2024 New Hampshire Executive Council election

The 2024 New Hampshire Executive Council elections will take place on November 5, 2024, to elect all five members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire. Party primaries were held on September 10.[1] Republicans have held a majority on the executive council since 2021.

2024 New Hampshire Executive Council elections

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All 5 seats on the Executive Council of New Hampshire
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 seats 1 seats
Current seats 4 1
Seats needed Steady Increase 2

District 1

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After redistricting, the 1st district includes six of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities: Berlin, Dover, Franklin, Laconia, Rochester, and Somersworth. Towns in the district include Alton, Belmont, Conway, Durham, Farmington, Gilford, Meredith, Wakefield, and Wolfeboro. The incumbent is Republican Joseph Kenney, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

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Declared

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Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Kenney (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Emmett Soldati, cafe owner and candidate for the 2nd district in 2020[2]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emmett Soldati
Write-in
Total votes

General election

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Endorsements

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Emmett Soldati (D)
Organizations

Results

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2024 New Hampshire's 1st Executive Council district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Kenney (incumbent)
Democratic Emmett Soldati
Write-in
Total votes

District 2

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After redistricting, the 2nd district includes four of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities: Claremont, Concord, Keene, and Lebanon. Towns in the district include Bow, Charlestown, Hanover, Henniker, Hopkinton, Littleton, Newport, Peterborough, and Plymouth. The incumbent is Democrat Cinde Warmington, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2022. Warmington is not seeking re-election, instead choosing to run for governor.[4]

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Liot Hill 18,066 55.3%
Democratic Mike Liberty 14,610 44.7%
Write-in
Total votes

Republican primary

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Nominee

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  • Kim Strathdee, cook, antiques seller, farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and perennial candidate[6]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Mary Rose Deak, laboratory scientist[2]

Declined

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Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Strathdee 9,214 56.5%
Republican Mary Rose Deak 7,103 43.5%
Write-in
Total votes

General election

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Endorsements

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Karen Liot Hill (D)
Organizations

Results

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2024 New Hampshire's 2nd Executive Council district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Liot Hill
Republican Kim Strathdee
Write-in
Total votes

District 3

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The 3rd district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Portsmouth. Towns in the district include Atkinson, Chester, Epping, Exeter, Hampstead, Hampton, Kingston, Newmarket, Pelham, Plaistow, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, Stratham, and Windham. The incumbent is Republican Janet Stevens, who was re-elected with 53.2% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

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Declared

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Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Stevens (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jon Morgan
Write-in
Total votes

General election

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Endorsements

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Jon Morgan (D)
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Results

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2024 New Hampshire's 3rd Executive Council district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Stevens (incumbent)
Democratic Jon Morgan
Write-in
Total votes

District 4

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The 4th district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Manchester. Towns in the district include Auburn, Barrington, Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett, Londonderry, Loudon, Nottingham, and Pembroke. The incumbent is Republican Ted Gatsas, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

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Declared

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Declined

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Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Stephen 9,281 37%
Republican Terese Bastarache 4,156 16.6%
Republican Robert Burns 5,738 22.9%
Republican John Reagan 3,746 14.9%
Republican Ryan Terrell 906 3.6%
Republican Ross Terrio 1,290 5.1%
Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Withdrawn

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  • Michael Strand, Bedford town councilor (endorsed O'Connell)[12]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim O'Connell
Write-in
Total votes

General election

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Endorsements

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Jim O'Connell (D)
Organizations

Results

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2024 New Hampshire's 4th Executive Council district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Stephen
Democratic Jim O'Connell
Write-in
Total votes

District 5

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The 5th district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Nashua. Towns in the district include Amherst, Brookline, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hudson, Jaffrey, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, New Boston, New Ipswich, Rindge, Swanzey, and Weare. The incumbent is Republican Dave Wheeler, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

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Declared

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Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Wheeler (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Shoshanna Kelly, at-large Nashua alder and nominee for this district in 2022[13]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melanie Levesque 12,577 62%
Democratic Shoshanna Kelly 7,711 38%
Write-in
Total votes

General election

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Endorsements

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Melanie Levesque (D)
Organizations

Results

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2024 New Hampshire's 5th Executive Council district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Wheeler (incumbent)
Democratic Melanie Levesque
Write-in
Total votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. July 10, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "2024 Election Details". New Hampshire Secretary of State. June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Planned Parenthood NH Action Fund PAC Endorses Governor and Executive Council Candidates Who Will Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health Care". Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund. September 12, 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sexton, Adam (June 1, 2023). "NH Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington launches campaign for governor". WMUR. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Haber, Taylor (August 11, 2023). "Karen Liot Hill '00 to seek 2024 Democratic nomination for second Executive Council district". The Dartmouth. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Porter, Steven (October 25, 2023). "Contest emerges in N.H. for 'most important office you've never heard of'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Cullen, Margie (May 11, 2024). "Jon Morgan to challenge for Janet Stevens' NH Executive Council seat". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d Landrigan, Kevin (April 3, 2023). "Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Graham, Michael (April 3, 2024). "Gatsas Out, Burns In: Executive Council News Shakes NH Politics". NH Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Graham, Michael (2024-04-17). "John Stephen Joins Crowded Field in Executive Council 4 GOP Primary". NH Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  11. ^ Tracy, Paula (April 3, 2023). "Manchester Republican Ted Gatsas Plans To Retire from Executive Council District 4". InDepthNH. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  12. ^ Gokee, Amanda; Porter, Steven (June 5, 2024). "Candidates in closely watched New Hampshire races begin filing for ballot". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 5, 2024. That was the case for Michael Strand, a Democrat who suspended his campaign Tuesday for Executive Council and threw his support behind Jim O'Connell.
  13. ^ "Alderwoman Kelly launches Executive Council campaign". The Telegraph. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.