James Summers (New Hampshire)
2022 - Present
2026
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James Summers (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 20. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Summers (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 20. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
James Summers served in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 1998. Summers earned an associate degree in accounting/finance from Nashua Community College, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University, a master's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University, a master's degree in organizational leadership from Southern New Hampshire University, and a doctorate in business administration from Liberty University. His career experience includes owning Exigere Networks and working as its CEO, a network pre-sales engineer with Cisco, an IT manager with Black Diamond Networks, and a senior technical analyst with JPMorgan Chase.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Summers was assigned to the following committees:
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Summers served on these committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Robert Harb (R) | 20.7 | 4,297 |
✔ | Charles Melvin Sr. (R) | 19.9 | 4,132 | |
✔ | James Summers (R) | 18.1 | 3,749 | |
Elizabeth Kosta (D) | 14.7 | 3,050 | ||
Nancy Bishop (D) | 14.1 | 2,932 | ||
![]() | Stan Duncan (D) | 12.5 | 2,585 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 |
Total votes: 20,750 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)
Elizabeth Kosta, Nancy Bishop, and Stan Duncan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Elizabeth Kosta | 35.7 | 522 | |
✔ | Nancy Bishop | 34.8 | 509 | |
✔ | ![]() | Stan Duncan | 29.1 | 426 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 |
Total votes: 1,462 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)
Incumbent Robert Harb, incumbent Charles Melvin Sr., and incumbent James Summers advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Robert Harb | 35.9 | 1,023 |
✔ | Charles Melvin Sr. | 34.6 | 986 | |
✔ | James Summers | 29.0 | 824 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 13 |
Total votes: 2,846 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Robert Harb (R) | 20.7 | 3,217 |
✔ | Charles Melvin Sr. (R) | 19.5 | 3,032 | |
✔ | James Summers (R) | 18.3 | 2,850 | |
Nancy Bishop (D) | 14.9 | 2,322 | ||
Robert Bartlett (D) | 13.8 | 2,148 | ||
![]() | Stan Duncan (D) | 12.8 | 1,996 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 |
Total votes: 15,573 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)
Nancy Bishop, Robert Bartlett, and Stan Duncan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Nancy Bishop | 36.7 | 525 | |
✔ | Robert Bartlett | 32.4 | 463 | |
✔ | ![]() | Stan Duncan | 30.2 | 432 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 11 |
Total votes: 1,431 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 (3 seats)
Incumbent Robert Harb, incumbent Charles Melvin Sr., and James Summers defeated Darrell Britton Jr. in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Robert Harb | 31.3 | 956 |
✔ | Charles Melvin Sr. | 28.1 | 858 | |
✔ | James Summers | 19.8 | 607 | |
Darrell Britton Jr. | 19.7 | 603 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 34 |
Total votes: 3,058 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15
Charles Melvin Sr. defeated Kate Michaels in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Charles Melvin Sr. (R) | 52.4 | 1,031 | |
![]() | Kate Michaels (D) ![]() | 47.6 | 936 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 |
Total votes: 1,968 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15
Kate Michaels advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kate Michaels ![]() | 100.0 | 268 |
Total votes: 268 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15
Charles Melvin Sr. defeated Paul Szot and James Summers in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Charles Melvin Sr. | 47.7 | 189 | |
Paul Szot | 35.1 | 139 | ||
James Summers | 17.2 | 68 |
Total votes: 396 | ||||
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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. Raymond P. Labrecque, Rita Gail MacAuslan and Michael P. Pedersen were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Don LeBrun, incumbent David Murotake and Barry Palmer defeated James Summers in the Republican primary. Labrecque, MacAuslan, Pedersen, LeBrun, Murotake and Palmer faced off in the general election,[3] with the Republicans sweeping the competition. Palmer, incumbent Murotake, and incumbent LeBrun defeated Labreque, MacAuslan, and Pedersen in the general election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
19.7% | 1,933 | |
Republican | ![]() |
19.4% | 1,900 | |
Republican | ![]() |
16.9% | 1,652 | |
Democratic | Michael Pedersen | 15.6% | 1,533 | |
Democratic | Raymond P. Labrecque | 15% | 1,473 | |
Democratic | Rita Gail MacAuslan | 13.2% | 1,298 | |
NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 14 | |
Total Votes | 9,803 |
2012
Summers ran for re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32. Summers advanced past the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Summers won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2024
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In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jim Summers, D.B.A.(c)," accessed May 24, 2023
- ↑ The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative James Summers (R)," accessed May 24, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014