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Michael E. Thornton
Michael E. Thornton (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 43. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Petrigno (D)  | 13.8 | 3,395 |
| ✔ |  | Maria Perez (D) | 13.3 | 3,274 |
| ✔ |  | Vanessa Sheehan (R) | 12.8 | 3,151 |
| ✔ |  | Bill King (R) | 12.7 | 3,114 |
 | Scott Lawrence (D) | 12.2 | 2,999 | |
| Michael E. Thornton (R) | 11.9 | 2,929 | ||
| Herb Salmon (D) | 11.8 | 2,895 | ||
| Jesse Broderick (R) | 11.3 | 2,783 | ||
| Total votes: 24,540 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
Incumbent Peter Petrigno, incumbent Maria Perez, Scott Lawrence, and Herb Salmon advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno | 27.1 | 789 |
| ✔ | | Maria Perez | 26.7 | 777 |
| ✔ | | Scott Lawrence | 23.5 | 684 |
| ✔ | Herb Salmon | 22.8 | 665 | |
| Total votes: 2,915 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 (4 seats)
Incumbent Bill King, incumbent Vanessa Sheehan, Michael E. Thornton, and Jesse Broderick defeated Barry Parquette in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill King | 23.4 | 900 |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Sheehan | 23.3 | 897 |
| ✔ | Michael E. Thornton | 21.7 | 834 | |
| ✔ | Jesse Broderick | 19.9 | 767 | |
| Barry Parquette | 11.7 | 449 | ||
| Total votes: 3,847 | |||
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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 Bill Goulette (R) did not seek re-election. Incumbent Shawn Sweeney (R) resigned from the state House on May 18, 2016.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 23 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joelle Martin |
13.41% | 3,489 | |
| Republican | Barbara Biggie Incumbent |
13.25% | 3,448 | |
| Republican | Charlie Burns |
14.35% | 3,733 | |
| Republican | Carolyn Halstead Incumbent |
13.27% | 3,453 | |
| Democratic | Elise deMichael | 11.43% | 2,975 | |
| Democratic | Frank Emmick | 10.92% | 2,841 | |
| Democratic | Herb Salmon | 11.01% | 2,864 | |
| Republican | Michael E. Thornton | 12.37% | 3,219 | |
| Total Votes | 26,022 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Elise deMichael, Frank Emmick, Joelle Martin, and Herb Salmon were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Elise deMichael | |
| Democratic | Frank Emmick | |
| Democratic | Joelle Martin | |
| Democratic | Herb Salmon | |
Incumbent Barbara Biggie, Charlie Burns, incumbent Carolyn Halstead, and Michael E. Thornton were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Barbara Biggie Incumbent | |
| Republican | Charlie Burns | |
| Republican | Carolyn Halstead Incumbent | |
| Republican | Michael E. Thornton | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael E. Thornton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
