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New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2

New Hampshire State Senate District 7

Successor: Dan Innis

Harold French (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 7, 2022.

French (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire Executive Council to represent District 2. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

French was also a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing District Merrimack 2 from 2014 to 2016.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

French was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

French 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
• Commerce, Vice chair
• Judiciary

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, French served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

New Hampshire Executive Council

See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Incumbent Cinde Warmington defeated Harold French in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cinde Warmington (D)	60.0	74,107
		Harold French (R)	40.0	49,428
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	77

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,612
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Incumbent Cinde Warmington defeated Michael Cryans and Bradford Todd in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cinde Warmington	79.2	21,040
		Michael Cryans	16.0	4,244
	Submit photo	Bradford Todd	4.5	1,206
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	67

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,557
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Harold French defeated Kim Strathdee in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Harold French	66.1	12,184
		Kim Strathdee	33.1	6,095
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	160

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,439
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New Hampshire State Senate

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022

Harold French did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7

Incumbent Harold French defeated Philip Spagnuolo Jr. in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Harold French (R)	58.0	17,801
		Philip Spagnuolo Jr. (D)	42.0	12,907

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,708
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7

Philip Spagnuolo Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Philip Spagnuolo Jr.	99.0	4,698
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	48

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,746
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7

Incumbent Harold French advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Harold French	99.3	6,367
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	48

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,415
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2018

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7

Incumbent Harold French defeated Mason Donovan in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Harold French (R)	53.4	11,616
		Mason Donovan (D)	46.6	10,141

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,757
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7

Mason Donovan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mason Donovan	100.0	3,960

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,960
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7

Incumbent Harold French advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 7 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Harold French	100.0	4,101

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,101
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2016

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate 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.

Harold F. French defeated incumbent Andrew Hosmer in the New Hampshire State Senate District 7 general election.^[1]^[2]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Harold F. French	50.03%	13,880
	Democratic	Andrew Hosmer Incumbent	49.97%	13,863
Total Votes				27,743
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Incumbent Andrew Hosmer ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.^[3]^[4]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Andrew Hosmer Incumbent (unopposed)

Harold F. French ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 7 Republican primary.^[3]^[4]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Harold F. French (unopposed)

2014

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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 Scott Burns and Lucy Natkiel were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Harold F. French and Werner D. Horn were unopposed in the Republican primary. Burns, Natkiel, French and Horn faced off in the general election. Twelve votes separated the top three finishers: Horn with 852, French with 841 and Burns with 840, forcing a mandatory recount. The recount was held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014.^[5]^[6] French and Horn were declared the winners, defeating Burns and Natkei.^[7]

**New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 District, General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Werner D. Horn	26%	853
	Republican	Harold F. French	25.7%	844
	Democrat	Scott Burns Incumbent	25.6%	841
	Democrat	Lucy Natkiel	22.7%	746
Total Votes				3,284

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

French ran in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 7. French was defeated in the September 11 primary election.^[8]^[9]

**New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 7 Republican Primary, 2012**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Susan Olsen	53.3%	250
Harold French	46.7%	219
Total Votes		469

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign donors

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Harold French campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2016	New Hampshire State Senate, District 7		$18,015
2014	New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 2		$0
Grand total raised			$18,015
Source: [undefined Follow the Money]

2016

French won election to the New Hampshire State Senate in 2016. During that election cycle, French raised a total of $18,015.

New Hampshire State Senate 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Harold French's campaign in 2016
French, Harold	$3,152
New Hampshire Liberty Alliance	$2,800
Get Involved Pac	$2,000
National Right To Work Cmte	$1,000
California State Employees Local 1000	$1,000
Total raised in 2016	$18,015
Source: Follow the Money

2014

French won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2014. During that election cycle, French raised a total of $0.

New Hampshire House of Representatives 2014 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Harold French's campaign in 2014
Total Raised in 2014	$0
Source: Follow the Money

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.

Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire

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Cornerstone

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National Federation of Independent Business

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New Hampshire House Republican Alliance

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

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Open Democracy Action

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Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.

2021

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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation-New Hampshire

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Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire

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New Hampshire House Republican Alliance

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

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Open Democracy Action

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The American Conservative Union

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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.

Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire

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Club for Growth Foundation

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National Federation of Independent Business

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New Hampshire House Republican Alliance

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

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Open Democracy Action

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The American Conservative Union

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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.

Club for Growth Foundation

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New Hampshire House Republican Alliance

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

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Open Democracy Action

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The American Conservative Union

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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.

American Civil Liberties Union - New Hampshire

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Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire

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New Futures

Legislators are scored on their votes on health issues.

New Hampshire House Republican Alliance

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

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Open Democracy Action

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The American Conservative Union

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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.

Americans for Prosperity - New Hampshire

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New Futures

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NH House Republican Alliance

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

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Open Democracy Action

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The American Conservative Union

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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.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation-New Hampshire- 2016 Legislative Scorecard

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Cornerstone Policy Research: 2015-2016 Legislative Scorecard

Legislators are scored based on 15 roll call votes in the House and seven roll call votes in the Senate during the 2015-2016 session.

Granite State Taxpayers: Senate and House

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New Hampshire Business and Industry Association: 2016 Legislative Scorecard

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance: 2016 Liberty Rating report card

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New Hampshire National Federation of Independent Business: 2016 Voting Record

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NH House Republican Alliance

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The American Conservative Union

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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.

Cornerstone Policy Research: 2015-2016 Legislative Scorecard

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New Hampshire Business and Industry Association: 2015 Legislative Scorecard

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance: 2015 Liberty Rating report card

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NH House Republican Alliance

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The American Conservative Union

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Preceded by -	New Hampshire State Senate District 7 2016-2022	Succeeded by Dan Innis (R)
Preceded by -	New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 2014-2016	Succeeded by -

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