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John Martin (New Hampshire)
John Martin (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 23. He assumed office on December 3, 2014. He left office in 2016.
Martin (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 9. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Martin served on the following committees:
New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
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 Merrimack 9 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall (D) | 15.2 | 5,261 |
✔ | ![]() | Eleana Colby (D) | 14.5 | 5,022 |
✔ | ![]() | David Luneau (D) | 14.3 | 4,944 |
✔ | ![]() | James Newsom (D) | 14.1 | 4,884 |
Matthew Poulin (R) | 11.5 | 3,979 | ||
![]() | David Germain (R) | 10.6 | 3,667 | |
![]() | John Martin (R) | 10.1 | 3,515 | |
Darlene Gildersleeve (R) | 9.7 | 3,363 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 |
Total votes: 34,657 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (4 seats)
Incumbent Muriel Hall, Eleana Colby, incumbent David Luneau, and James Newsom defeated Nicholas Lydon in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall | 26.2 | 2,073 |
✔ | ![]() | Eleana Colby | 23.2 | 1,834 |
✔ | ![]() | David Luneau | 21.9 | 1,731 |
✔ | ![]() | James Newsom | 19.3 | 1,528 |
![]() | Nicholas Lydon | 9.1 | 721 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 |
Total votes: 7,898 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (4 seats)
Matthew Poulin, David Germain, John Martin, and Darlene Gildersleeve advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Matthew Poulin | 28.2 | 1,174 | |
✔ | ![]() | David Germain | 24.7 | 1,030 |
✔ | ![]() | John Martin | 23.7 | 987 |
✔ | Darlene Gildersleeve | 22.7 | 944 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 30 |
Total votes: 4,165 | ||||
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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 Merrimack 9 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall (D) | 15.6 | 4,647 |
✔ | ![]() | Angela Brennan (D) | 15.2 | 4,526 |
✔ | ![]() | David Luneau (D) | 15.1 | 4,502 |
✔ | ![]() | Mel Myler (D) | 14.7 | 4,377 |
Christopher Lins (R) | 10.2 | 3,024 | ||
![]() | John Martin (R) | 9.8 | 2,917 | |
Jon Richardson (R) | 9.8 | 2,913 | ||
Darlene Gildersleeve (R) ![]() | 9.5 | 2,832 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 |
Total votes: 29,739 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (4 seats)
Incumbent Muriel Hall, incumbent David Luneau, Angela Brennan, and incumbent Mel Myler advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall | 26.0 | 1,466 |
✔ | ![]() | David Luneau | 25.0 | 1,412 |
✔ | ![]() | Angela Brennan | 24.4 | 1,377 |
✔ | ![]() | Mel Myler | 24.3 | 1,371 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 |
Total votes: 5,638 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Christopher Lins | 27.9 | 948 | |
✔ | ![]() | John Martin | 20.1 | 685 |
✔ | Jon Richardson | 16.3 | 555 | |
✔ | Darlene Gildersleeve ![]() | 14.2 | 483 | |
Joel Lloyd | 10.5 | 359 | ||
Jed Tocci | 10.0 | 341 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 32 |
Total votes: 3,403 | ||||
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2021
See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Muriel Hall defeated Christopher Lins in the special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall (D) | 57.9 | 1,912 |
Christopher Lins (R) | 42.1 | 1,393 |
Total votes: 3,305 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Muriel Hall advanced from the special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on April 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall | 100.0 | 350 |
Total votes: 350 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Christopher Lins defeated John Martin in the special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on April 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Christopher Lins | 73.9 | 210 | |
![]() | John Martin | 26.1 | 74 |
Total votes: 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 Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz (D) | 17.9 | 3,670 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods (D) | 17.8 | 3,648 |
✔ | Samantha Fox (D) | 17.2 | 3,526 | |
![]() | John Martin (R) | 16.1 | 3,292 | |
![]() | Ray Plante (R) ![]() | 15.9 | 3,255 | |
Mariya Markova (R) | 15.0 | 3,063 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 9 |
Total votes: 20,463 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Incumbent Mary Beth Walz, incumbent Samantha Fox, and incumbent Gary Woods defeated Sally Wuellenweber in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz | 32.4 | 1,368 | |
✔ | Samantha Fox | 26.8 | 1,130 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods | 26.4 | 1,116 |
Sally Wuellenweber | 14.3 | 605 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 |
Total votes: 4,223 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
John Martin, Ray Plante, and Mariya Markova advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Martin | 35.3 | 1,079 |
✔ | ![]() | Ray Plante ![]() | 34.6 | 1,056 |
✔ | Mariya Markova | 29.6 | 904 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 15 |
Total votes: 3,054 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz (D) | 18.7 | 2,997 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods (D) | 18.4 | 2,945 |
✔ | Samantha Fox (D) | 17.6 | 2,812 | |
![]() | Richard Johnson (R) ![]() | 16.0 | 2,559 | |
![]() | John Martin (R) ![]() | 14.7 | 2,346 | |
Paul Brassard (R) | 14.6 | 2,342 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 |
Total votes: 16,009 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Incumbent Mary Beth Walz, Samantha Fox, and Gary Woods defeated Bill Knapp in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz | 34.2 | 1,169 | |
✔ | Samantha Fox | 28.8 | 985 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods | 27.5 | 941 |
Bill Knapp | 9.6 | 327 |
Total votes: 3,422 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Richard Johnson, John Martin, and Paul Brassard defeated Christopher Fox and Philip Kwiatkowski in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Johnson ![]() | 30.6 | 776 |
