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David Doherty (New Hampshire)
David Doherty (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 20. He assumed office on December 3, 2014. He left office on December 1, 2020.
Doherty (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 20. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Doherty 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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| • Education |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Doherty served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture |
Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Seaworth (R) | 19.1 | 3,046 |
| ✔ |  | Dianne Schuett (D) | 17.1 | 2,735 |
| ✔ | Nick White (R) | 16.6 | 2,656 | |
| David Doherty (D) | 16.5 | 2,636 | ||
| Peter Gagyi (R) | 15.5 | 2,475 | ||
| Clinton Hanson Jr. (D) | 15.3 | 2,439 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 15,989 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 (3 seats)
Incumbent Dianne Schuett, incumbent David Doherty, and Clinton Hanson Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Schuett | 36.3 | 857 |
| ✔ | David Doherty | 32.6 | 769 | |
| ✔ | Clinton Hanson Jr. | 30.6 | 722 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 2,358 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 (3 seats)
Incumbent Brian Seaworth, Nick White, and Peter Gagyi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Seaworth | 41.0 | 824 |
| ✔ | Nick White | 30.3 | 609 | |
| ✔ | Peter Gagyi | 28.5 | 573 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 2,012 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Schuett (D) | 17.9 | 2,015 |
| ✔ | David Doherty (D) | 17.6 | 1,976 | |
| ✔ | | Brian Seaworth (R) | 17.4 | 1,956 |
| Richard Bilodeau (R) | 16.3 | 1,827 | ||
| Clinton Hanson Jr. (D) | 15.9 | 1,784 | ||
| Peter Gagyi (R) | 14.9 | 1,673 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 11,232 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 (3 seats)
Incumbent Dianne Schuett, incumbent David Doherty, and Clinton Hanson Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Schuett | 37.2 | 677 |
| ✔ | David Doherty | 32.4 | 591 | |
| ✔ | Clinton Hanson Jr. | 30.4 | 554 | |
| Total votes: 1,822 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 (3 seats)
Incumbent Brian Seaworth, Richard Bilodeau, and Peter Gagyi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Seaworth | 39.7 | 551 |
| ✔ | Richard Bilodeau | 31.9 | 442 | |
| ✔ | Peter Gagyi | 28.4 | 394 | |
| Total votes: 1,387 | |||
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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.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 20 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Doherty Incumbent |
16.59% | 2,297 | |
| Democratic | Dianne Schuett Incumbent |
17.48% | 2,419 | |
| Republican | Brian Seaworth Incumbent |
17.27% | 2,390 | |
| Democratic | Doug Hall | 16.10% | 2,229 | |
| Republican | Jon Richardson | 16.32% | 2,259 | |
| Republican | Darren Tapp | 16.24% | 2,248 | |
| Total Votes | 13,842 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent David Doherty, Doug Hall, and incumbent Dianne Schuett were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 20 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | David Doherty Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Doug Hall | |
| Democratic | Dianne Schuett Incumbent | |
Jon Richardson, incumbent Brian Seaworth, and Darren Tapp defeated Peter Gagyi in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 20 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jon Richardson |
23.40% | 363 | |
| Republican | Brian Seaworth Incumbent |
34.36% | 533 | |
| Republican | Darren Tapp |
25.02% | 388 | |
| Republican | Peter Gagyi | 17.21% | 267 | |
| Total Votes | 1,551 | |||
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Dianne Schuett, Richard W. DeBold and David Doherty were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kim Bolt, John Goldthwaite and Brian Seaworth were unopposed in the Republican primary. Schuett, DeBold, Doherty, Bolt, Goldthwaite and Seaworth faced off in the general election.[5] Doherty, Schuett, and Seaworth defeated DeBold, Bolt, and Goldthwaite in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Seaworth |
17.9% | 1,815 | |
| Democratic | Dianne Schuett |
17.4% | 1,766 | |
| Democratic | David Doherty Incumbent |
16.8% | 1,701 | |
| Republican | Kim Bolt | 16.3% | 1,654 | |
| Democratic | Richard W. DeBold | 16.3% | 1,647 | |
| Republican | John Goldthwaite | 15.2% | 1,545 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 10,133 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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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2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- New Hampshire General Court
- Primary candidate list for 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
