103, Alejandro Urrutia: 2,660, Stuart Schneiderman: 2,658

Shaun Doherty: 8,242 , Lynne Ober: 8,241 , Ralph Boehm: 6,803 , Shawn Jasper: 7,284 , Lars Christiansen: 7,138 , Russell Ober: 7,444 , Laura Gandia: 7,270 , Robert Haefner: 7,163 , Jordan Ulery: 6,888 ,
Andrew Renzullo: 6,918 , George Lambert: 6,957 , Jonathan Maltz: 6,106 , Randy Brownrigg: 6,201

Merrimack 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Randy Foose: 491 a Incumbent Foose was first elected in 2004.
• Tom Schamberg: 324 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• David Kidder: 779 a Incumbent Kidder was first elected in 2004.
• Anne Copp: 497 a
• Lawrence Ballin: 473

November 2 General election candidates:

Randy Foose: 1,563 , Tom Schamberg: 944

David Kidder: 1,951 , Anne Copp: 1,452

Merrimack 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Leigh Webb: 263 a Incumbent Webb was first elected in 2006.
• Delaney Carrier: 208 a
• Carlos Cardona: 167 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• David Palfrey: 539 a Incumbent Palfrey was first elected in 2008.
• Dennis Reed: 525 a Incumbent Reed was first elected in 2002.
• Kathy Lauer-Rago: 506 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Leigh Webb: 1,131, Delaney Carrier: 831, Carlos Cardona: 638

David Palfrey: 1,456 , Dennis Reed: 1,397 , Kathy Lauer-Rago: 1,343

Merrimack 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Patricia McMahon a Incumbent McMahon was first elected in 2004.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Steve Winter: 384 a
• Jean Dudley: 134
• Robert Duquette: 90

November 2 General election candidates:

Patricia McMahon: 848

Steve Winter: 997

Merrimack 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Christine Hamm: 1015 a Incumbent Hamm was first elected in 2002.
• Gary Richardson: 784 a Incumbent Richardson was first elected in 2006.
• Derek Owen: 772 a Incumbent Owen was first elected in 1992.
• Ian Tewksbury: 402
• Keith Harrison: 176

September 14 GOP primary:

• Richard Kennedy: 829 a
• Leigh Macneil: 717 a
• Averill Cate: 624 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Christine Hamm: 2,759 , Gary Richardson: 2,674 , Derek Owen: 2,637

Richard Kennedy: 2,020, Leigh Macneil: 1,808, Averill Cate: 1,681

Merrimack 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Barbara French: 365 a Incumbent French was first elected in 1996.
• Elizabeth Rodd: 335 a Incumbent Rodd was first elected in 2008.
• Eleanor Kjellman: 180

September 14 GOP primary:

• Laurie Sanborn: 530 a
• Mark Lindsley: 451 a
• Chip Meany: 135

November 2 General election candidates:

Barbara French: 1,160, Elizabeth Rodd: 1,083

Laurie Sanborn: 1,184 , Mark Lindsley: 1,216

Merrimack 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Frank Tupper: 757 a Incumbent Tupper was first elected in 2004.
• Deborah Wheeler: 738 a Incumbent Wheeler was first elected in 2006.
• Joy Tilton: 709 a Incumbent Tilton was first elected in 2004.
• Caroletta Alicea: 663 a
• Kathryn Cushman: 699 a
• Timothy Chrysostom: 628 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Claire Clarke did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Jennifer Coffey: 1267 a Incumbent Coffey was first elected in 2008.
• Gregory Hill: 1028 a
• Seth Cohn: 974 a
• Priscilla Lockwood: 966 a Incumbent Lockwood was first elected in 1998.
• Kenneth Kreis: 881 a
• Sean Cox: 837 a
• Hardy Macia: 809

November 2 General election candidates:

Frank Tupper: 2,527, Deborah Wheeler: 2,900, Joy Tilton: 2,784, Caroletta Alicea: 2,207, Kathryn Cushman: 2,414, Timothy Chrysostom: 1,970

Jennifer Coffey: 3,789 , Gregory Hill: 3,529 , Seth Cohn: 3,273 , Priscilla Lockwood: 3,643 , Kenneth Kreis: 3,112 , Sean Cox: 3,101

Merrimack 7[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Sara Kelly: 393 a Incumbent Kelly was first elected in 2006.
• Frank Davis: 382 a Incumbent Davis was first elected in 2006.
• Dianne Schuett: 345 a Incumbent Schuett was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Brandon Giuda: 720 a
• John McDonnell: 656 a
• Brian Seaworth: 609 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sara Kelly: 1,581, Frank Davis: 1,584, Dianne Schuett: 1,456

