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James Butcher was a 2016 Republican candidate for Hillsborough 6 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2014

Butcher's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

Education

  • Excerpt: "Giving parents and students more choices in learning will deliver better service at a lower cost. Let’s free our schools from onerous top-down, one-size-fits-all regulations, and do what is best at the local level."

Environment

  • Excerpt: "Demands for protection of rivers, streams, and woodlands must be balanced with private property rights and recreational use, as well as the needs of travel and tourism. As an outdoors enthusiast, I enjoy all the natural beauty that the Granite State offers. As a taxpayer advocate, I understand that nature itself doesn’t reign supreme over the everyday needs for the transportation, housing, and jobs that contribute to your quality of life."

Jobs & the Economy

  • Excerpt: "For the economy to flourish in New Hampshire, small businesses and entrepreneurs must be free to innovate, expand, and take risks without so many burdensome taxes, regulations, license fees, and government bureaucracy. Taxes and excessive governmental controls kill the small businesses that provide jobs. As a small business owner and consultant, I fully understand this."

Government Spending

  • Excerpt: "State spending has increased over the previous legislative terms. From 2010-2012 the Republican majority lived up to its promise of fiscal responsibility -- maintaining essential state services without adding more debt and deficit spending. With high unemployment and many businesses and workers struggling, the state bureaucracy must shrink to reflect economic realities."

Elections

2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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 Hillsborough 6 general election.[2][3]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Christie Incumbent 12.01% 4,124
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Griffin Incumbent 13.62% 4,676
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David W. Pierce Incumbent 13.19% 4,530
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Claire Rouillard Incumbent 12.29% 4,222
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Nick Zaricki Incumbent 11.83% 4,061
     Democratic Judi Lanza 9.68% 3,325
     Democratic Reta MacGregor 9.17% 3,149
     Democratic Angela Mackenzie 9.52% 3,270
     Democratic Melanie Renfrew-Hebert 8.69% 2,985
Total Votes 34,342
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Judi Lanza, Reta MacGregor , Angela Mackenzie, and Melanie Renfrew-Hebert were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 6 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Judi Lanza
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Reta MacGregor
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Angela Mackenzie
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Melanie Renfrew-Hebert


The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 6 Republican primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Christie Incumbent 12.53% 668
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Griffin Incumbent 15.56% 830
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David W. Pierce Incumbent 11.94% 637
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Claire Rouillard Incumbent 13.13% 700
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Nick Zaricki Incumbent 9.83% 524
     Republican John C. Burkush 8.70% 464
     Republican James Butcher 5.61% 299
     Republican Emily Sandblade 7.82% 417
     Republican Donald H. Sims 5.91% 315
     Republican John Stafford 8.98% 479
Total Votes 5,333

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. Three candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while nine candidates faced off in the Republican primary.[6] The general election was contested by three Democrats and five Republicans. The Democrats were Reta M. MacGregor, Nolan Varee, and incumbent Ruth Gage. The Republicans participants were Rick Christie, Barbara Griffin, David W. Pierce, Claire Rouillard, and Nick Zaricki. All five Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[7]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 6 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Griffin 15.4% 3,483
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid W. Pierce 14.4% 3,271
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngClaire Rouillard 13.8% 3,123
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Christie 13.6% 3,084
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNick Zaricki 12.7% 2,873
     Democratic Ruth Gage Incumbent 11.4% 2,592
     Democratic Reta M. MacGregor 10.1% 2,298
     Democratic Nolan Varee 8.5% 1,925
Total Votes 22,649


New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 6 District Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRick Christie 14.8% 739
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Griffin 13.4% 668
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid W. Pierce 12.9% 645
Green check mark transparent.pngClaire Rouillard 12.2% 612
Green check mark transparent.pngNick Zaricki 10.4% 521
James Butcher 10.1% 506
Calvin Pratt Incumbent 9.4% 469
Janet Soderquist 8.4% 419
Gilbert Desjardins 8.4% 418
Total Votes 4,997

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