2024 New Hampshire Executive Council election
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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 will be 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
Potential
- Joseph Kenney, incumbent executive councilor
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 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.[2]
Democratic primary
Declared
- Karen Liot Hill, Grafton County Treasurer[3]
- Mike Liberty, New Hampshire Democratic Party finance chair[4]
Declined
- Cinde Warmington, incumbent executive councilor (running for governor)[2]
Republican primary
Declared
- Kim Strathdee, cook, antiques seller, farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and perennial candidate[4]
Declined
- Harold French, former state senator and nominee for this district in 2022[4]
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 is Republican Janet Stevens, who was re-elected with 53.2% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Declared
- Janet Stevens, incumbent executive councilor[5]
Democratic primary
Declared
- Jon Morgan, Brentwood selectman and former state senator[5]
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
- Robert Burns, former Hillsborough County Treasurer and nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in 2022[6]
- Terese Grinnell, nurse and candidate for this district in 2022[7]
- Ryan Terrell, member of the New Hampshire Board of Education[7]
Publicly expressed interest
- John Stephen, former commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services and nominee for governor in 2010[7][6]
Potential
- Ross Berry, former state representative[6]
Declined
- Sharon Carson, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate[6]
- Ted Gatsas, incumbent executive councilor[8]
- B.J. Perry, former New Hampshire field director for the Republican National Committee[6]
Democratic primary
Declared
- Jim O'Connell, at-large Manchester school board member[7]
- Michael Strand, Bedford town councilor[6]
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
Potential
- Dave Wheeler, incumbent executive councilor
Democratic primary
Declared
- Melanie Levesque, former state senator from the 12th district (2018–2020)[7]
- Shoshanna Kelly, at-large Nashua alder and nominee for this district in 2022[9]
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 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f Graham, Michael (April 3, 2024). "Gatsas Out, Burns In: Executive Council News Shakes NH Politics". NH Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Landrigan, Kevin (April 3, 2023). "Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Tracy, Paula (April 3, 2023). "Manchester Republican Ted Gatsas Plans To Retire from Executive Council District 4". InDepthNH. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Alderwoman Kelly launches Executive Council campaign". The Telegraph. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
