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Dorothy Piquado
Dorothy Piquado (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Belknap 2. Piquado lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Piquado completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deanna Jurius (R) | 13.4 | 3,337 |
| ✔ |  | Harry Bean (R) | 13.3 | 3,331 |
| ✔ |  | Glen Aldrich (R) | 13.3 | 3,324 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Mackie (R) | 12.6 | 3,143 | |
 | Diane Hanley (D) | 11.8 | 2,941 | |
| Rosemary Uicker (D) | 11.3 | 2,830 | ||
Dorothy Piquado (D)  | 11.3 | 2,826 | ||
| Stephen McBrian (D) | 9.8 | 2,436 | ||
| Eliza Leadbeater (Independent) | 3.2 | 808 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 24,977 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
Diane Hanley, Dorothy Piquado, Rosemary Uicker, and Stephen McBrian advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Hanley | 25.9 | 1,033 |
| ✔ | Dorothy Piquado | 25.7 | 1,023 | |
| ✔ | Rosemary Uicker | 25.2 | 1,004 | |
| ✔ | Stephen McBrian | 23.2 | 926 | |
| Total votes: 3,986 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harry Bean | 19.6 | 920 |
| ✔ | | Glen Aldrich | 19.0 | 892 |
| ✔ | | Deanna Jurius | 13.9 | 650 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Mackie | 13.2 | 621 | |
| Timothy Sullivan | 12.2 | 571 | ||
| Rick Notkin | 11.7 | 550 | ||
| L. Michael Hatch | 10.3 | 485 | ||
| Total votes: 4,689 | |||
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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 George Hurt (R) and incumbent Russell Dumais (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 2 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Marc Abear |
14.23% | 4,185 | |
| Republican | Glen Aldrich Incumbent |
14.75% | 4,340 | |
| Republican | Norman Silber |
13.37% | 3,933 | |
| Republican | Herb Vadney Incumbent |
13.79% | 4,057 | |
| Democratic | Johan Andersen | 9.58% | 2,817 | |
| Democratic | Lisa DiMartino | 12.93% | 3,803 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Frost | 10.67% | 3,140 | |
| Democratic | Dorothy Piquado | 10.68% | 3,143 | |
| Total Votes | 29,418 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Johan Andersen, Lisa DiMartino, Nancy Frost, and Dorothy Piquado were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 2 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Johan Andersen | |
| Democratic | Lisa DiMartino | |
| Democratic | Nancy Frost | |
| Democratic | Dorothy Piquado | |
Marc Abear, incumbent Glen Aldrich, Norman Silber, and incumbent Herb Vadney were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 2 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 2 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Marc Abear | |
| Republican | Glen Aldrich Incumbent | |
| Republican | Norman Silber | |
| Republican | Herb Vadney Incumbent | |
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. Four candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while six candidates faced off in the Republican primary. A full list of candidates that ran in the general election can be found here.[5] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were incumbent Lisa DiMartino, Sandra Mucci, Nancy Frost and Dorothy Piquado. The Republicans participating were incumbent Herb Vadney, Glen Aldrich, Russell Dumais and George Hurt. All four Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell Dumais |
15.4% | 3,438 | |
| Republican | George Hurt |
14.8% | 3,300 | |
| Republican | Herb Vadney Incumbent |
14.5% | 3,236 | |
| Republican | Glen Aldrich |
13.8% | 3,083 | |
| Democratic | Lisa DiMartino Incumbent | 12.4% | 2,766 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Frost | 10.4% | 2,316 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Mucci | 9.8% | 2,192 | |
| Democratic | Dorothy Piquado | 9.1% | 2,025 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 22,364 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
George Hurt |
21.8% | 977 |
| Herb Vadney Incumbent |
21.5% | 963 |
| Russell Dumais |
20% | 895 |
| Glen Aldrich |
16.4% | 736 |
| L. Michael Hatch | 10.7% | 481 |
| John Hodsdon | 9.6% | 430 |
| Total Votes | 4,482 | |
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dorothy Piquado completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Piquado's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Education. Full funding of county services Tackling the opioid crises
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Social justice. Government that works for everyone and not the few. Healthcare
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
The emphasis should always be public service and recognizing all constituents and not just supporters.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I'm a good listener and believe good ideas can come from many sources, including political opponents.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Service Service. Service
What legacy would you like to leave?
That the weakest members of our community become better off after I'm out of office.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
I remember when Saskatchewan introduced health care. I was 11.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
At 16 I worked in the lingerie department in a big department store. Did that for 5 years
What happened on your most awkward date?
I pretended to know how to smoke.
What is your favorite book? Why?
Too many to list
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
My pets.
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
External links
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
