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Joseph Kenney
2021 - Present
2027
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Joseph Kenney (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 6, 2021. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Kenney (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire Executive Council to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joseph Kenney served in the U.S. Marine Corps and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. Kenney earned a degree from the University of New Hampshire.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Incumbent Joseph Kenney defeated Emmett Soldati in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Kenney (R) | 55.2 | 87,132 |
 | Emmett Soldati (D)  | 44.8 | 70,647 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 157,850 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Emmett Soldati advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emmett Soldati | 99.5 | 21,036 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 113 | ||
| Total votes: 21,149 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Incumbent Joseph Kenney advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Kenney | 99.3 | 23,807 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 158 | ||
| Total votes: 23,965 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kenney in this election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Incumbent Joseph Kenney defeated Dana Hilliard in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Kenney (R) | 51.7 | 63,230 |
 | Dana Hilliard (D) | 48.3 | 59,060 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 122,346 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Dana Hilliard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dana Hilliard | 99.3 | 15,971 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 108 | ||
| Total votes: 16,079 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Incumbent Joseph Kenney advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Kenney | 98.9 | 24,764 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 265 | ||
| Total votes: 25,029 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Joseph Kenney defeated incumbent Michael Cryans in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Kenney (R) | 51.6 | 80,008 |
 | Michael Cryans (D) | 48.3 | 74,883 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 154,937 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Incumbent Michael Cryans advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Cryans | 99.7 | 28,221 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 28,304 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Joseph Kenney defeated Kim Strathdee in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Kenney | 79.0 | 21,440 |
 | Kim Strathdee | 20.8 | 5,654 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 27,136 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Michael Cryans defeated incumbent Joseph Kenney and Tobin Menard in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Cryans (D) | 50.7 | 58,066 |
| Joseph Kenney (R) | 47.1 | 53,956 | |
 | Tobin Menard (L) | 2.2 | 2,571 | |
| Total votes: 114,593 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Michael Cryans advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Cryans | 100.0 | 21,979 |
| Total votes: 21,979 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Incumbent Joseph Kenney defeated Kim Strathdee in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Kenney | 79.2 | 14,758 |
| Kim Strathdee | 20.8 | 3,875 | |
| Total votes: 18,633 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1
Tobin Menard advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tobin Menard | 100.0 | 189 |
| Total votes: 189 | |||
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2016
Kenney filed to run as a Republican candidate for re-election to District 1 of the New Hampshire Executive Council. He competed with Michael Cryans in the November 8, 2016, general election.[2]
Incumbent Joseph Kenney defeated Michael Cryans in the New Hampshire executive council, District 1 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 1, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joseph Kenney Incumbent |
52.38% | 64,238 | |
| Democratic | Michael Cryans | 47.62% | 58,396 | |
| Total Votes | 122,634 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Kenney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Joseph Kenney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Joseph Kenney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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External links
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Candidate New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 |
Officeholder New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Joe Kenney," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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