Dave Wheeler
2021 - Present
2027
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Dave Wheeler (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 6, 2021. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Wheeler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire Executive Council to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
As of July 2023, Dave Wheeler lives in Milford, New Hampshire. Wheeler's career experience includes owning Maranatha Carpet and Miracle Acres Farm.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Melanie Levesque in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Wheeler (R) | 53.4 | 81,654 |
 | Melanie Levesque (D) | 46.5 | 71,093 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 152,810 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Melanie Levesque defeated Shoshanna Kelly in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Levesque | 62.3 | 12,709 |
 | Shoshanna Kelly | 37.5 | 7,641 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 20,400 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler | 99.3 | 23,068 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 163 | ||
| Total votes: 23,231 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wheeler in this election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Shoshanna Kelly in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler (R) | 52.3 | 61,044 |
| Shoshanna Kelly (D) | 47.7 | 55,692 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 116,759 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Shoshanna Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shoshanna Kelly | 99.6 | 13,504 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 13,563 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Anne Copp in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler | 77.3 | 18,160 |
 | Anne Copp | 22.4 | 5,259 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 23,499 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Dave Wheeler defeated incumbent Debora Pignatelli in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler (R) | 50.8 | 76,939 |
| Debora Pignatelli (D) | 49.2 | 74,440 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 151,441 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Debora Pignatelli defeated Dave Wheeler and Bob Clegg in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debora Pignatelli | 99.6 | 23,885 | |
| Dave Wheeler (Write-in) | 0.1 | 29 | |
 | Bob Clegg (Write-in) | 0.1 | 17 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 23,980 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Dave Wheeler defeated Bob Clegg in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler | 62.3 | 16,164 |
| Bob Clegg | 37.6 | 9,758 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 25,958 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Debora Pignatelli defeated incumbent Dave Wheeler and Brian Chabot in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debora Pignatelli (D) | 50.6 | 55,438 | |
| Dave Wheeler (R) | 46.5 | 51,012 | |
 | Brian Chabot (L) | 2.9 | 3,175 | |
| Total votes: 109,625 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Debora Pignatelli advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debora Pignatelli | 100.0 | 19,678 | |
| Total votes: 19,678 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5
Incumbent Dave Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Wheeler | 100.0 | 15,956 |
| Total votes: 15,956 | |||
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2016
Wheeler filed to run as a Republican candidate for re-election to District 5 of the New Hampshire Executive Council. He competed in the November 8, 2016, general election with Democrat Dan Weeks.[3]
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Dan Weeks in the New Hampshire executive council, District 5 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 5, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dave Wheeler Incumbent |
54.02% | 64,226 | |
| Democratic | Dan Weeks | 45.98% | 54,678 | |
| Total Votes | 118,904 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dave Wheeler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Dave Wheeler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Dave Wheeler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Dave Wheeler, "About Dave," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ State of New Hampshire Executive Council, "Councilor David K. Wheeler," accessed July 31, 2023
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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