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John MacDonald (New Hampshire)

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6
Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

John MacDonald (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Carroll 6. He assumed office on December 5, 2018. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

MacDonald (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Carroll 6. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

MacDonald was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

MacDonald was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

MacDonald was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent John MacDonald and incumbent Katy Peternel defeated Kayla Hewitt and Karen Burnett-Kurie in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
John MacDonald (R)
 
28.6
 
3,332
Image of Katy Peternel
Katy Peternel (R)
 
26.9
 
3,134
Image of Kayla Hewitt
Kayla Hewitt (Independent / D)
 
24.5
 
2,862
Image of Karen Burnett-Kurie
Karen Burnett-Kurie (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.0
 
2,327
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

Total votes: 11,661
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Karen Burnett-Kurie and Kayla Hewitt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karen Burnett-Kurie
Karen Burnett-Kurie Candidate Connection
 
73.8
 
915
Image of Kayla Hewitt
Kayla Hewitt (Write-in)
 
25.2
 
313
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
12

Total votes: 1,240
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Katy Peternel and incumbent John MacDonald advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katy Peternel
Katy Peternel
 
50.7
 
1,136
John MacDonald
 
47.4
 
1,063
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
42

Total votes: 2,241
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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 Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Katy Peternel and incumbent John MacDonald defeated Carrie Duran and Gogi Millner in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katy Peternel
Katy Peternel (R)
 
28.2
 
2,821
John MacDonald (R)
 
27.8
 
2,781
Carrie Duran (D)
 
23.1
 
2,314
Gogi Millner (D)
 
20.8
 
2,081
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
12

Total votes: 10,009
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Carrie Duran and Gogi Millner advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Carrie Duran
 
53.9
 
707
Gogi Millner
 
45.5
 
596
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
8

Total votes: 1,311
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Katy Peternel and incumbent John MacDonald defeated incumbent Brodie Deshaies and Lawrence Borland in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katy Peternel
Katy Peternel
 
33.3
 
1,093
John MacDonald
 
27.4
 
899
Image of Brodie Deshaies
Brodie Deshaies
 
25.9
 
849
Lawrence Borland
 
12.7
 
417
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
26

Total votes: 3,284
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent John MacDonald and Brodie Deshaies defeated Carrie Duran and John Wall in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John MacDonald (R)
 
29.3
 
2,547
Image of Brodie Deshaies
Brodie Deshaies (R)
 
28.4
 
2,465
Carrie Duran (D)
 
22.7
 
1,974
John Wall (D)
 
19.6
 
1,708

Total votes: 8,694
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Carrie Duran and John Wall advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Carrie Duran
 
55.1
 
780
John Wall
 
44.9
 
635

Total votes: 1,415
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent John MacDonald and Brodie Deshaies advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John MacDonald
 
54.6
 
934
Image of Brodie Deshaies
Brodie Deshaies
 
45.4
 
778

Total votes: 1,712
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

John MacDonald and incumbent Edith DesMarais defeated Matthew J. Plache and David Owen in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John MacDonald (R)
 
27.3
 
1,859
Edith DesMarais (D) Candidate Connection
 
25.6
 
1,738
Matthew J. Plache (R)
 
24.2
 
1,647
David Owen (D) Candidate Connection
 
22.9
 
1,554
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1

Total votes: 6,799
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Edith DesMarais and David Owen advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Edith DesMarais Candidate Connection
 
58.9
 
744
David Owen Candidate Connection
 
41.1
 
520

Total votes: 1,264
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)

John MacDonald and Matthew J. Plache defeated Seamus Oscalaidhe in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John MacDonald
 
44.7
 
557
Matthew J. Plache
 
43.1
 
538
Seamus Oscalaidhe
 
12.2
 
152

Total votes: 1,247
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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John MacDonald campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6Won general$4,560 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6Won general$2,900 $0
2020New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6Won general$2,990 N/A**
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6Won general$1,334 N/A**
Grand total$11,784 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes


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Tom Buco (D)
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Cheshire 1
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John Hunt (R)
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Dru Fox (D)
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Coos 1
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Seth King (R)
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Grafton 10
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Hillsborough 10
Bill Ohm (R)
Hillsborough 11
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Matt Drew (R)
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Keith Erf (R)
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Lily Foss (D)
Hillsborough 42
Lisa Post (R)
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Alvin See (R)
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Rockingham 1
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Zoe Manos (D)
Rockingham 14
Pam Brown (R)
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Mary Ford (R)
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Terry Roy (R)
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Luz Bay (D)
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Judy Aron (R)
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