Mark McConkey

Mark McConkey

Republican Party

New Hampshire State Senate District 3

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Jeb Bradley

Prior offices

New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Springfield College

Personal

Profession

Business owner

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Mark McConkey (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 3. He assumed office on December 4, 2024. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

McConkey (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mark McConkey earned a bachelor's degree from Springfield College. His career experience includes owning and operating a business. McConkey has served on the Lakes Region Planning Commission Executive Board and as the chairman of the Ossipee Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

McConkey was assigned to the following committees:

• Public Works and Highways Committee, Chair

2021-2022

McConkey was assigned to the following committees:

• Capital Budget Overview Committee
• Public Works and Highways Committee, Vice-Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017
• Public Works and Highways, Vice chair
• Public Works and Highways, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McConkey served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015
• Public Works and Highways, Vice Chair

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McConkey served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013
• Public Works and Highways

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McConkey served on the following committee:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011
• Public Works and Highways

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 3

Mark McConkey defeated William Marsh in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey (R)	56.7	21,058
		William Marsh (D)	43.3	16,066
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	19

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,143
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3

William Marsh advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Marsh	99.5	4,857
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	25

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,882
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3

Mark McConkey advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey	99.1	6,313
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	60

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,373
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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 Carroll 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark McConkey and Michael Costable Jr. defeated incumbent Jerry Knirk and Sandra Ringelstein in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey (R)	31.2	6,062
✔		Michael Costable Jr. (R)	24.6	4,785
		Jerry Knirk (D)	22.1	4,298
	Submit photo	Sandra Ringelstein (D)	22.1	4,287
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	4

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,436
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)

Sandra Ringelstein and incumbent Jerry Knirk advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sandra Ringelstein	50.2	1,241
✔		Jerry Knirk	49.4	1,221
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	11

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,473
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark McConkey and Michael Costable Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey	59.3	2,302
✔		Michael Costable Jr.	40.0	1,554
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	25

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,881
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)

Mark McConkey and incumbent Jerry Knirk defeated incumbent Susan Ticehurst and Nicole Nordlund in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey (R)	27.4	2,430
✔		Jerry Knirk (D)	25.3	2,244
		Susan Ticehurst (D)	25.2	2,233
	Submit photo	Nicole Nordlund (R)	22.2	1,967

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,874
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent Susan Ticehurst and incumbent Jerry Knirk advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Ticehurst	50.8	908
✔		Jerry Knirk	48.4	865
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	14

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,787
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)

Mark McConkey and Nicole Nordlund advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey	64.1	772
✔	Submit photo	Nicole Nordlund	34.6	417
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	16

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,205
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jerry Knirk and Susan Ticehurst defeated incumbent Mark McConkey in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Knirk (D)	35.1	1,911
✔		Susan Ticehurst (D)	34.1	1,861
		Mark McConkey (R)	30.8	1,677
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,451
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)

Susan Ticehurst and incumbent Jerry Knirk advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Ticehurst	51.3	813
✔		Jerry Knirk	48.7	771

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,584
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark McConkey advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey	100.0	614

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2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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.

Jerry Knirk and incumbent Mark McConkey defeated incumbent Susan Ticehurst in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 3 general election.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 3 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jerry Knirk	31.39%	1,852
	Republican	Mark McConkey Incumbent	37.58%	2,217
	Democratic	Susan Ticehurst Incumbent	31.03%	1,831
Total Votes				5,900
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Jerry Knirk and incumbent Susan Ticehurst were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 3 Democratic primary.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jerry Knirk
	Democratic	Susan Ticehurst Incumbent

Incumbent Mark McConkey ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 3 Republican primary.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mark McConkey Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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 Susan Ticehurst was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Mark McConkey and Maynard Thomson were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ticehurst, write-in candidate Stanley Solomon (D), McConkey and Thomson faced off in the general election. Both incumbents were victorious in the general election, with Ticehurst (D) and McConkey (R) defeating Solomon and Thomson.

