The 2022 New Hampshire House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of New Hampshire on November 8, 2022, to elect all 400 members of the House of Representatives of the 168th New Hampshire General Court.
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A primary election was held in many districts on September 13, 2022.[1] The election coincided with the election of the other house of the General Court, the New Hampshire Senate, and other elections.
Democrats gained 12 seats, decreasing the Republican majority to a narrow 201 out of 400 seats. Results showed a near-tied House, with the deciding seat coming down to Manchester Ward 6, initially reported to have been won by Republican Larry Gagne by 23 votes. Due to the extraordinarily close margin of the victory, a series of recounts and legal challenges have followed, leaving the state of the race uncertain. Democrat Maxine Mosley was elected by 1 vote after a recount.[2] This cut the GOP majority to four seats.[3] This individual race gained national attention, due to both its close nature and its pivotal role in deciding control of the state House.[4]
Results summary
editElection
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |||
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| Republican | 1,049,787 | 48.63 | 201 |  12
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| Democratic | 1,097,393 | 50.84 | 199 |  12
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| Independents | 9,026 | 0.42 | 0 | ||||
| Libertarian | 323 | 0.01 | 0 | ||||
| Write-in | 1,998 | 0.09 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 2,158,527 | 100 | 400 | — | |||
Summary of results
edit- ^ Republican Raymond Howard resigned July 18, 2022.
- ^ Elected as a Republican in 2020.
- ^ Republican Donald Dostie resigned October 27, 2021.
- ^ Democrat Dennis Ruprecht resigned December 17, 2021.
- ^ Democrat Dan Pickering resigned November 12, 2021.
- ^ Republican Michael Gunski resigned July 27, 2021.
- ^ Democrat Andrew Bouldin resigned August 10, 2022.
- ^ Democrat Barbara Shaw died December 22, 2021.
- ^ Republican Lindsey Tausch resigned February 15, 2022.
- ^ Independent Tony Labranche (elected as a Democrat in 2020) resigned August 8, 2022.
- ^ Democrat Skip Cleaver resigned June 1, 2022.
- ^ Republican Bob Greene resigned May 27, 2022.
- ^ Republican Hershel Nunez resigned August 30, 2022.
- ^ Republican Lynn Ober resigned July 27, 2021.
- ^ Republican Russell Ober resigned July 27, 2021.
- ^ Democrat Stephanie Hyland resigned January 24, 2022.
- ^ Democrat Katherine Rogers died April 10, 2022.
- ^ Republican Mary Griffin died June 15, 2022.
- ^ Elected as a Democrat in 2020
- ^ Democrat Lisa Bunker resigned September 11, 2022.
- ^ Democrat Renny Cushing died March 7, 2022.
Retiring incumbents
edit94 incumbent Representatives (58 Democrats, 35 Republicans and one independent) did not seek reelection in 2022:
- Note: Districts shown are pre-redistricting
- Belknap 2: Jonathan Mackie (R)
- Belknap 2: Timothy Lang Sr. (R) (running for State Senate)
- Carroll 8: William Marsh (D) (running for State Senate)
- Cheshire 2: John Mann (D)
- Cheshire 4: Lawrence Welkowitz (D)
- Cheshire 7: Sparky Von Plinsky (D)
- Cheshire 8: Donovan Fenton (D) (running for State Senate)
- Cheshire 9: Andrew Maneval (D)
- Cheshire 12: Jennie Gomarlo (D)
- Cheshire 13: Ben Kilanski (R)
- Cheshire 16: William Pearson (D)
- Coös 1: Dennis Thompson (D)
- Coös 3: Larry Laflamme (D)
- Coös 3: Robert Theberge (R) (running for County Commissioner)
- Coös 4: Kevin Craig (R)
- Coös 5: Edith Tucker (D) (running for State Senate)
- Grafton 1: Joseph DePalma (R)
- Grafton 8: Suzanne Smith (D)
- Grafton 8: Joyce Weston (D)
- Grafton 9: Ned Gordon (R)
- Grafton 10: Roger Dontonville (D)
- Grafton 11: Beth Folsom (R)