Brandon Giuda: 1,819 , John McDonnell: 1,666 , Brian Seaworth: 1,743

Merrimack 8[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Mary Frambach: 322 a
• Michael Brewster: 311 a

Note: Incumbent Democrats Carole Brown, Margaret Porter, and Charles Yeaton did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Carol McGuire: 805 a Incumbent McGuire was first elected in 2008.
• Dan McGuire: 764 a
• Jon Richardson: 742 a
• Tony Soltani: 702 a
• Scott Spaulding: 577
• Matthew Bacon: 249
• John Klose: 285

November 2 General election candidates:

Mary Frambach: 1,500, Michael Brewster: 1,378

Carol McGuire: 2,561 , Dan McGuire: 2,315 , Jon Richardson: 2,485 , Tony Soltani: 2,427

Merrimack 9[edit]

Note: The fourth district seat of Merrimack 9 was vacant.

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Suzanne Calley: 270 a
• Patricia Giaquinto: 232 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• David Hess: 894 a Incumbent Hess was first elected in 1994.
• Todd Smith: 787 a Incumbent Smith was first elected in 2008.
• Frank Kotowski: 685 a Incumbent Kotowski was first elected in 2008.
• Molly Smith: 651 a
• Dick Marple: 623
• Richard McGahey: 482
• Michael Pischetola: 409

November 2 General election candidates:

Suzanne Calley: 1,461, Patricia Giaquinto: 1,357

David Hess: 2,980 , Todd Smith: 2,837 , Frank Kotowski: 2,900 , Molly Smith: 2,836

Merrimack 10[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Mary Gile: 617 a Incumbent Gile was first elected in 1996.
• Stephen Shurtleff: 597 a Incumbent Shurtleff was first elected in 2004.
• Frances Potter: 583 a Incumbent Potter was first elected in 1998.
• June Frazer: 542 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat William Stetson did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Carrie McGee: 559 a
• Myril Cox: 467 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Mary Gile: 2,148 , Stephen Shurtleff: 2,216 , Frances Potter: 1,994 , June Frazer: 1,835

Carrie McGee: 1,636, Myril Cox: 1,441

Merrimack 11[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jim MacKay: 1043 a
• Candace Bouchard: 1038 a Incumbent Bouchard was first elected in 1998.
• Robert Williams: 970 a Incumbent Williams was first elected in 2004.
• Dick Patten: 954 a
• Michael Bartlett: 870 a Incumbent Bartlett was first elected in 2008.

Note: Incumbent Democrat John DeJoie did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Lynne Blankenbeker: 1019 a Incumbent Blankenbeker was first elected in 2009.
• Jeff Newman: 799 a
• Frank Rosano: 735 a
• Klee Dienes: 634 a
• Barbara Barrett a Note: Barrett did not appear

November 2 General election candidates:

Jim MacKay: 3,071 , Candace Bouchard: 2,869 , Robert Williams: 2,706 , Dick Patten: 2,998 , Michael Bartlett: 2,481

Lynne Blankenbeker: 2,521 , Jeff Newman: 2,030, Frank Rosano: 1,919, Klee Dienes: 1,652, Barbara Barrett: 2,055

Merrimack 12[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Mary Wallner: 1052 a Incumbent Wallner was first elected in 1980.
• Helen Deloge: 835 a
• Harold Rice: 829 a Incumbent Rice was first elected in 2008.
• Rick Watrous: 701 a Incumbent Watrous was first elected in 2008.
• Alexander Lee: 539

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jessie Osborne did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• John Kalb: 646 a
• Pamela Ean: 578 a
• Garret Ean: 528 a
• Seth Hipple

November 2 General election candidates:

Mary Wallner: 2,526 , Helen Deloge: 2,412 , Harold Rice: 2,499 , Rick Watrous: 2,266

John Kalb: 1,408, Pamela Ean: 1,577, Garret Ean: 1,395, Seth Hipple: 1,237

Merrimack 13[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Stephen DeStefano: 682 a Incumbent DeStefano was first elected in 2002.
• Mary Beth Walz: 646 a Incumbent Walz was first elected in 2004.
• Christopher Andrews: 528 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Thomas Keane: 1096 a
• JR Joell: 753 a
• Jack Finan: 720 a
• Jason Allen Dubrow: 576

Note: Incumbent Republican Eric Anderson did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Stephen DeStefano: 2,376 , Mary Beth Walz: 2,120, Christopher Andrews: 1,668

