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Karen Testerman
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

September 13, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, San Jose

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Nonprofit executive
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Karen Testerman (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of New Hampshire. She lost in the Republican primary on September 13, 2022.

Biography

Karen Testerman was born in Colorado. Testerman earned a B.S. in microbiology from California State University at San Jose. Her career experience includes founding Cornerstone Policy Research and working as its executive director, a presidential campaign manager, and a K-12 teacher. Testerman has served as the vice president of School District Governance Association, vice president of the NH Federation of Republican Women, and the chair of Merrimack County Republican Committee.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Tom Sherman, Kelly Halldorson, and Karlyn Borysenko in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu (R)
 
57.0
 
352,813
Image of Tom Sherman
Tom Sherman (D)
 
41.5
 
256,766
Image of Kelly Halldorson
Kelly Halldorson (L)
 
0.8
 
5,071
Image of Karlyn Borysenko
Karlyn Borysenko (L)
 
0.4
 
2,772
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
1,713

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 619,135
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Tom Sherman advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Sherman
Tom Sherman
 
97.1
 
83,205
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
2,503

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 85,708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
 
78.5
 
113,443
Image of Karen Testerman
Karen Testerman
 
10.0
 
14,473
Image of Thaddeus Riley
Thaddeus Riley Candidate Connection
 
7.7
 
11,107
Image of Julian Acciard
Julian Acciard
 
2.0
 
2,906
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Jay Lewis
 
0.9
 
1,318
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Richard McMenamon II
 
0.6
 
817
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
374

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 144,438
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2020

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020 (September 8 Republican primary)

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Dan Feltes and Darryl Perry in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu (R)
 
65.1
 
516,609
Image of Dan Feltes
Dan Feltes (D)
 
33.4
 
264,639
Image of Darryl Perry
Darryl Perry (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
11,329
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
683

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 793,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Dan Feltes defeated Andru Volinsky in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Feltes
Dan Feltes
 
52.3
 
72,318
Image of Andru Volinsky
Andru Volinsky Candidate Connection
 
47.4
 
65,455
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
446

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 138,219
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Karen Testerman and Nobody in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
 
89.8
 
130,703
Image of Karen Testerman
Karen Testerman
 
9.3
 
13,589
Image of Nobody
Nobody
 
0.9
 
1,239
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
95

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 145,626
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2014

See also: United States Senate elections in New Hampshire, 2014

Testerman planned to run in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent New Hampshire. Testerman sought the Republican nomination in the primary on September 9, 2014, but withdrew prior to the filing deadline in an attempt to unify conservatives behind one candidate. Testerman said that she would support Bob Smith.[2]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

Testerman's campaign website stated the following:

“
  • Governor Sununu’s shutdown of NH has brought about the destruction of small businesses and hurt our families.
  • NH Jobs are at stake – Big Corporations over Small Businesses
  • Governor Sununu has devastated the once-thriving economy of NH and continues to drive it further into the ground with each emergency order.
  • Each emergency order chooses/selects/decides which businesses are allowed to practice their trade only to be hamstrung by an endless list of regulations
  • We are in a war for the survival of NH as the leader it has always been.
  • We must decide whether we are a free state or whether we are “First-In-The-Nation” in name only.
  • We must decide if we will be controlled by Governor Sununu or if we will retain our sovereignty and personal responsibility.[3]
 ”
—Karen Testerman's campaign website (2022)[4]

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Karen Testerman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Governor of New HampshireLost primary$36,284 $0
Grand total$36,284 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Karen Testerman For Governor, "Meet Karen," accessed July 22, 2022
    2. ↑ Insurance News Net, "Testerman withdraws from GOP primary to back Smith for Senate," accessed June 23, 2014
    3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ Karen Testerman For Governor, “Home,” accessed July 19, 2022
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