Andy Martin (New Hampshire)
Andy Martin (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Hampshire. He lost in the Republican primary on September 13, 2022.
Martin was previously a 2018 Republican candidate for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House. Martin lost the primary on September 11, 2018. Martin was also a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire.[1] He was defeated by Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
Incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Don Bolduc, Jeremy Kauffman, and Tejasinha Sivalingam in the general election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maggie Hassan (D) | 53.5 | 332,193 |
 | Don Bolduc (R) | 44.4 | 275,928 | |
 | Jeremy Kauffman (L)  | 2.0 | 12,390 | |
 | Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 464 | ||
| Total votes: 620,975 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas Sharpe V (Independent)
- Kevin Kahn (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
Incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Paul Krautmann and John Riggieri in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Hassan | 93.8 | 88,146 |
 | Paul Krautmann | 3.9 | 3,629 | |
 | John Riggieri | 1.8 | 1,680 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 546 | ||
| Total votes: 94,001 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Bolduc | 36.9 | 52,629 |
 | Chuck Morse | 35.7 | 50,929 | |
 | Kevin Smith | 11.7 | 16,621 | |
 | Vikram Mansharamani | 7.5 | 10,690 | |
 | Bruce Fenton | 4.5 | 6,381 | |
 | John Berman | 0.7 | 961 | |
 | Andy Martin | 0.6 | 920 | |
| Tejasinha Sivalingam | 0.6 | 832 | |
| Dennis Lamare | 0.5 | 773 | |
 | Edmond Laplante | 0.5 | 723 | |
 | Gerard Beloin | 0.4 | 521 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 623 | ||
| Total votes: 142,603 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Devon Fuchs (R)
2020
See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020
United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020 (September 8 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen defeated Bryant Messner and Justin O'Donnell in the general election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeanne Shaheen (D) | 56.6 | 450,778 |
 | Bryant Messner (R) | 41.0 | 326,229 | |
 | Justin O'Donnell (L) | 2.3 | 18,421 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 486 | ||
| Total votes: 795,914 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen defeated Paul Krautmann and Tom Alciere in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Shaheen | 94.0 | 142,012 |
| Paul Krautmann | 3.9 | 5,914 | |
 | Tom Alciere | 2.0 | 2,992 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 137 | ||
| Total votes: 151,055 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
Bryant Messner defeated Don Bolduc, Andy Martin, and Gerard Beloin in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryant Messner | 50.5 | 69,801 |
| Don Bolduc | 42.5 | 58,749 | |
| Andy Martin | 4.7 | 6,443 | |
| Gerard Beloin | 2.2 | 3,098 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 241 | ||
| Total votes: 138,332 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William O'Brien (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1
Chris Pappas defeated Eddie Edwards and Dan Belforti in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Pappas (D) | 53.6 | 155,884 |
 | Eddie Edwards (R) | 45.0 | 130,996 | |
 | Dan Belforti (L) | 1.4 | 4,048 | |
| Total votes: 290,928 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Pappas | 42.2 | 26,875 |
 | Maura Sullivan | 30.4 | 19,313 | |
 | Mindi Messmer | 9.7 | 6,142 | |
 | Naomi Andrews | 7.1 | 4,508 | |
 | Lincoln Soldati | 3.1 | 1,982 | |
 | Deaglan McEachern | 2.7 | 1,709 | |
 | Levi Sanders | 1.8 | 1,141 | |
 | Mark S. Mackenzie | 1.2 | 746 | |
| Terence O'Rourke | 1.0 | 656 | |
 | Paul Cardinal | 0.5 | 317 | |
| William Martin | 0.4 | 230 | |
| Total votes: 63,619 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eddie Edwards | 48.0 | 23,510 |
 | Andy Sanborn | 41.6 | 20,364 | |
| Andy Martin | 4.2 | 2,072 | |
 | Michael Callis | 2.6 | 1,254 | |
 | Jeff Denaro | 2.0 | 963 | |
| Bruce Crochetiere | 1.6 | 766 | |
| Total votes: 48,929 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Hounsell (R)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1
Dan Belforti advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Belforti |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dylan Robinson (L)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) won re-election, defeating Jim Lawrence (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lawrence defeated Eric Estevez, Jack Flanagan, Walter Kelly, Andy Martin, Jay Mercer, and Casey Newell in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Annie Kuster Incumbent |
49.8% | 174,371 | |
| Republican | Jim Lawrence | 45.3% | 158,825 | |
| Independent | John Babiarz | 4.9% | 17,076 | |
| Total Votes | 350,272 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jim Lawrence |
39.9% | 17,180 | ||
| Jack Flanagan | 28% | 12,046 | ||
| Walter Kelly | 10% | 4,287 | ||
| Andy Martin | 7.3% | 3,145 | ||
| Eric Estevez | 5.7% | 2,443 | ||
| Jay Mercer | 4.9% | 2,113 | ||
| Casey Newell | 4.3% | 1,839 | ||
| Total Votes | 43,053 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
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2014
Martin ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent New Hampshire. Martin sought the Republican nomination in the primary on September 9, 2014, but was defeated by Scott Brown.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scott Brown |
50% | 58,775 | ||
| Jim Rubens | 23.1% | 27,089 | ||
| Bob Smith | 22.6% | 26,593 | ||
| Walter Kelly | 1.2% | 1,376 | ||
| Bob Heghmann | 0.7% | 784 | ||
| Andy Martin | 0.6% | 734 | ||
| Mark Farnham | 0.6% | 733 | ||
| Miroslaw Dziedzic | 0.4% | 508 | ||
| Gerard Beloin | 0.4% | 492 | ||
| Robert D'Arcy | 0.3% | 397 | ||
| Total Votes | 117,481 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State - Official Election Results |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Andy Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Andy Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Andy Martin participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Andy Martin's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Work to end the partisan bickering and gridlock in the U. S. House[5][6] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Fighting endemic corruption in government and politicsCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Andy Martin answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Abraham Lincoln[6] | ” |
| “ | To stand up against prevailing orthodoxy[6] | ” |
| “ | I have a long and successful career of fighting for ordinary citizens an fighting against corrupt public officials and institutions.[6] | ” |
| “ | Not ready for a legacy; still enjoying life.[6] | ” |
| “ | Korean War, 5 years old[6] | ” |
| “ | After school, busboy[6] | ” |
| “ | It was intended to be and remains the institution closest to the people because of the two-year term.[6] | ” |
| “ | You need experience, lots of it. People from the private sector are not used to how vicious politics can be so, yes, some political involvement is essential. We saw it just this year in my own primary.[6] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[6] | ” |
| “ | I hear them every day.[6] | ” |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "New Hampshire House Primary Results," September 13, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Hampshire - 2014 Primary Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Andy Martin's responses," August 27, 2018
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