- Grafton 12: Richard Abel (D)
- Grafton 15: David Binford (R)
- Hillsborough 1: Marjorie Porter (D)
- Hillsborough 7: Barbara Griffin (R) (running for State Senate)
- Hillsborough 7: John Graham (R)
- Hillsborough 7: Sue Mullen (D)
- Hillsborough 7: Niki Kelsey (R)
- Hillsborough 9: Iz Piedra (D)
- Hillsborough 11: Nicole Klein-Knight (D)
- Hillsborough 15: Erika Conner (D)
- Hillsborough 17: Timothy Smith (D)
- Hillsborough 18: Willis Griffith (D)
- Hillsborough 19: Kendall Snow (D)
- Hillsborough 25: Paul Somero (R)
- Hillsborough 28: Bruce Cohen (D)
- Hillsborough 28: Janice Schmidt (D)
- Hillsborough 29: Paul Bergeron (D)
- Hillsborough 30: Patricia Klee (D)
- Hillsborough 31: Manny Espitia (D)
- Hillsborough 32: Dan Toomey (D)
- Hillsborough 33: Mark King (D)
- Hillsborough 34: Melbourne Moran (D)
- Hillsborough 34: Deb Stevens (D)
- Hillsborough 37: Andrew Renzullo (R)
- Hillsborough 37: Kim Rice (R)
- Hillsborough 37: Denise Smith (R)
- Hillsborough 39: John Burt (R)
- Hillsborough 45: Connie Van Houten (D)
- Merrimack 6: Rod Pimentel (D)
- Merrimack 8: Carolette Alicea (D)
- Merrimack 17: Safiya Wazir (D)
- Merrimack 19: Christy Bartlett (D)
- Merrimack 23: Samantha Fox (D)
- Merrimack 23: Mary Beth Walz (D)
- Merrimack 23: Gary Woods (D)
- Merrimack 24: Michael Yakubovich (R) (running for State Senate)
- Merrimack 26: Howard Pearl (R) (running for State Senate)
- Rockingham 2: Alan Bershtein (R)
- Rockingham 3: Paul Ayer (R)
- Rockingham 3: Dustin Dodge (R)
- Rockingham 5: Al Baldasaro (R)
- Rockingham 5: Betsy McKinney (R)
- Rockingham 6: Mary Ann Kimball (R)
- Rockingham 8: Daryl Abbas (R) (running for State Senate)
- Rockingham 8: Bob Elliott (R)
- Rockingham 8: Everett McBride (R)
- Rockingham 9: Sean Morrison (R)
- Rockingham 13: David Welch (R)
- Rockingham 14: Norman Major (R)
- Rockingham 14: Peter Torosian (R) (running for State Senate)
- Rockingham 17: Ellen Read (I)
- Rockingham 19: Debra Altschiller (D) (running for State Senate)
- Rockingham 21: Tom Loughman (D)
- Rockingham 25: Laura Pantelakos (D)
- Rockingham 27: Peter Somssich (D)
- Strafford 1: Peter Hayward (R)
- Strafford 5: Jeffrey Salloway (D)
- Strafford 6: Judith Spang (D)
- Strafford 7: Timothy Fontneau (D)
- Strafford 8: Donna Ellis (D)
- Strafford 13: Casey Conley (D)
- Strafford 14: Kristina Fargo (D)
- Strafford 15: Ariel Oxaal (D)
- Strafford 16: Sherry Frost (D)
- Strafford 13: Casey Conley (D)
- Strafford 18: Wendy Chase (D)
- Strafford 21: Catt Sandler (D)
- Strafford 24: Susan DeLemus (R) (running for County Commissioner)
- Strafford 25: Amanda Gourgue (D)
- Sullivan 1: Lee Oxenham (D)
- Sullivan 2: Sue Gottling (D)
- Sullivan 6: John Callum (R)
Defeated incumbents
editIn the primary
edit- Belknap 4: Mike Sylvia (R)
- Belknap 6: Glen Aldrich (R)
- Belknap 6: Gregg Hough (R)
- Belknap 6: Norm Silber (R)
- Carroll 6: Brodie Deshaies (R)
- Cheshire 7: John Bordenet (D)
- Cheshire 15: Paul Berch (D)
In the general election
edit- Belknap 5: Dawn Johnson (R)
- Belknap 5: Richard Littlefield (R)
- Carroll 1: Karen Umberger (R)
- Carroll 8: Jerry Knirk (D)
- Grafton 1: Timothy Egan (D)
- Grafton 3: Bonnie Ham (R)
- Grafton 7: Mark Alliegro (R)
Detailed results
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Sylvia, Andrew. "Mosley defeats Gagne following recount". Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Recount flips N.H. House seat to Democrats, trimming GOP margin in State House". New Hampshire Public Radio. November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Ramer, Holly (November 23, 2022). "GOP gains in NH recount, but matter isn't settled yet". The Associated Press. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "2022 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. November 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2024.