Thomas Keane: 2,551 , JR Joell: 2,198 , Jack Finan: 2,109

Rockingham 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Maureen Mann: 397 a Incumbent Mann was first elected in 2008.
• Lucy Edwards: 345 a
• Tom St. Martin: 320 a
• Jill Sunde: 301 a
• Chris Mills: 296 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Susi Nord did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• John Reagan: 1414 a Incumbent Reagan was first elected in 2006.
• Frank Case: 1321 a Incumbent Case was first elected in 2006.
• James Sullivan: 1235 a Incumbent Sullivan was first elected in 2008.
• Kyle Tasker: 1120 a
• Joe Duarte: 979 a
• Harriet Cady: 920
• Romeo Danais: 716

November 2 General election candidates:

Maureen Mann: 2,730, Lucy Edwards: 2,355, Tom St. Martin: 1,976, Jill Sunde: 1,956, Chris Mills: 1,918

John Reagan: 3,865 , Frank Case: 4,222 , James Sullivan: 3,849 , Kyle Tasker: 3,840 , Joe Duarte: 3,476

Rockingham 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Paul Brown: 558 a
• Lawrence Kappler: 561 a
• Kathleen Hoelzel: 522 a Incumbent Hoelzel was first elected in 2008.
• Harry McClard: 168
• Edward Miller: 266
• Douglas Towne: 98

Note: Incumbent Republican Franklin Bishop did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Paul Brown: 2,020 , Lawrence Kappler: 1,907 , Kathleen Hoelzel: 1,903

Rockingham 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Lisa Whittemore: 586 a
• Kevin Kennedy: 554 a
• Sean Marden: 554 a
• David Howard: 542 a
• Ralph Giangregorio: 532 a
• Frances Gehling: 526 a
• Jerry Conner: 513 a
• Robert Williams: 110 (write-in) a
• Alan Hoffman: 92 (write-in) a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Alfred Baldasaro: 2362 a Incumbent Baldasaro was first elected in 2006.
• Robert Introne: 1893 a Incumbent Introne was first elected in 2000.
• David Lundgren: 1785 a
• Sherman Packard: 1724 a Incumbent Packard was first elected in 1990.
• Betsy McKinney: 1615 a Incumbent McKinney was first elected in 1984.
• James Headd: 1546 a Incumbent Headd was first elected in 2002.
• Karen Hutchinson: 1352 a Incumbent Hutchinson was first elected in 1998.
• Stella Tremblay: 1198 a
• Daniel Tamburello: 1191 a
• Clinton Bailey: 1070 Incumbent Bailey was first elected in 2008.
• Mark Laflamme: 1150
• Sheila MacGilvary: 1167
• Neil Robinson: 1035

Note: Incumbent Republicans Dudley Dumaine and Frank Emiro did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Lisa Whittemore: 3,378, Kevin Kennedy: 2,948, Sean Marden: 2,605, David Howard: 2,950, Ralph Giangregorio: 2,515, Frances Gehling: 2,675, Jerry Conner: 2,582, Robert Williams: 2,464, Alan Hoffman: 2,674

Alfred Baldasaro: 6,227 , Robert Introne: 5,655 , David Lundgren: 5,985 , Sherman Packard: 5,673 , Betsy McKinney: 6,032 , James Headd: 5,499 , Karen Hutchinson: 5,916 , Stella Tremblay: 5,516 , Daniel Tamburello: 5,318

Rockingham 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Matthew O'Shaughnessy: 851 a
• Carolyn Webber: 820 a Incumbent Webber was first elected in 2008.
• Daphne Kenyon: 704 a
• Ann Kern: 703 a
• Matthew Groch: 683 a
• Jane Lang: 670 a
• Jocelyn Leary: 652 a
• Christine White-Rogers: 650 a
• Lori Demaine: 639 a
• Neil Fallon: 635 a
• Ellie Rouillard: 622 a
• Thomas Witham: 619 a
• Henri Azibert: 539 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• David Bettencourt: 2536 a Incumbent Bettencourt was first elected in 2004.
• Mary Griffin: 2364 a Incumbent Griffin was first elected in 1996.
• Charles McMahon: 2129 a Incumbent McMahon was first elected in 2002.
• Marilinda Garcia: 1991 a Incumbent Garcia was first elected in 2009.
• Kevin Waterhouse: 1914 a
• John Sytek: 1845 a
• David Bates: 1835 a Incumbent Bates was first elected in 2008.
• Walter Kolodziej: 1776 a Incumbent Kolodziej was first elected in 2008.
• Ronald Belanger: 1678 a Incumbent Belanger was first elected in 1992.
• Robert Elliott: 1680 a Incumbent Elliott was first elected in 2006.
• Richard Okerman: 1613 a
• Gary Azarian: 1504 a
• Donna Mauro: 1483 a
• Russell Ingram: 1460 Incumbent Ingram was first elected in 2002.
• Bruce Breton: 1448
• Anthony DiFruscia: 1388 Incumbent DiFruscia was first elected in 1998.
• Margaret Crisler: 1286 Incumbent Crisler was first elected in 2008.
• Mark Samsel: 1246
• Bob Stanley: 1165
• John Manning: 1170
• Mark Larochelle: 934

