Michael Abbott
Michael Abbott (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Cheshire 6. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on December 4, 2024.
Abbott (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Cheshire 6. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Michael Abbott has served with the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association as its president, the chair of the soccer committee, and a member of the executive council.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Abbott was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Abbott was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Abbott 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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| • Public Works and Highways |
| • Public Works and Highways |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Abbott served on the following committees:
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| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Michael Abbott 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 Cheshire 6 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Abbott and incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey defeated Richard Merkt and Tony Barton in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Abbott (D) | 28.9 | 2,237 |
| ✔ |  | Cathryn A. Harvey (D) | 28.2 | 2,176 |
 | Richard Merkt (R) | 21.5 | 1,660 | |
| Tony Barton (R) | 21.4 | 1,656 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 7,730 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey and incumbent Michael Abbott advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cathryn A. Harvey | 50.9 | 696 |
| ✔ | | Michael Abbott | 49.0 | 671 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 1,368 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 (2 seats)
Tony Barton and Richard Merkt advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tony Barton | 53.1 | 477 | |
| ✔ | | Richard Merkt | 46.2 | 415 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 899 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Abbott (D) | 14.8 | 4,074 |
| ✔ |  | Lucy McVitty Weber (D) | 14.7 | 4,048 |
| ✔ | | Cathryn A. Harvey (D) | 14.3 | 3,944 |
| ✔ |  | Paul Berch (D) | 14.2 | 3,910 |
 | Kate Day (R) | 11.1 | 3,051 | |
| Whitney Aldrich (R) | 10.8 | 2,974 | ||
| Peter Benik (R) | 10.2 | 2,822 | ||
| Richard Merkt (R) | 10.1 | 2,785 | |
| Total votes: 27,608 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)
Incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber, incumbent Michael Abbott, incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey, and incumbent Paul Berch advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucy McVitty Weber | 25.7 | 1,528 |
| ✔ | | Michael Abbott | 25.1 | 1,491 |
| ✔ | | Cathryn A. Harvey | 24.6 | 1,464 |
| ✔ | | Paul Berch | 24.5 | 1,458 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 5,947 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)
Whitney Aldrich, Kate Day, Richard Merkt, and Peter Benik advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Whitney Aldrich | 26.3 | 746 | |
| ✔ | | Kate Day | 26.0 | 737 |
| ✔ | | Richard Merkt | 24.0 | 681 |
| ✔ | Peter Benik | 23.5 | 666 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 2,840 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)
Incumbent Michael Abbott, incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey, incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber, and incumbent Paul Berch defeated Kate Day in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Abbott (D) | 21.8 | 3,458 |
| ✔ | | Cathryn A. Harvey (D) | 21.3 | 3,369 |
| ✔ | | Lucy McVitty Weber (D) | 21.2 | 3,358 |
| ✔ | | Paul Berch (D) | 20.7 | 3,270 |
| Kate Day (R) | 14.8 | 2,336 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 15,832 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)
Incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber, incumbent Michael Abbott, incumbent Cathryn A. Harvey, and incumbent Paul Berch advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucy McVitty Weber | 25.3 | 1,208 |
| ✔ | | Michael Abbott | 25.1 | 1,201 |
| ✔ | | Cathryn A. Harvey | 25.1 | 1,201 |
| ✔ | | Paul Berch | 24.4 | 1,166 |
| Total votes: 4,776 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 (4 seats)
Kate Day advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kate Day | 100.0 | 499 |
| Total votes: 499 | |||
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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 Tara Sad (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 1 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Michael D. Abbott Incumbent |
16.03% | 3,853 | |
| Democratic | Paul Berch Incumbent |
14.95% | 3,594 | |
| Democratic | Cathryn A. Harvey |
14.87% | 3,574 | |
| Democratic | Lucy McVitty Weber Incumbent |
14.61% | 3,513 | |
| Republican | Malia Boaz | 9.19% | 2,210 | |
| Republican | Edwin Smith | 10.88% | 2,615 | |
| Republican | Elaine Levlocke | 9.90% | 2,381 | |
| Republican | Robert Hodgkins III | 9.57% | 2,301 | |
| Total Votes | 24,041 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Michael D. Abbott, incumbent Paul Berch, Cathryn A. Harvey, and incumbent Lucy McVitty Weber were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 1 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael D. Abbott Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Paul Berch Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Cathryn A. Harvey | |
| Democratic | Lucy McVitty Weber Incumbent | |
Malia Boaz and Edwin Smith were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 1 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 1 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Malia Boaz | |
| Republican | Edwin Smith | |
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. Four candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, and four candidates were unopposed in the Republican primary.[6] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were Michael D. Abbott, and incumbents Paul Berch, Tara Sad, and Lucy McVitty Weber. The Republicans participants were Edwin Smith, Elaine Levlocke, Perry Sawyer, and Bayard Tracy. All four Democrats were victorious over the Republicans in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Michael D. Abbott |
15% | 2,779 | |
| Democratic | Tara Sad Incumbent |
14.7% | 2,720 | |
| Democratic | Lucy McVitty Weber Incumbent |
14.6% | 2,709 | |
| Democratic | Paul Berch Incumbent |
13.8% | 2,553 | |
| Republican | Edwin Smith | 11.1% | 2,048 | |
| Republican | Perry Sawyer | 10.4% | 1,922 | |
| Republican | Elaine Levlocke | 10.4% | 1,920 | |
| Republican | Bayard Tracy | 10.1% | 1,871 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 18,528 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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2020
Michael Abbott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2024
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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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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative Michael Abbott (D)," accessed May 18, 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
