Jim Beard

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Jim Beard

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Jim Beard (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire Executive Council to represent District 2. Beard lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Beard was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 8 of the New Hampshire State Senate.

Elections

2020

See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Cinde Warmington defeated Jim Beard in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cinde Warmington (D)	54.4	79,414
	Submit photo	Jim Beard (R)	45.5	66,406
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	106

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 145,926
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cinde Warmington	27.3	9,207
		Leah Plunkett	24.8	8,356
		Emmett Soldati	20.7	6,986
		Craig Thompson	12.4	4,194
	Submit photo	Jay Surdukowski	8.1	2,738
	Submit photo	John Shea	6.5	2,185
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	38

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,704
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Jim Beard defeated Stewart Levenson in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Beard	52.8	10,393
	Submit photo	Stewart Levenson	46.8	9,212
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	72

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,677
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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. This seat was vacant. It was last represented by Jerry Little (R).

Ruth Ward defeated John Garvey in the New Hampshire State Senate District 8 general election.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ruth Ward	53.06%	16,150
	Democratic	John Garvey	46.94%	14,289
Total Votes				30,439
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

John Garvey ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	John Garvey  (unopposed)

Ruth Ward defeated Jim Beard in the New Hampshire State Senate District 8 Republican primary.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ruth Ward	50.09%	2,618
	Republican	Jim Beard	49.91%	2,609
Total Votes				5,227

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2020

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Footnotes

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Current members of the New Hampshire State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Sharon Carson

Majority Leader:Regina Birdsell

Minority Leader:Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

Senators

District 1

David Rochefort (R)

District 2

Timothy Lang (R)

District 3

Mark McConkey (R)

District 4

David Watters (D)

District 5

Suzanne Prentiss (D)

District 6

James Gray (R)

District 7

Dan Innis (R)

District 8

Ruth Ward (R)

District 9

Denise Ricciardi (R)

District 10

Donovan Fenton (D)

District 11

Tim McGough (R)

District 12

Kevin Avard (R)

District 13

Lucinda Rosenwald (D)

District 14

Sharon Carson (R)

District 15

Tara Reardon (D)

District 16

Keith Murphy (R)

District 17

Howard Pearl (R)

District 18

Victoria Sullivan (R)

District 19

Regina Birdsell (R)

District 20

Patrick Long (D)

District 21

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D)

District 22

Daryl Abbas (R)

District 23

William Gannon (R)

District 24

Debra Altschiller (D)

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Democratic Party (8)