Note: Incumbent Republican Anne Priestley did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Matthew O'Shaughnessy: 3,669, Carolyn Webber: 3,851, Daphne Kenyon: 2,976, Ann Kern: 2,967, Matthew Groch: 2,613, Jane Lang: 2,725, Jocelyn Leary: 2,566, Christine White-Rogers: 2,746, Lori Demaine: 2,647, Neil Fallon: 2,570, Ellie Rouillard: 2,447, Thomas Witham: 2,450, Henri Azibert: 2,167

David Bettencourt: 8,249 , Mary Griffin: 8,094 , Charles McMahon: 7,370 , Marilinda Garcia: 7,026 , Kevin Waterhouse: 7,007 , John Sytek: 7,404 , David Bates: 6,665 , Walter Kolodziej: 6,681 , Ronald Belanger: 7,422 , Robert Elliott: 7,319 , Richard Okerman: 6,489 , Gary Azarian: 6,952 , Donna Mauro: 6,642

Rockingham 5[edit]

Note: The 11th District seat of Rockingham 5 was vacant.

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Gina Hutchinson: 464 a Incumbent Hutchinson was first elected in 2008.
• Barbara McCarthy: 440 a Incumbent McCarthy was first elected in 2008.
• Betsy Burtis: 420 a
• Jeffrey DeRego: 391 a
• Deborah Cuenca: 386 a
• Nick Arancio: 380 a
• Eladio Cucena, Jr.: 375 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Andrew Manuse: 1675 a
• Phyllis Katsakiores: 1622 a Incumbent Katsakiores was first elected in 1982.
• Frank Sapareto: 1591 a Incumbent Sapareto was first elected in 2008.
• Patricia Dowling: 1374 a Incumbent Dowling was first elected in 2004.
• Robert Fesh: 1369 a Incumbent Fesh was first elected in 1987.
• Beverly Ann Ferrante: 1327 a Incumbent Ferrante was first elected in 2008.
• John O'Connor: 1301 a
• James Webb: 1288 a
• Kenneth Gould: 1283 a Incumbent Gould was first elected in 2002.
• Brian Chirichiello: 1176 a
• Kevin Reichard: 1172 a
• Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien: 1164
• David Johnson: 1132

Note: Incumbent Republicans James Rausch and John Gleason did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Gina Hutchinson: 3,112, Barbara McCarthy: 2,672, Betsy Burtis: 2,704, Jeffrey DeRego: 2,242, Deborah Cuenca: 2,298, Nick Arancio: 2,321, Eladio Cucena, Jr.: 2,069

Andrew Manuse: 4,888 , Phyllis Katsakiores: 5,263 , Frank Sapareto: 4,980 , Patricia Dowling: 5,218 , Robert Fesh: 4,596 , Beverly Ann Ferrante: 4,872 , John O'Connor: 4,796 , James Webb: 4,546 , Kenneth Gould: 4,694 , Brian Chirichiello: 4,505 , Kevin Reichard: 4,362

Rockingham 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• James Garrity (New Hampshire) a (D+R) Incumbent Garrity was first elected in 2004.

September 14 GOP primary:

Note: Incumbent James Garrity (New Hampshire) also ran for this seat, receiving 800 votes. a

• Debra DeSimone: 601 a Incumbent DeSimone was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Garrity (New Hampshire): 2,124

Debra DeSimone: 2,022

Rockingham 7[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Charlotte Lister: 199 a
• Gertrud Nugent: 192 a
• Jenna Gawne: 188 a
• George Manos: 183 a Note: Manos did not appear on the November 2 general election ballot.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Gene Charron: 958 a Incumbent Charron was first elected in 2004.
• Joseph Hagan: 881 a Incumbent Hagan was first elected in 2008.
• Elisabeth Sanders: 862 a Incumbent Sanders was first elected in 2004.
• James Devine: 834 a Incumbent Devine was first elected in 2006.
• Frank Carrio: 572

