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Jay Kahn
Jay Kahn (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 7, 2022.
Kahn (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Kahn was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee
2019-2020
Kahn 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 |
| • Public and Municipal Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Jay Kahn 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 10
Incumbent Jay Kahn defeated Dan LeClair in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay Kahn (D) | 62.5 | 18,876 |
 | Dan LeClair (R) | 37.5 | 11,303 | |
| Total votes: 30,179 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10
Incumbent Jay Kahn advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Kahn | 99.8 | 7,251 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 7,265 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10
Dan LeClair advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan LeClair | 98.9 | 3,261 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 3,296 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 10
Incumbent Jay Kahn defeated Dan LeClair and Ian Freeman in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Kahn (D) | 65.1 | 15,036 |
| Dan LeClair (R) | 32.7 | 7,538 | |
 | Ian Freeman (L) | 2.2 | 507 | |
| Total votes: 23,081 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10
Incumbent Jay Kahn advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Kahn | 100.0 | 5,880 |
| Total votes: 5,880 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10
Dan LeClair advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 10 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan LeClair | 100.0 | 2,141 |
| Total votes: 2,141 | |||
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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. Incumbent Molly Kelly (D) did not seek re-election.
Jay Kahn defeated Chester Lapointe in the New Hampshire State Senate District 10 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jay Kahn |
63.29% | 17,713 | |
| Republican | Chester Lapointe | 36.71% | 10,273 | |
| Total Votes | 27,986 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Jay Kahn defeated Kris Roberts and Ben Tilton in the New Hampshire State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jay Kahn |
64.15% | 2,706 | |
| Democratic | Kris Roberts | 23.35% | 985 | |
| Democratic | Ben Tilton | 12.49% | 527 | |
| Total Votes | 4,218 | |||
Chester Lapointe ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 10 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Chester Lapointe (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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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.
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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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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Hampshire State Senate District 10 |
Personal |
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
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| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire State Senate District 10 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Donovan Fenton (D) |
