Kevin Smith (New Hampshire)
Kevin Smith (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Belknap 1.
Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Hampshire. He lost in the Republican primary on September 13, 2022.
Biography
Smith served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1996-1998. He then went on to work for former U.S. Senator Bob Smith and New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson. Smith served in the governor's office for two years as liaison to the Executive Branch Department Heads and the Executive Council.
In 2005, Smith was appointed to New Hampshire's Division for Juvenile Justice Services. Afterwards he went on to serve three years as Executive Director of Cornerstone Action, a conservative advocacy organization.[1]
Education
- Londonderry High School
- B.A., Communications from University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Political career
New Hampshire House of Representatives (1996-1998)
Smith was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1996 and served until 1998.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
Incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Don Bolduc, Jeremy Kauffman, and Tejasinha Sivalingam in the general election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maggie Hassan (D) | 53.5 | 332,193 |
 | Don Bolduc (R) | 44.4 | 275,928 | |
 | Jeremy Kauffman (L)  | 2.0 | 12,390 | |
 | Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 464 | ||
| Total votes: 620,975 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas Sharpe V (Independent)
- Kevin Kahn (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
Incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Paul Krautmann and John Riggieri in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Hassan | 93.8 | 88,146 |
 | Paul Krautmann | 3.9 | 3,629 | |
| John Riggieri | 1.8 | 1,680 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 546 | ||
| Total votes: 94,001 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Bolduc | 36.9 | 52,629 |
 | Chuck Morse | 35.7 | 50,929 | |
 | Kevin Smith | 11.7 | 16,621 | |
 | Vikram Mansharamani | 7.5 | 10,690 | |
 | Bruce Fenton | 4.5 | 6,381 | |
 | John Berman | 0.7 | 961 | |
 | Andy Martin | 0.6 | 920 | |
| Tejasinha Sivalingam | 0.6 | 832 | |
| Dennis Lamare | 0.5 | 773 | ||
 | Edmond Laplante | 0.5 | 723 | |
 | Gerard Beloin | 0.4 | 521 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 623 | ||
| Total votes: 142,603 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Devon Fuchs (R)
2014
Following his defeat by Ovide Lamontagne in the 2012 Republican gubernatorial primary, Smith considered another bid for Governor of New Hampshire in 2014.[3] In July of 2013, Smith announced that he would not run and instead took the post of Town Manager for Londonderry.[4]
2012
Smith was seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of New Hampshire in the 2012 elections. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012 and the general election is scheduled for November 6, 2012. Smith was defeated by Ovide Lamontagne in the Republican primary on Setpember 11, 2012.[5]
When asked why he was running, Smith stated, "As Governor, I have a practical, but bold plan to bring more high-paying and sustainable jobs to the state, spur economic development, reduce our high health care and energy costs, and retain more of our young workers after they finish school by creating more job opportunities for them here in our own state. I have the vision, energy, and experience to see this plan through and will work with all of our citizens to lead our state into a new era of prosperity, and make New Hampshire into the envy of the nation."[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kevin Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Personal
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Smith lives in Litchfield with his wife, Suzy, and their three children.[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, " Kevin Smith for Governor," accessed April 25, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "John DiStaso's Granite Status: Santorum picks up backing of two key grassroots conservative leaders," July 13, 2011
- ↑ The National Journal, "Smith Considering Another Gov. Run in N.H.," accessed January 25, 2013
- ↑ Concord Monitor, GOP’s Kevin Smith takes top job in Londonderry, won’t run for N.H. governor in 2014, August 3,2013
- ↑ AP Results, "New Hampshire Governor Election Results" accessed September 11, 2012
- ↑ WMUR, "Kevin Smith 2012 candidate for New Hampshire governor," September 2, 2012
- ↑ Kevin Smith for Governor.com, "Biography," accessed February 13, 2012
