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New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6
Incumbents
Assumed office: December 4, 2024
Assumed office: December 7, 2022
Assumed office: December 7, 2022
Assumed office: December 7, 2022

New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 is represented by Glen Aldrich (R), Harry Bean (R), Russell Dumais (R), and David Nagel (R).

As of the 2020 Census, New Hampshire state representatives represented an average of 3,448 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 3,304 residents.

About the office

Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.[1]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[2]

  • At least 18 years of age
  • A registered voter
  • A resident of the state for two years immediately preceding the election
  • A resident of the town or ward the candidate is running to represent


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[3]
SalaryPer diem
$100/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The governor and executive council must call a special election within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.[4][5][6]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census

On March 23, 2022, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. On May 6, Sununu signed a new state senate map into law. These maps took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 elections.

On Jan. 5, 2022, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.[7] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[7] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[7]

On Feb. 16, the state Senate voted 14-10 to approve the state Senate map. On April 21, the House voted 172-149 to approve the map.[8]

How does redistricting in New Hampshire work? In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[9]

State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[9]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6
until December 6, 2022

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6
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Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Harry Bean
Harry Bean (R)
 
15.5
 
4,997
Image of David Nagel
David Nagel (R)
 
14.7
 
4,731
Russell Dumais (R)
 
14.5
 
4,673
Image of Glen Aldrich
Glen Aldrich (R)
 
13.3
 
4,262
Kurt Webber (D)
 
11.3
 
3,645
Bob McLean (D)
 
11.3
 
3,642
Lena Nirk (D)
 
10.5
 
3,382
Jonathan Arsenault (D)
 
8.7
 
2,805
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
17

Total votes: 32,154
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (4 seats)

Lena Nirk, Bob McLean, Kurt Webber, and Jonathan Arsenault advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lena Nirk
 
25.4
 
923
Bob McLean
 
25.4
 
923
Kurt Webber
 
25.0
 
906
Jonathan Arsenault
 
23.7
 
859
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
16

Total votes: 3,627
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Harry Bean
Harry Bean
 
26.2
 
1,592
Russell Dumais
 
19.9
 
1,212
Image of David Nagel
David Nagel
 
17.0
 
1,032
Image of Glen Aldrich
Glen Aldrich
 
14.6
 
887
Image of Ronnie Abbott
Ronnie Abbott Candidate Connection
 
11.8
 
716
Richard Beaudoin
 
10.3
 
625
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
13

Total votes: 6,077
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2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Harry Bean
Harry Bean (R)
 
14.5
 
3,798
Russell Dumais (R)
 
14.4
 
3,788
Image of David Nagel
David Nagel (R)
 
13.5
 
3,552
Richard Beaudoin (R)
 
12.3
 
3,223
Lisa DiMartino (D)
 
12.3
 
3,219
Bob McLean (D) Candidate Connection
 
11.1
 
2,909
Dana Hackett (D)
 
10.4
 
2,737
Edward Cracraft (D)
 
7.3
 
1,901
Kurt Webber (Independent)
 
4.2
 
1,092

Total votes: 26,219
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (4 seats)

Lisa DiMartino, Dana Hackett, Bob McLean, and Edward Cracraft advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lisa DiMartino
 
27.3
 
752
Dana Hackett
 
24.7
 
680
Bob McLean Candidate Connection
 
24.5
 
675
Edward Cracraft
 
22.1
 
610
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
39

Total votes: 2,756
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Harry Bean
Harry Bean
 
22.8
 
1,822
Russell Dumais
 
17.9
 
1,433
Image of David Nagel
David Nagel
 
15.9
 
1,274
Richard Beaudoin
 
14.1
 
1,129
Image of Gregg Hough
Gregg Hough
 
11.8
 
941
Image of Glen Aldrich
Glen Aldrich
 
9.8
 
786
Image of Norman Silber
Norman Silber
 
7.2
 
579
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
28

Total votes: 7,992
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Sylvia and Douglas Trottier defeated George Condodemetraky and Don House in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Sylvia (R)
 
34.2
 
2,289
Douglas Trottier (R)
 
31.3
 
2,091
George Condodemetraky (D)
 
