2024 New Hampshire Executive Council election
November 5, 2024
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The 2024 New Hampshire Executive Council elections took 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.
District 1
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
Declared
- Joseph Kenney, incumbent executive councilor[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph Kenney (incumbent) | 23,807 | 99.34% | |
| Democratic | Emmett Soldati (write-in) | 54 | 0.23% | |
| Write-in | 104 | 0.43% | ||
| Total votes | 23,965 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Declared
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Emmett Soldati | 21,036 | 99.47% | |
| Republican | Joseph Kenney (incumbent, write-in) | 49 | 0.23% | |
| Write-in | 64 | 0.30% | ||
| Total votes | 21,149 | 100% | ||
General election
Endorsements
Emmett Soldati (D)
Organizations
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph Kenney (incumbent) | 87,132 | 55.20% | |
| Democratic | Emmett Soldati | 70,647 | 44.76% | |
| Write-in | 71 | 0.04% | ||
| Total votes | 157,850 | 100% | ||
District 2
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 was Democrat Cinde Warmington, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2022. Warmington did not seek re-election, instead choosing to run for governor.[7]
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Karen Liot Hill, Grafton County Treasurer[8]
Eliminated in primary
- Mike Liberty, New Hampshire Democratic Party finance chair[9]
Declined
- Cinde Warmington, incumbent executive councilor (ran for governor)[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karen Liot Hill | 18,282 | 55.26% | |
| Democratic | Mike Liberty | 14,750 | 44.59% | |
| Republican | Kim Strathdee (write-in) | 3 | 0.01% | |
| Republican | Mary Rose Deak (write-in) | 3 | 0.01% | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 33,082 | 100% | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
- Kim Strathdee, cook, antiques seller, farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and perennial candidate[9]
Eliminated in primary
- Mary Rose Deak, laboratory scientist[2]
Declined
- Harold French, former state senator and nominee for this district in 2022[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kim Strathdee | 9,279 | 55.74% | |
| Republican | Mary Rose Deak | 7,065 | 42.44% | |
| Democratic | Mike Liberty (write-in) | 57 | 0.34% | |
| Democratic | Karen Liot Hill (write-in) | 41 | 0.25% | |
| Write-in | 206 | 1.23% | ||
| Total votes | 16,648 | 100% | ||
General election
Endorsements
Karen Liot Hill (D)
Organizations
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karen Liot Hill | 87,633 | 56.92% | |
| Republican | Kim Strathdee | 66,150 | 42.96% | |
| Write-in | 180 | 0.12% | ||
| Total votes | 153,963 | 100% | ||
District 3
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 was Republican Janet Stevens, who was re-elected with 53.2% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Declared
- Janet Stevens, incumbent executive councilor[11]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janet Stevens (incumbent) | 25,300 | 99.01% | |
| Democratic | Jon Morgan (write-in) | 23 | 0.09% | |
| Write-in | 229 | 0.90% | ||
| Total votes | 25,552 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Declared
- Jon Morgan, Brentwood selectman and former state senator[11]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jon Morgan | 20,313 | 99.66% | |
| Republican | Janet Stevens (incumbent, write-in) | 12 | 0.06% | |
| Write-in | 58 | 0.28% | ||
| Total votes | 20,383 | 100% | ||
General election
Endorsements
Jon Morgan (D)
Organizations
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janet Stevens (incumbent) | 92,634 | 55.05% | |
| Democratic | Jon Morgan | 75,524 | 44.88% | |
| Write-in | 116 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 168,274 | 100% | ||
District 4
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
Declared
- Terese Bastarache, nurse and candidate for this district in 2022[13]
- Robert Burns, former Hillsborough County Treasurer and nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in 2022[14]
- John Reagan, former state senator[15]
- John Stephen, former commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services and nominee for governor in 2010[15]
- Ryan Terrell, former member of the New Hampshire Board of Education[13]
- Ross Terrio, Manchester alder and former state representative[15]
Declined
- Sharon Carson, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate[14]
- Ted Gatsas, incumbent executive councilor[16]
- B.J. Perry, former New Hampshire field director for the Republican National Committee[14]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Stephen | 9,312 | 36.85% | |
| Republican | Robert Burns | 5,748 | 22.75% | |
| Republican | Terese Bastarache | 4,167 | 16.49% | |
| Republican | John Reagan | 3,758 | 14.87% | |
| Republican | Ross Terrio | 1,295 | 5.12% | |
| Republican | Ryan Terrell | 908 | 3.59% | |
| Democratic | Jim O'Connell (write-in) | 33 | 0.13% | |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.20% | ||
| Total votes | 25,272 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Declared
- Jim O'Connell, at-large Manchester school board member[13]
Withdrawn
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim O'Connell | 19,431 | 99.32% | |
| Republican | John Stephen (write-in) | 22 | 0.11% | |
| Republican | Terese Bastarache (write-in) | 9 | 0.05% | |
| Republican | Robert Burns (write-in) | 7 | 0.04% | |
| Republican | John Reagan (write-in) | 6 | 0.03% | |
| Republican | Ryan Terrell (write-in) | 4 | 0.02% | |
| Republican | Ross Terrio (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | 84 | 0.43% | ||
| Total votes | 19,564 | 100% | ||
General election
Endorsements
Jim O'Connell (D)
Organizations
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Stephen | 77,903 | 53.78% | |
| Democratic | Jim O'Connell | 66,842 | 46.14% | |
| Write-in | 111 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 144,856 | 100% | ||
District 5
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
Declared
- Dave Wheeler, incumbent executive councilor[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Wheeler (incumbent) | 23,068 | 99.30% | |
| Democratic | Melanie Levesque (write-in) | 24 | 0.10% | |
| Democratic | Shoshanna Kelly (write-in) | 16 | 0.07% | |
| Write-in | 123 | 0.53% | ||
| Total votes | 23,231 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Melanie Levesque, former state senator from the 12th district (2018–2020)[13]
Eliminated in primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Melanie Levesque | 12,709 | 62.30% | |
| Democratic | Shoshanna Kelly | 7,641 | 37.46% | |
| Republican | Dave Wheeler (incumbent, write-in) | 21 | 0.10% | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.14% | ||
| Total votes | 20,400 | 100% | ||
General election
Endorsements
Melanie Levesque (D)
Organizations
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Wheeler (incumbent) | 81,654 | 53.44% | |
| Democratic | Melanie Levesque | 71,093 | 46.52% | |
| Write-in | 63 | 0.04% | ||
| Total votes | 152,810 | 100% | ||
See also
- 2024 New Hampshire elections
- 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
References
- ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. July 10, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "2024 Election Details". New Hampshire Secretary of State. June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "2024 Republican State Primary". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2024 Democratic State Primary". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ 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 September 18, 2024.
- ^ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Sexton, Adam (June 1, 2023). "NH Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington launches campaign for governor". WMUR. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Cullen, Margie (May 11, 2024). "Jon Morgan to challenge for Janet Stevens' NH Executive Council seat". The Portsmouth Herald. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Landrigan, Kevin (April 3, 2023). "Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years". New Hampshire Union Leader. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c Graham, Michael (April 3, 2024). "Gatsas Out, Burns In: Executive Council News Shakes NH Politics". NH Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c Graham, Michael (April 17, 2024). "John Stephen Joins Crowded Field in Executive Council 4 GOP Primary". NH Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Tracy, Paula (April 3, 2023). "Manchester Republican Ted Gatsas Plans To Retire from Executive Council District 4". InDepthNH. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Alderwoman Kelly launches Executive Council campaign". The Telegraph. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2025.