New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2016
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Joseph Kenney (R), Colin Van Ostern (D), Chris Sununu (R), Chris Pappas (D), Dave Wheeler (R) |
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New Hampshire held an election for all five seats on the Executive Council on November 8, 2016.
Note: Though Ballotpedia does not currently track these five offices, we provided limited coverage of the 2016 elections in order to ensure that readers have comprehensive access to information about the elections that will appear on their ballot.
Candidates
General election candidates
District 1
Michael Cryans (D)
Grafton County commissioner
Joseph Kenney (R)
Incumbent executive councilor since 2014
District 2
Andru Volinsky (D)
Attorney
Sam Cataldo (R)
State senator since 2012
District 3
Beth Roth (D)
Attorney
Russell Prescott (R)
State senator since 2010
District 4
Chris Pappas (D)
Incumbent executive councilor since 2012
Joseph Kelly Levasseur (R)
Manchester alderman-at-large
Richard Tomasso (Lib.)
State Libertarian Party chair
District 5
Dan Weeks (D)
Former executive director, Open Democracy
Dave Wheeler (R)
Incumbent executive councilor since 2015
Results
General elections
Incumbent Joseph Kenney defeated Michael Cryans in the New Hampshire executive council, District 1 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 1, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joseph Kenney Incumbent |
52.38% | 64,238 | |
| Democratic | Michael Cryans | 47.62% | 58,396 | |
| Total Votes | 122,634 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Andru Volinsky defeated Sam Cataldo in the New Hampshire executive council, District 2 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 2, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Andru Volinsky |
52.99% | 69,409 | |
| Republican | Sam Cataldo | 47.01% | 61,588 | |
| Total Votes | 130,997 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Russell Prescott defeated Beth Roth in the New Hampshire executive council, District 3 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 3, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Russell Prescott |
54.70% | 63,985 | |
| Democratic | Beth Roth | 45.30% | 53,000 | |
| Total Votes | 116,985 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Incumbent Chris Pappas defeated Joseph Kelly Levasseur and Richard Tomasso in the New Hampshire executive council, District 4 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 4, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Chris Pappas Incumbent |
49.70% | 60,945 | |
| Republican | Joseph Kelly Levasseur | 45.37% | 55,633 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Tomasso | 4.94% | 6,054 | |
| Total Votes | 122,632 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Incumbent Dave Wheeler defeated Dan Weeks in the New Hampshire executive council, District 5 election.
| New Hampshire Executive Council, District 5, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dave Wheeler Incumbent |
54.02% | 64,226 | |
| Democratic | Dan Weeks | 45.98% | 54,678 | |
| Total Votes | 118,904 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Context of the 2016 election
Primary elections
A primary election is an election in which voters select the candidate they believe should represent a political party in a general election. Primaries usually take place several months before a general election. New Hampshire utilizes a hybrid primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in the primary, but in order to do so, they have to choose a party before voting. This changes their status from unaffiliated to affiliated with that party unless they fill out a card to return to undeclared status.[1]
New Hampshire's primary elections took place on September 13, 2016.
Incumbents
The five seats on the Executive Council were held by Joseph Kenney (R), Colin Van Ostern (D), Chris Sununu (R), Chris Pappas (D), and Dave Wheeler (R).
Incumbents Colin Van Ostern and Chris Sununu were competing for the governor's seat in 2016:
The New Hampshire gubernatorial race was one of the most-watched gubernatorial contests in 2016. Executive Councilor Chris Sununu (R) defeated Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern (D) in the general election. With Republicans gaining the governor's seat and maintaining majority control in both chambers of the state legislature, the party also won trifecta control of the state.
Party control in New Hampshire
New Hampshire had held a divided government since 2011: Democrats held the governorship while Republicans held a majority in the House and a three-seat majority in the state Senate. New Hampshire voters continuously sent at least one Republican to the U.S. Senate in statewide elections since 1979. The five-member New Hampshire Executive Council, had a Republican majority in 2016.[2]
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District 1
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District 2
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District 3
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District 4
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District 5
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About the office
The New Hampshire Executive Council is a five-member regulatory board charged with overseeing the administrative functions of the state government. Its duties include approving the state budget, approving the appointment of judges, and overseeing the state's 10-year highway infrastructure plan. The council also must confirm any official who the governor nominates to state office.[3]
State profile
| Demographic data for New Hampshire | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,330,111 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 8,953 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 93.7% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.3% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.2% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 34.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $66,779 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Hampshire. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Hampshire, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[4]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Hampshire had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State Website, "How to Register to Vote in New Hampshire," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ State of New Hampshire Executive Council, "State of New Hampshire Executive Council," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ State of New Hampshire Executive Council, "About us," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
