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Joseph Pitre (New Hampshire)
Joseph Pitre (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Strafford 1. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on December 4, 2024.
Pitre (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Strafford 1. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Pitre served in the United States Air Force from 1964 to 1968 and 1971 to 1977, as well as in the New Hampshire Air National Guard from 1977 to 1984. He earned his B.S. in business from Southern New Hampshire University in 1980. His career experience includes working as a construction business owner and an officer at the Farmington Police Department.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Pitre was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee, Clerk
- Finance - Division II Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Pitre was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Pitre was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pitre served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance |
| • Finance - Division II |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Pitre served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pitre served on this committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Joseph Pitre did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent James Horgan and incumbent Joseph Pitre defeated Emmanuel Krasner and Dorinda Howard in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Horgan (R) | 27.5 | 1,259 |
| ✔ | Joseph Pitre (R) | 27.4 | 1,253 | |
| Emmanuel Krasner (D) | 24.9 | 1,142 | ||
| Dorinda Howard (D) | 20.2 | 925 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 4,581 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 (2 seats)
Emmanuel Krasner and Dorinda Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emmanuel Krasner | 53.1 | 197 | |
| ✔ | Dorinda Howard | 43.9 | 163 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 371 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Scruton (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent James Horgan and incumbent Joseph Pitre defeated Aaron Anderson in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Horgan | 38.2 | 331 |
| ✔ | Joseph Pitre | 36.6 | 317 | |
| Aaron Anderson | 25.3 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 867 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent James Horgan and incumbent Joseph Pitre defeated Emmanuel Krasner in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Horgan (R) | 35.8 | 1,742 |
| ✔ | Joseph Pitre (R) | 32.3 | 1,571 | |
| Emmanuel Krasner (D) | 31.8 | 1,548 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 4,865 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 (2 seats)
Emmanuel Krasner advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emmanuel Krasner | 97.0 | 416 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 429 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent James Horgan and incumbent Joseph Pitre advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Horgan | 52.6 | 431 |
| ✔ | Joseph Pitre | 46.9 | 384 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 819 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent James Horgan and incumbent Joseph Pitre defeated Emmanuel Krasner and Sylvia Arcouette in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Horgan (R) | 28.2 | 1,154 |
| ✔ | Joseph Pitre (R) | 26.0 | 1,065 | |
| Emmanuel Krasner (D) | 24.5 | 1,001 | ||
| Sylvia Arcouette (D) | 21.3 | 872 | ||
| Total votes: 4,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 (2 seats)
Emmanuel Krasner and Sylvia Arcouette advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emmanuel Krasner | 56.1 | 306 | |
| ✔ | Sylvia Arcouette | 43.9 | 239 | |
| Total votes: 545 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Joseph Pitre and incumbent James Horgan advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Pitre | 50.5 | 283 | |
| ✔ | | James Horgan | 49.5 | 277 |
| Total votes: 560 | |||
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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. Incumbent Joshua Whitehouse (R) did not seek re-election.
James Horgan and incumbent Joseph Pitre defeated Sylvia Arcouette in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 2 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  James Horgan |
36.49% | 1,482 | |
| Republican | Joseph Pitre Incumbent |
32.04% | 1,301 | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Arcouette | 31.47% | 1,278 | |
| Total Votes | 4,061 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Sylvia Arcouette ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 2 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Arcouette (unopposed) | |
James Horgan and incumbent Joseph Pitre were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 2 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 2 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | James Horgan | |
| Republican | Joseph Pitre Incumbent | |
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. Incumbent Rachel Burke and Martin G. Laferte were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Joseph Pitre and Joshua Whitehouse were unopposed in the Republican primary. Burke, Laferte, Pitre and Whitehouse faced off in the general election.[6] Republicans Pitre and Whitehouse defeated Burke and Laferte in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Joshua Whitehouse |
30.8% | 1,028 | |
| Republican | Joseph Pitre Incumbent |
27.2% | 910 | |
| Democratic | Rachel Burke Incumbent | 23.2% | 775 | |
| Democratic | Martin G. Laferte | 18.8% | 627 | |
| Total Votes | 3,340 | |||
2012
Pitre won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Strafford 2. Pitre advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Rachel Burke |
27.1% | 1,353 | |
| Republican | Joseph Pitre Incumbent |
26.3% | 1,311 | |
| Democratic | Richard Stanley | 24.4% | 1,219 | |
| Republican | Antonio Luciani | 22.2% | 1,108 | |
| Total Votes | 4,991 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Pitre won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]
Pitre advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent Larry Brown (D), incumbent Robert Perry (D), incumbent Susan Price (New Hampshire) (D), incumbent Rachel Burke (R), incumbent Carol Vita (R), Richard Stanley (D), Cory Mattocks (D), Alice Surago (D), Sam Cataldo (R), Lou Vita (R), Bill O'Connor (R), Janet Kalar (D), Robbie Parsons (R), William Panek (R), Martin Harty (R), and David Mincin (R) in the November 2 general election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Joseph Pitre did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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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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2014
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In 2014, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 8 through June 13.
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2013
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In 2013, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 2 to July 1.
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2012
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In 2012, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 4 through June 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 5 through July 1.
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Joseph Pitre (New Hampshire) endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[12]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The New Hampshire House of Representatives, "Representative Joseph Pitre (R)," accessed February 5, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Union Leader, "Primary Status: Goffstown House member, former Perry supporter, now backing Mitt Romney," November 29, 2011
