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Lee Nyquist
Lee Nyquist was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 9 of the New Hampshire State Senate. Nyquist ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012 and 2014.
Campaign themes
2016
Nyquist's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
| “ |
Excerpt: Every one of us is connected to someone impacted by the opioid crisis, and so each of us has a vested interest in solving this challenge to our community.
Excerpt: Today, many of our workers are being left behind by a minimum wage which has failed to keep pace with inflation, and are being forced to make impossible choices as their bills continue to come due.
Excerpt: Lee believes we must preserve and promote public education, strengthen our science and math standards, keep tuition frozen at UNH, and keep our community and technical colleges within financial reach of New Hampshire students.
Excerpt: In order to end this endemic discrimination, Lee supports legislation which would make questions concerning salary history and expectation illegal to ask during the interview process so that a history of wage discrimination does not lead to a future of it.[2] |
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Elections
2016
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate 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 Andy Sanborn defeated Lee Nyquist in the New Hampshire State Senate District 9 general election.[3][4]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Andy Sanborn Incumbent |
53.69% | 17,073 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 46.31% | 14,727 | |
| Total Votes | 31,800 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Lee Nyquist defeated Jeanne Dietsch in the New Hampshire State Senate District 9 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist |
50.96% | 2,105 | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 49.04% | 2,026 | |
| Total Votes | 4,131 | |||
Incumbent Andy Sanborn ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 9 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Andy Sanborn Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate 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. Lee Nyquist was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Andy Sanborn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Nyquist and Sanborn will faced off in the general election.[7] Incumbent Sanborn defeated Nyquist, and was re-elected for another term.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Sanborn Incumbent |
53.3% | 12,310 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 46.7% | 10,804 | |
| Total Votes | 23,114 | |||
2012
Nyquist ran in the 2012 election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 9. Nyquist ran unopposed in the September 11th Democratic primary election and was defeated by Andy Sanborn (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Sanborn |
50.3% | 15,454 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 49.7% | 15,241 | |
| Total Votes | 30,695 | |||
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See also
- New Hampshire State Senate
- New Hampshire State Senate District 9
- New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2014
- New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2016
- New Hampshire General Court
External links
- Campaign website
- New Hampshire General Court
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Nyquist for Senate, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State "2012 Candidate List
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed May 16, 2014
