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John Knowles
John Knowles (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 27. Knowles assumed office in 2006. Knowles left office in 2010.
Knowles (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 13. Knowles lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Knowles is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Hillsborough 27 District from 2006 to 2010.
Knowles was a candidate for New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 in 2004; and for the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 66 in 2002, and District Hillsborough 23 in 2000 and 1996. His other political experience includes co-chair of Hudson Democratic Committee; member of Hillsborough County Democratic Committee; and New Hampshire Democratic Leadership Council.
Biography
Knowles was born on March 16, 1947. He earned his B.A. and BMus from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University. Knowles' professional experience includes technical writer for Digital Equipment Corporation and counter intelligence agent in the United States Army Intelligence Service.[1]
Committee assignments
While in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Knowles served on the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cathy Kenny (R) | 12.2 | 7,718 |
| ✔ |  | Dillon Dumont (R) | 11.9 | 7,519 |
| ✔ |  | Andrew Prout (R) | 11.0 | 7,002 |
| ✔ |  | Jordan Ulery (R) | 11.0 | 6,996 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Wherry (R) | 10.4 | 6,573 |
| ✔ |  | Jeremy Slottje (R) | 10.0 | 6,345 |
| John Knowles (D) | 8.5 | 5,405 | ||
| Ryan Burke (D) | 8.5 | 5,387 | ||
| Timothy Wyatt (D) | 8.5 | 5,363 | ||
| J. Alejandro Urrutia (D) | 7.9 | 5,033 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 63,407 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 (6 seats)
John Knowles, J. Alejandro Urrutia, Ryan Burke, and Timothy Wyatt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Knowles | 25.2 | 1,129 | |
| ✔ | J. Alejandro Urrutia | 24.5 | 1,097 | |
| ✔ | Ryan Burke | 24.4 | 1,093 | |
| ✔ | Timothy Wyatt | 24.3 | 1,089 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 70 | ||
| Total votes: 4,478 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dillon Dumont | 17.7 | 1,782 |
| ✔ | | Jordan Ulery | 17.2 | 1,726 |
| ✔ | | Cathy Kenny | 16.9 | 1,701 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Prout | 16.7 | 1,679 |
| ✔ | | Robert Wherry | 15.6 | 1,570 |
| ✔ | | Jeremy Slottje | 15.4 | 1,545 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 10,047 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Kennedy (R) | 11.5 | 5,474 |
| ✔ | | Cathy Kenny (R) | 11.5 | 5,454 |
| ✔ | | Jordan Ulery (R) | 11.1 | 5,293 |
| ✔ |  | Andrew Renzullo (R) | 10.9 | 5,170 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Prout (R) | 10.8 | 5,161 |
| ✔ | | Robert Wherry (R) | 10.3 | 4,882 |
| John Knowles (D) | 8.7 | 4,135 | ||
| Steven Katsos (D) | 8.5 | 4,068 | ||
| Barbara Blue (D) | 8.5 | 4,052 | ||
| J. Alejandro Urrutia (D) | 8.2 | 3,894 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 47,627 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 (6 seats)
Barbara Blue, John Knowles, Steven Katsos, and J. Alejandro Urrutia advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Blue | 25.7 | 839 | |
| ✔ | John Knowles | 25.4 | 831 | |
| ✔ | Steven Katsos | 24.6 | 804 | |
| ✔ | J. Alejandro Urrutia | 23.9 | 782 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 3,268 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jordan Ulery | 17.4 | 1,604 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Renzullo | 17.2 | 1,582 |
| ✔ | | Stephen Kennedy | 16.8 | 1,549 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Prout | 16.7 | 1,537 |
| ✔ | | Cathy Kenny | 16.4 | 1,509 |
| ✔ | | Robert Wherry | 15.3 | 1,407 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 9,224 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2012
Knowles ran for re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 37. Knowles was unopposed in the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Lynne Ober Incumbent |
6.3% | 8,891 | |
| Republican | Lars Christiansen Incumbent |
5.5% | 7,720 | |
| Republican | Russell Ober Incumbent |
5.5% | 7,686 | |
| Republican | Shawn Jasper Incumbent |
5.4% | 7,595 | |
| Republican | Bob Haefner Incumbent |
5.3% | 7,455 | |
| Republican | Charlene Takesian |
5.2% | 7,287 | |
| Republican | Jordan Ulery Incumbent |
5% | 7,068 | |
| Republican | Patrick Culbert |
4.9% | 6,923 | |
| Republican | Andy Renzullo Incumbent |
5% | 6,981 | |
| Democratic | MaryAnn Knowles |
4.9% | 6,836 | |
| Republican | Richard LeVasseur |
4.8% | 6,777 | |
| Democratic | Kevin McGuire | 4.8% | 6,772 | |
| Democratic | John Knowles | 4.6% | 6,490 | |
| Democratic | Harold Lynde | 4.1% | 5,806 | |
| Democratic | Vivian McGuire | 4% | 5,581 | |
| Democratic | Jim Caron | 3.9% | 5,522 | |
| Democratic | Ann Clark-Balcom | 3.8% | 5,404 | |
| Democratic | James Battis | 3.6% | 5,126 | |
| Democratic | Jeremy Muller | 3.5% | 4,876 | |
| Democratic | Ralph Fairbanks | 3.4% | 4,739 | |
| Democratic | Stuart Schneiderman | 3.3% | 4,602 | |
| Democratic | Alejandro Urrutia | 3.3% | 4,593 | |
| Total Votes | 140,730 | |||
2010
Knowles failed to advance past the November 2, 2010, general election.