✔ | ![]() | John Martin ![]() | 26.2 | 664 |
✔ | Paul Brassard | 14.4 | 366 | |
Christopher Fox | 14.4 | 366 | ||
Philip Kwiatkowski | 14.3 | 363 |
Total votes: 2,535 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives 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.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 general election.[1][2]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
17.68% | 3,156 | |
Republican | ![]() |
17.95% | 3,203 | |
Republican | ![]() |
16.80% | 2,999 | |
Republican | John F. Martin Incumbent | 16.77% | 2,993 | |
Democratic | Michael S. Kaminski | 15.76% | 2,813 | |
Democratic | Dennis D'Ovidio | 15.03% | 2,682 | |
Total Votes | 17,846 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
Dennis D'Ovidio, Michael S. Kaminski, and Mary Beth Walz defeated Billy Knapp in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
26.43% | 609 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
25.22% | 581 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
36.59% | 843 | |
Democratic | Billy Knapp | 11.76% | 271 | |
Total Votes | 2,304 |
Incumbent J.R. Hoell, incumbent Bill Kuch, and incumbent John F. Martin defeated Paul Brassard and Betsey Patten in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
25.26% | 784 | |
Republican | ![]() |
24.52% | 761 | |
Republican | ![]() |
21.97% | 682 | |
Republican | Paul Brassard | 10.63% | 330 | |
Republican | Betsey Patten | 17.62% | 547 | |
Total Votes | 3,104 |
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. Anne P. Baier, Dennis D'Ovidio and Robert E. Martel were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent J.R. Hoell, Bill Kuch and John F. Martin defeated Paul Brassard in the Republican primary. Baier, D'Ovidio, Martel, Hoell, Kuch and Martin faced off in the general election.[5] The Republicans swept the contest, with Kuch, Martin and incumbent Hoell defeating Baier, D'Ovidio, and Martel in the general election.[6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
17.6% | 2,469 | |
Republican | ![]() |
17.4% | 2,450 | |
Republican | ![]() |
17.4% | 2,442 | |
Democratic | Anne P. Baier | 16.7% | 2,352 | |
Democratic | Dennis D'Ovidio | 15.5% | 2,176 | |
Democratic | Robert E. Martel | 15.3% | 2,153 | |
NA | Scatter | 0% | 7 | |
Total Votes | 14,049 |
2012
Martin ran for election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 23. Martin was unopposed in the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
John Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
John Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martin's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Keep taxes low. Keep the government out of you life as much as possible. Stop making opioid use easy for addicts.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Taxation. The government wastes more money every day than one could imagine.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Ronald Reagan. Is any explanation necessary?
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
Everyone should read the constitution and the "Federalist Papers".
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Honesty.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Decisiveness and leadership
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Read and understand legislation you have to consider. Too many bills aren't what their title says they are.
What legacy would you like to leave?
You never have to wonder where I stood on an issue.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
The fall of Dien Bien Phu. I was 4.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I washed dishes at a hot dog stand during school lunch hour. I had it until I graduated and changed schools.
What happened on your most awkward date?
IT was a blind date and I was given the name of the wrong restaurant. I was an hour late.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
Memorial day. Fair weather, perfect for cooking out.
What is your favorite book? Why?
Too many to list. I like history and I re-read many books many times.
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
My wife. Does it need an explanation?
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
"I've gotta be me"
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
The distance from my children, both physical and emotional.
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
It helps, but it is not necessary.
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
Learning not to glorify opioid abuse.
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
Minimalism.
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
Yes. You need allies to accomplish things and collegiality to prevent things without causing bad feelings.
What process do you favor for redistricting?
Legislative action.
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
I have previously been on the Public Safety and Criminal Justice committee.
If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
Committee whip.
Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?
No
Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?
No
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
No
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2016
In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation-New Hampshire- 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research: 2015-2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on 15 roll call votes in the House and seven roll call votes in the Senate during the 2015-2016 session.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- New Hampshire Business and Industry Association: 2016 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on business legislation.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance: 2016 Liberty Rating report card
- Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- New Hampshire National Federation of Independent Business: 2016 Voting Record
- Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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2024 Elections
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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
- ↑ 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