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Dave Testerman
Dave Testerman (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 3. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on December 4, 2024.
Testerman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 3. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Testerman served in the U.S. Air Force. He earned a B.S. in aero-engineering from California Polytechnic State University and a master's in business from the University of Northern Colorado. His career experience includes working as a program manager and engineer with BAE/Sanders.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Testerman was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Testerman was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Testerman was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Dave Testerman did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Testerman and incumbent James Mason defeated Scott Burns and Miriam Kovacs in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Testerman (R) | 29.9 | 1,584 |
| ✔ |  | James Mason (R) | 27.0 | 1,430 |
| Scott Burns (D) | 23.6 | 1,253 | ||
| Miriam Kovacs (D) | 19.4 | 1,026 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 5,299 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 (2 seats)
Scott Burns and Miriam Kovacs advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Burns | 52.7 | 269 | |
| ✔ | Miriam Kovacs | 46.5 | 237 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 510 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Testerman and incumbent James Mason defeated Ernesto Leonardo Gonzalez in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Testerman | 38.2 | 411 |
| ✔ | | James Mason | 33.4 | 359 |
 | Ernesto Leonardo Gonzalez | 27.7 | 298 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,076 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Testerman and James Mason defeated Scott Burns and Terry Smith in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Testerman (R) | 29.1 | 1,575 |
| ✔ | | James Mason (R) | 29.0 | 1,568 |
| Scott Burns (D) | 22.7 | 1,226 | ||
| Terry Smith (D) | 19.2 | 1,041 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 5,412 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 (2 seats)
Scott Burns and Terry Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Burns | 54.3 | 338 | |
| ✔ | Terry Smith | 45.4 | 283 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 623 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Testerman and James Mason defeated Christopher Gronski in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Testerman | 46.5 | 465 |
| ✔ | | James Mason | 28.7 | 287 |
| Christopher Gronski | 23.9 | 239 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 1,001 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Testerman and incumbent Werner Horn defeated Scott Burns and Delaney Carrier in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Testerman (R) | 27.7 | 1,030 |
| ✔ |  | Werner Horn (R) | 26.7 | 996 |
| Scott Burns (D) | 25.4 | 946 | ||
| Delaney Carrier (D) | 20.1 | 750 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 3,724 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 (2 seats)
Scott Burns and Delaney Carrier advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Burns | 57.0 | 272 | |
| ✔ | Delaney Carrier | 43.0 | 205 | |
| Total votes: 477 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Testerman and incumbent Werner Horn advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Testerman | 53.0 | 358 |
| ✔ | | Werner Horn | 47.0 | 317 |
| Total votes: 675 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent Harold F. French (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Werner D. Horn and Dave Testerman defeated Ruth Bowley and Scott Burns in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 2 general election.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Werner D. Horn Incumbent |
27.74% | 1,315 | |
| Republican | Dave Testerman |
29.04% | 1,377 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Bowley | 18.01% | 854 | |
| Democratic | Scott Burns | 25.21% | 1,195 | |
| Total Votes | 4,741 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Ruth Bowley and Scott Burns were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 2 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ruth Bowley | |
| Democratic | Scott Burns | |
Incumbent Werner D. Horn and Dave Testerman were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 2 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 2 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Werner D. Horn Incumbent | |
| Republican | Dave Testerman | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2024
In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The New Hampshire House of Representatives, "Representative Dave Testerman (R)," accessed February 5, 2023
- ↑ Citizens Count, "Dave Testerman," accessed February 5, 2023
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