New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 District, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Susan Ticehurst Incumbent	27.5%	1,534
	Republican	Mark McConkey Incumbent	26.2%	1,465
	Republican	Maynard Thomson	25.8%	1,442
	Democratic	Stanley Solomon	20.5%	1,147
Total Votes				5,588

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

McConkey won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 3. McConkey advanced past the September 11 Republican primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 3, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Susan Ticehurst	35.5%	2,043
	Republican	Mark McConkey Incumbent	33.9%	1,948
	Republican	Maynard Thomson	30.6%	1,760
Total Votes				5,751

2010

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, McConkey was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 3 general election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Mark McConkey (R)		2,175
Harry Merrow (R)		2,141
David Babson (R)		2,037
Susan Wiley (D)		1,889
Herb Cooper (D)		1,331

2008

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, McConkey ran for the Carroll District 3 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, winning the third of three seats with 2,393 votes, behind John Roberts (R) with 2,844 votes and Susan Wiley (D) with 2,581 votes,and ahead of Virginia Heard (D) with 2,139 votes, Howard N Cunningham (D) with 2,088 votes, Donald McGarity (R) with 1,935 votes and 8 votes for others.

New Hampshire House of Representatives,Carroll District 3
Candidates		Votes
Mark McConkey (R)		2,393
John Roberts (R)		2,844
Susan Wiley (D)		2,581
Virginia Heard (D)		2,139
Howard N Cunningham (D)		2,088
Donald McGarity (R)		1,935
Others		8

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Mark McConkey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Mark McConkey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Mark McConkey campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	New Hampshire State Senate District 3	Won general	$18,712	$0
2022	New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8	Won general	$2,399	$0
2020	New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3	Won general	$5,650	N/A**
2018	New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2016	New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 3	Won	$0	N/A**
2014	New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 3	Won	$0	N/A**
2012	New Hampshire House, Carroll 3	Won	$0	N/A**
2010	New Hampshire House, Carroll 3	Won	$0	N/A**
2008	New Hampshire House, Carroll 3	Won	$0	N/A**
2006	New Hampshire House, Carroll 3	Won	$0	N/A**
2004	New Hampshire House, Carroll 3	Lost	$0	N/A**
2002	New Hampshire House, District 6	Won	$0	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13. Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues. Cornerstone Legislators are scored based on their votes and if they align with the organization's values. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. New Hampshire House Republican Alliance Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party. New Hampshire Liberty Alliance Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes." Open Democracy Action Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues

2023

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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29. Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues. New Hampshire House Republican Alliance Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party. New Hampshire Liberty Alliance Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26. Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues. Cornerstone Legislators are scored based on their votes and if they align with the organization's values. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. New Hampshire House Republican Alliance Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party. New Hampshire Liberty Alliance Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes." Open Democracy Action Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.

2021

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Jeb Bradley (R)	New Hampshire State Senate District 3 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 2022-2024	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Susan Ticehurst (D)	New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 2020-2022	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 2002-2018	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the New Hampshire State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Sharon Carson

Majority Leader:Regina Birdsell

Senators

District 1

David Rochefort (R)

District 2

Timothy Lang (R)

District 3

Mark McConkey (R)

District 4

David Watters (D)

District 5

Suzanne Prentiss (D)

District 6

James Gray (R)

District 7

Dan Innis (R)

District 8

Ruth Ward (R)

District 9

Denise Ricciardi (R)

District 10

Donovan Fenton (D)

District 11

Tim McGough (R)

District 12

Kevin Avard (R)

District 13

Lucinda Rosenwald (D)

District 14

Sharon Carson (R)

District 15

Tara Reardon (D)

District 16

Keith Murphy (R)

District 17

Howard Pearl (R)

District 18

Victoria Sullivan (R)

District 19

Regina Birdsell (R)

District 20

Patrick Long (D)

District 21

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D)

District 22

Daryl Abbas (R)

District 23

William Gannon (R)

District 24

Debra Altschiller (D)

Republican Party (16)

Democratic Party (8)