November 2 General election candidates:

Charlotte Lister: 1,424, Gertrud Nugent: 1,245, Jenna Gawne: 1,235

Gene Charron: 3,197 , Joseph Hagan: 3,067 , Elisabeth Sanders: 3,246 , James Devine: 3,096

Rockingham 8[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Melissa Lyons: 376 a Incumbent Lyons was first elected in 2008.
• Carol Croteau: 37 (Write-in) a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Roger Wells did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Norman Major: 1531 a Incumbent Major was first elected in 1996.
• Ken Weyler: 1356 a Incumbent Weyler was first elected in 2010.
• David Welch: 1272 a Incumbent Welch was first elected in 1984.
• John Sedensky: 1100 a Incumbent Sedensky was first elected in 2008.
• Jeffrey Oligny: 944 a
• Marie Sapienza: 908 a
• Regina Birdsell: 904 a
• Paul Pinette: 675
• Milton Russell: 665
• Jonathan Hazel: 485
• Timothy Alavosus: 337

November 2 General election candidates:

Melissa Lyons: 2,456, Carol Croteau: 2,332

Norman Major: 4,931 , Ken Weyler: 4,509 , David Welch: 4,622 , John Sedensky: 4,512 , Jeffrey Oligny: 4,181 , Marie Sapienza: 4,562 , Regina Birdsell: 4,319

Rockingham 9[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• C. Pennington Brown: 273 a Incumbent Brown was first elected in 2006.
• Erik Johnson: 70 (Write-in) a
• Gregory Tillman a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Daniel Itse: 918 a Incumbent Itse was first elected in 2000.
• Timothy Comerford: 667 a Incumbent Comerford was first elected in 2008.
• Jason Antosz: 557 a

November 2 General election candidates:

C. Pennington Brown: 1,232, Erik Johnson: 1,043, Gregory Tillman: 1,155

Daniel Itse: 2,098 , Timothy Comerford: 1,915 , Jason Antosz: 1,731

Rockingham 10[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Don Petterson: 105 a Incumbent Petterson was first elected in 2007.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Bruce MacMahon a

November 2 General election candidates:

Don Petterson: 694

Bruce MacMahon: 877

Rockingham 11[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Patricia McCarthy: 115 a
• Kimberley Casey: 112 a Incumbent Casey was first elected in 2002.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Wes Shuler: 491 a
• Mary Allen: 334 a Incumbent Allen was first elected in 2002.
• Charles Melvin: 287

November 2 General election candidates:

Patricia McCarthy: 687, Kimberley Casey: 785

Wes Shuler: 1,427 , Mary Allen: 1,351

Rockingham 12[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Marcia Moody: 351 a Incumbent Marcia Moody was first elected in 2004.
• Al Knight: 261 a
• Barbara Lerch: 51 (Write-in) a

Note: Incumbent Democrats Dennis Abbott and Doreen Howard did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Joshua Davenport: 480 a
• Michael Woodworth: 419 a
• Adam Schroadter: 315 a
• Joseph Girard: 303
• David Coffin: 286

November 2 General election candidates:

Al Knight: 1,632, Marcia Moody: 1,848 , Barbara Lerch: 1,539

Joshua Davenport: 1,734 , Michael Woodworth: 1,603, Adam Schroadter: 1,824

Rockingham 13[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Donna Schlachman: 936 a Incumbent Schlachman was first elected in 2008.
• Denise Landis: 888 a
• Kathleen Russell: 886 a Incumbent Russell was first elected in 2006.
• Ann Schieber: 842 a
• Adam Kelly: 836 a
• Michael Perfit: 836 a
• B. Jumbo Jervis: 820 a
• Patricia Lovejoy: 183 (Write-in) a

Note: Incumbent Democrats Judith Day, John Henson, and Joe Russell did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Matthew Quandt: 1941 a Incumbent Quant was first elected in 2000.
• Lee Quandt: 1855 a
• Timothy Copeland: 1626 a
• Patrick Abrami: 1553 a
• Michele Peckham: 1543 a
• Ron Dupuis: 1407 a
• Frank Ferraro: 1376 a
• Joanne Ward: 1344 a
• Steven Doyle: 1339
• Brent Arbogast: 773

Note: Incumbent Republicans Stella Scamman and Doug Scamman did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Donna Schlachman: 5,096 , Denise Landis: 4,484, Kathleen Russell: 4,591, Ann Schieber: 4,127, Adam Kelly: 3,979, Michael Perfit: 3,995, B. Jumbo Jervis: 4,185, Patricia Lovejoy: 4,876