17.3
 
1,158
Image of Don House
Don House (D) Candidate Connection
 
17.2
 
1,152

Total votes: 6,690
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (2 seats)

Don House and George Condodemetraky advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don House
Don House Candidate Connection
 
52.9
 
337
George Condodemetraky
 
42.5
 
271
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.6
 
29

Total votes: 637
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Sylvia and Douglas Trottier defeated incumbent John Plumer and Shari Lebreche in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Sylvia
 
43.3
 
658
Douglas Trottier
 
25.5
 
387
John Plumer
 
15.7
 
239
Shari Lebreche
 
15.2
 
230
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
4

Total votes: 1,518
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2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent John Plumer and incumbent Michael Sylvia defeated Justin Borden and George Condodemetraky in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Plumer (R)
 
30.7
 
1,442
Michael Sylvia (R)
 
30.2
 
1,418
Justin Borden (D) Candidate Connection
 
21.4
 
1,004
George Condodemetraky (D)
 
17.6
 
828

Total votes: 4,692
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (2 seats)

Justin Borden and George Condodemetraky advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Justin Borden Candidate Connection
 
55.9
 
264
George Condodemetraky
 
44.1
 
208

Total votes: 472
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Sylvia and incumbent John Plumer advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Sylvia
 
51.1
 
359
John Plumer
 
48.9
 
343

Total votes: 702
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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. Incumbent Shari Lebreche (R) did not seek re-election.

John R. Plumer and incumbent Michael Sylvia defeated George Condodemetraky and Diana Lacey in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 6 general election.[10][11]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John R. Plumer 29.95% 1,707
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Sylvia Incumbent 32.49% 1,852
     Democratic George Condodemetraky 15.56% 887
     Democratic Diana Lacey 22.00% 1,254
Total Votes 5,700
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


George Condodemetraky and Diana Lacey were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 6 Democratic primary.[12][13]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png George Condodemetraky
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Diana Lacey


John R. Plumer and incumbent Michael Sylvia defeated Joel Weinrebe in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 6 Republican primary.[12][13]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John R. Plumer 31.50% 263
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Sylvia Incumbent 45.03% 376
     Republican Joel Weinrebe 23.47% 196
Total Votes 835

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. George Condodemetraky and Ronald Cormier were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Michael Sylvia was unopposed in the Republican primary. Condodemetraky, Cormier, Sylvia and Shari Lebreche (R) faced off in the general election.[14] Lebreche and incumbent Sylivia, the two Republicans on the ballot, defeated the two Democrats in the general election.[15]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShari Lebreche 32.3% 1,314
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Sylvia Incumbent 30% 1,217
     Democratic Ronald Cormier 22.7% 922
     Democratic George Condodemetraky 15% 610
Total Votes 4,063

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 15, 2012. Michael Sylvia (R) and Charles Fink (R) defeated George Condodemetraky (D) and Ronald Cormier (D) in the November 6 general election. No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Two candidates advanced past the September 11 Democratic primary.[16][17]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 6, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Sylvia 28.1% 1,646
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Fink 26.9% 1,575
     Democratic Ronald Cormier 25.9% 1,517
     Democratic George Condodemetraky 19.1% 1,118
Total Votes 5,856

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 raised a total of $23,889. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $498 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $6,318 10 $632
2022 $10,610 12 $884
2020 $4,157 2 $2,079
2018 $200 4 $50
2016 $0 5 $0
2014 $460 4 $115
2012 $0 4 $0
2010 $2,144 2 $1,072
2008 $0 1 $0
2006 $0 1 $0
2004 $0 3 $0
Total $23,889 48 $498


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. New Hampshire Constitution, "Part II, Article 3," accessed February 10, 2021
  2. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed May 23, 2025
  3. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  4. State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)
  5. State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)
  6. New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 New Hampshire General Court, "HB50," accessed February 16, 2022
  8. New Hampshire General Court, "SB240," accessed February 16, 2022
  9. 9.0 9.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
  10. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
  11. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
  12. 12.0 12.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
  13. 13.0 13.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
  14. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
  15. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
  16. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Nominations After September 11, 2012 State Primary," accessed October 26, 2012
  17. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013


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