Knowles advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent Mary Ann Knowles (D), Kevin Riley (D), incumbent Valerie Hardy (D), incumbent Shaun Doherty (R), incumbent Lynne Ober (R), incumbent Ralph Boehm (R), incumbent Shawn Jasper (R), incumbent Lars Christiansen (R), incumbent Russell Ober (R), incumbent Laura Gandia (R), incumbent Robert Haefner (R), incumbent Jordan Ulery (R), incumbent Andrew Renzullo (R), Hal Lynde (D), Sandy Amlaw (D), SallyAnne Jeglinski (D), Richard Ingram (D), Vivian McGuire (D), Ann Clark-Balcom (D), James Caron (D), Alejandro Urrutia (D), Stuart Schneiderman (D), George Lambert (R), Jonathan Maltz (R), and Randy Brownrigg (R) in the November 2 general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 26 general election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Shaun Doherty (R)
|
8,242 | |||
| Lynne Ober (R)
|
8,241 | |||
| Russell Ober (R)
|
7,444 | |||
| Laura Gandia (R)
|
7,270 | |||
| Shawn Jasper (R)
|
7,284 | |||
| Robert Haefner (R)
|
7,163 | |||
| Lars Christiansen (R)
|
7,138 | |||
| George Lambert (R)
|
6,957 | |||
| Andrew Renzullo (R)
|
6,918 | |||
| Jordan Ulery (R)
|
6,888 | |||
| Ralph Boehm (R)
|
6,803 | |||
| Randy Brownrigg (R)
|
6,201 | |||
| Jonathan Maltz (R)
|
6,106 | |||
| Mary Ann Knowles (D) | 4,139 | |||
| John Knowles (D) | 4,021 | |||
| Valerie Hardy (D) | 3,464 | |||
| Kevin Riley (D) | 3,295 | |||
| Hal Lynde (D) | 3,321 | |||
| Sandy Amlaw (D) | 3,188 | |||
| Vivian McGuire (D) | 3,132 | |||
| Richard Ingram (D) | 3,129 | |||
| James Caron (D) | 3,103 | |||
| SallyAnne Jeglinski (D) | 3,078 | |||
| Ann Clark-Balcom (D) | 2,989 | |||
| Alejandro Urrutia (D) | 2,660 | |||
| Stuart Schneiderman (D) | 2,658 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, John Knowles won one of the 13 available seats to the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Hillsborough District 27, receiving 7,686 votes.
Knowles raised $1,095 for his campaign.[4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough District 27 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lynne Ober (R)
|
10,366 | |||
| Shaun Doherty (R)
|
10,084 | |||
| Russell Ober (R)
|
9,580 | |||
| Shawn Jasper (R)
|
8,531 | |||
| Mary Ann Knowles (D)
|
8,401 | |||
| Lars Christiansen (R)
|
8,212 | |||
| Robert Haefner (R)
|
7,839 | |||
| Jordan Ulery (R)
|
7,792 | |||
| Andrew Renzullo (R)
|
7,711 | |||
| John Knowles (D)
|
7,686 | |||
| Laura Gandia (R)
|
7,679 | |||
| Ralph Boehm (R)
|
7,399 | |||
| Valerie Hardy (D)
|
7,183 | |||
| Hanegan (R) | 7,161 | |||
| Hellwig (R) | 7,090 | |||
| Trent (R) | 6,936 | |||
| Riley (D) | 6,689 | |||
| Lynde (D) | 6,566 | |||
| Vivian McGuire (D) | 6,383 | |||
| Jeglinski (D) | 5,997 | |||
| Ingram (D) | 5,485 | |||
| Comeau (D) | 5,450 | |||
| Cesana (D) | 5,439 | |||
| Urrutia (D) | 5,377 | |||
| Schneiderman (D) | 5,188 | |||
| Boire (D) | 5,010 | |||
| Kahn (lib) | 1,826 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
John Knowles did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Footnotes
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New Hampshire House Hillsborough 27 2006–2010 |
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