Matthew Quandt: 5,440 , Lee Quandt: 5,360 , Timothy Copeland: 5,255 , Patrick Abrami: 4,971 , Michele Peckham: 4,938 , Ron Dupuis: 4,674, Frank Ferraro: 4,830, Joanne Ward: 5,019

Rockingham 14[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Elaine Ahearn: 217 a
• Ryan Mahoney: 207 a
• Nuala Leong: 19: a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Mark Preston did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Amy Perkins: 785 a Incumbent Perkins was first elected in 2008.
• Glenn Ritter: 765 a
• Lawrence Perkins: 673 a Incumbent Perkins was first elected in 2008.
• Gary Wheaton: 584 a
• Albert Abramson: 491

Note: Incumbent Republican Albert Weare did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Elaine Ahearn: 1,366, Ryan Mahoney: 1,404, Nuala Leong: 1,185

Amy Perkins: 2,689 , Glenn Ritter: 2,128 , Lawrence Perkins: 2,518 , Gary Wheaton: 2,275

Rockingham 15[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Robert Cushing: 447 a Incumbent Cushing was first elected in 2008.
• Chris Muns: 447 a
• Bill Ford: 402 a
• Dick Desrosiers: 401 a
• Larry Stuker: 396 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Susan Kepner did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Christopher Nevins: 1139 a Incumbent Nevins was first elected in 2008.
• Kevin Sullivan: 1032 a
• Frederick Rice: 959 a
• Jim Waddell: 930 a
• Kenneth Sheffert: 832 a

Note: Incumbent Republicans Russell Bridle and Nancy Stiles did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Cushing: 2,579, Chris Muns: 2,502, Bill Ford: 2,160, Dick Desrosiers: 2,311, Larry Stuker: 2,161

Christopher Nevins: 3,498 , Kevin Sullivan: 3,211 , Frederick Rice: 3,327 , Jim Waddell: 3,091 , Kenneth Sheffert: 2,665

Rockingham 16[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Terie Norelli: 970 a Incumbent Norelli was first elected in 1996.
• James Powers: 884 a
• Robin Read: 790 a Incumbent Read was first elected in 2008.
• Jacqueline Cali-Pitts: 782 a Incumbent Cali-Pitts was first elected in 1998.
• Laura Pantelakos: 734 a Incumbent Pantelakos was first elected in 1978.
• Christopher Serlin: 656 a
• Rich DiPentima: 626 a Incumbent DiPentima was first elected in 2008.
• Rahul Sivaprasad: 618

Note: Incumbent Democrats Paul McEachern and James Splaine did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Jack Thorsen: 922 a
• Christopher Burns: 922 a
• Sue Polidura: 827 a
• Wayne Doherty: 792 a
• Greg Bosselait: 740 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Terie Norelli: 4,892 , James Powers: 4,507 , Robin Read: 4,439 , Jacqueline Cali-Pitts: 4,611 , Laura Pantelakos: 5,113 , Christopher Serlin: 4,279 , Rich DiPentima: 4,201

Jack Thorsen: 3,130, Christopher Burns: 2,720, Sue Polidura: 2,692, Wayne Doherty: 2,650, Greg Bosselait: 2,471

Rockingham 17[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Richard Peyser a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Pamela Tucker a Incumbent Tucker was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Peyser: 422

Pamela Tucker: 1,157

Rockingham 18[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• David Borden: 307 a Incumbent Borden was first elected in 2006.
• Elisa Bolton: 248 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Will Smith: 896 a Incumbent Smith was first elected in 2008.
• Brian Murphy: 844 a

November 2 General election candidates:

David Borden: 1,521, Elisa Bolton: 1,326

Will Smith: 1,819 , Brian Murphy: 1,747

Strafford 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Sandra Keans: 607 a Incumbent Keans was first elected in 1980.
• Anne Grassie: 602 a Incumbent Grassie was first elected in 1994.
• Elaine Lauterborn: 550 a Incumbent Lauterborn was first elected in 2008.
• William Brennan: 539 a Incumbent Brennan was first elected in 1996.
• Pamela Hubbard: 559 a Incumbent Hubbard was first elected in 2006.
• Rose Marie Rogers: 512 a Incumbent Rogers was first elected in 2008.
• Shawn Mickelonis: 465 a
• Pete Dow: 451 a
• Sandra Teti: 456 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Warren Groen: 1467 a Incumbent Groen was first elected in 2008.
• Laura Jones: 1306 a
• Cliff Newton: 1206 a
• Kyle Jones: 1190 a
• Julie Brown: 1021 a Incumbent Brown was first elected in 1988.
• Fred Leonard: 1029 a
• Bernhard McKay: 880 a
• Susan DeLemus: 879 a
• Evelyn Logan: 820 a
• Sharyn Stuart: 817
• Fidae Azouri: 466

Note: Incumbent Republican James Twombly did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Sandra Keans: 3,546 , Anne Grassie: 3,472 , Elaine Lauterborn: 3,101, William Brennan: 2,998, Pamela Hubbard: 3,254, Rose Marie Rogers: 2,741, Shawn Mickelonis: 2,637, Pete Dow: 2,365, Sandra Teti: 2,500

Warren Groen: 4,562 , Laura Jones: 4,227 , Cliff Newton: 4,101 , Kyle Jones: 4,050 , Julie Brown: 4,348 , Fred Leonard: 3,874 , Bernhard McKay: 3,452, Susan DeLemus: 3,754 , Evelyn Logan: 3,451

Strafford 2[edit]

Note: The 5th District seat of Strafford 2 was vacant.

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Dale Sprague: 359 a Incumbent Sprague was first elected in 2006.
• Roger Berube: 348 a Incumbent Berube was first elected in 1994.
• Deanna Rollo: 340 a Incumbent Rollo was first elected in 2006.
• Kenneth Ward: 330 a Incumbent Ward was first elected in 2008.
• Dale Spainhower: 316 a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Brian Scanlan: 500 a
• Kristen Larson: 494 a
• Philip Munck: 473 a
• Laurie Deptula: 438 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Dale Sprague: 2,077 , Roger Berube: 2,017 , Deanna Rollo: 1,769, Kenneth Ward: 1,723, Dale Spainhower: 1,849

Brian Scanlan: 1,751, Kristen Larson: 1,866 , Philip Munck: 1,770 , Laurie Deptula: 1,611

Strafford 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Larry Brown: 572 a Incumbent Brown was first elected in 2005.
• Robert Perry: 564 a Incumbent Perry was first elected in 2006.
• Susan Price (New Hampshire): 553 a Incumbent Price was first elected in 2008.
• Janet Kalar: 541 a
• Rachel Burke: 538 a Incumbent Burke was first elected in 2006.
• Richard Stanley: 533 a
• Cory Mattocks: 493 a
• Alice Surago: 317 a Note: Surago did not appear on the November 2 general election ballot.
• Dennis Vachon: 293 a

Note: Incumbent Democrats James Cyr and Dennis Vachon did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Sam Cataldo: 1509 a
• Lou Vita: 1483 a
• Bill O'Connor: 1483 a
• Carol Vita: 1345 a Incumbent Vita was first elected in 2008.
• Joseph Pitre: 1320 a
• Robbie Parsons: 1210 a
• William Panek: 1126 a
• Martin Harty: 1122 a
• David Mincin: 1116

Note: Incumbent Republican David Bickford did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Larry Brown: 3,423, Robert Perry: 3,206, Susan Price (New Hampshire): 3,384, Janet Kalar: 3,138, Rachel Burke: 3,337, Richard Stanley: 2,990, Cory Mattocks: 2,878, Dennis Vachon: 3,556

Sam Cataldo: 4,863 , Lou Vita: 4,641 , Bill O'Connor: 4,670 , Carol Vita: 4,948 , Joseph Pitre: 4,469 , Robbie Parsons: 4,326 , William Panek: 4,118 , Martin Harty: 4,200

Strafford 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Peter Schmidt: 215 a Incumbent Schmidt was first elected in 2002.
• David Watters: 205 a Incumbent Watters was first elected in 2008.
• Brendon Browne: 199 a Incumbent Browne was first elected in 2006.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Christopher Buck: 269 a
• Greg Vatistas: 237 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Peter Schmidt: 1,507 , David Watters: 1,542 , Brendon Browne: 1,419

Christopher Buck: 955, Greg Vatistas: 964

Strafford 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Dorothea Hopper: 283 a
• Marsha Pelletier: 239 a
• Baldwin Domingo: 231 a Incumbent Domingo was first elected in 2004.
• Sarah Hutz: 227 Incumbent Hutz was first elected in 2006.

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Brown (New Hampshire) did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Brett Bacon: 432 a
• Thomas Lamy: 388 a
• Sheridan Folger: 350 a
• William Ollar: 346

November 2 General election candidates:

Dorothea Hopper: 1,830 , Marsha Pelletier: 1,629 , Baldwin Domingo: 1,582

Brett Bacon: 1,465, Thomas Lamy: 1,540, Sheridan Folger: 1,345

Strafford 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Roland Hofemann: 258 a Incumbent Hofemann was first elected in 2004.
• Mark Ryder: 229 a Incumbent Ryder was first elected in 2008.
• Kenneth Stanley: 223 a

Note: Incumbent Democrat Robert Lewis did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Michael Weeden: 495 a
• Donald Andolina: 357 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Roland Hofemann: 1,525 , Mark Ryder: 1,302, Kenneth Stanley: 1,288

Michael Weeden: 1,595 , Donald Andolina: 1,306

Strafford 7[edit]

Note: The first district seat of Strafford 7 was vacant.

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Janet Wall: 724 a Incumbent Wall was first elected in 1986.
• Naida Kaen: 684 a Incumbent Kaen was first elected in 1994.
• Judith Spang: 655 a Incumbent Spang was first elected in 1998.
• Jenna Roberts: 570 a
• Phil Ginsburg: 568 a
• Timothy Horrigan: 544 a Incumbent Horrigan was first elected in 2008. - attempted to withdraw following his resignation on 8/12/10 but remained on the ballot and was re-elected

Note: Incumbent Democrats Emma Rous and Marjorie Smith did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Ann Lane: 728 a
• Amos Townsend: 631 a
• David Childs: 579 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Janet Wall: 4,920 , Naida Kaen: 3,546 , Judith Spang: 3,330 , Jenna Roberts: 3,435 , Phil Ginsburg: 3,316 , Timothy Horrigan: 3,237

Ann Lane: 2,423, Amos Townsend: 2,002, David Childs: 2,002

Sullivan 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Andy Schmidt: 497 a
• Benjamin Lefebvre: 411 a

Note: Incumbent Democrats Charlotte Houde Quimby and Carla Skinder did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Laura Ward: 437 a
• Leo Wallin: 344 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Andy Schmidt: 1,717 , Benjamin Lefebvre: 1,634

Laura Ward: 1,323, Leo Wallin: 1,108

Sullivan 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Peter Franklin: 336 a
• Austin Jacobs: 77 (Write-in) a
• Dan Lloyd: 69 (Write-in) a

September 14 GOP primary:

• Beverly Rodeschin: 761 a Incumbent Rodeschin was first elected in 2000.
• Steven Cunningham: 662 a Incumbent Cunningham was first elected in 2010.
• Thomas Howard: 568 a Incumbent Howard was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Peter Franklin: 1,037, Austin Jacobs: 1,238, Dan Lloyd: 997

Beverly Rodeschin: 1,985 , Steven Cunningham: 1,797 , Thomas Howard: 1,654

Sullivan 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Suzanne Gottling a Incumbent Gottling was first elected in 2006.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Spec Bowers a

November 2 General election candidates:

Suzanne Gottling: 724

Spec Bowers: 749

Sullivan 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• John Cloutier: 531 a Incumbent Cloutier was first elected in 1992.
• Raymond Gagnon: 526 a Incumbent Gagnon was first elected in 2006.
• Larry Converse: 457 a
• Joshua Hansen: 423 a
• Matthew Baird-Torney: 49 (Write-in) a

Note: Incumbent Democrats Thomas Donovan and Sandra Harris did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Philip Osgood: 852 a Incumbent Osgood was first elected in 2005.
• Paul LaCasse: 575 a
• Marie Lozito: 543 a
• Steve Picano: 524 a
• Charlene Lovett: 493 a
• Tony Blane Wilson: 398

November 2 General election candidates:

John Cloutier: 1,934 , Raymond Gagnon: 1,899 , Larry Converse: 1,495, Joshua Hansen: 1,463, Matthew Baird-Torney: 1,365

Philip Osgood: 2,500 , Paul LaCasse: 2,020 , Marie Lozito: 1,754, Steve Picano: 1,782, Charlene Lovett: 2,023

Sullivan 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Cynthia Sweeney: 203 a Incumbent Sweeney was first elected in 2008.
• Jim McClammer: 197 a Incumbent McClammer was first elected in 2008.

September 14 GOP primary:

• Steven Smith: 291 a
• Thomas Laware: 252 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Cynthia Sweeney: 884, Jim McClammer: 866

Steven Smith: 931 , Thomas Laware: 900

See also[edit]

• New Hampshire House of Representatives
• New Hampshire State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links[edit]

• New Hampshire Secretary of State - November 2, 2010 general election results
• List of 2010 primary election candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives (dead link)
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010 election
• 2010 Primary election results, New Hampshire
• List of Republican primary winners (dead link)
• List of Democratic primary winners (dead link)

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