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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 2
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 is represented by Matt Coker (R) and Matthew Lunney (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
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] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $100/year | No per diem is paid. |
Vacancies
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]
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
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 2
until December 6, 2022
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2
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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 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matt Coker and Matthew Lunney defeated Lynn Thomas and Ben Brookmyer in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Coker (R)  | 32.1 | 2,648 |
| ✔ |  | Matthew Lunney (R) | 25.6 | 2,112 |
| Lynn Thomas (D) | 23.2 | 1,913 | ||
| Ben Brookmyer (D) | 19.1 | 1,579 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 8,260 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (2 seats)
Lynn Thomas and Ben Brookmyer advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn Thomas | 57.1 | 534 | |
| ✔ | Ben Brookmyer | 42.2 | 395 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 935 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matt Coker and Matthew Lunney defeated Edward Samuel Twaddell III in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Coker | 53.3 | 749 |
| ✔ | | Matthew Lunney | 24.5 | 345 |
| Edward Samuel Twaddell III | 22.0 | 309 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 1,406 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (2 seats)
Lisa Smart and Matt Coker defeated Sandra Mucci and Cindy Creteau-Miller in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Smart (R) | 26.5 | 1,649 | |
| ✔ | | Matt Coker (D) | 25.4 | 1,581 |
| Sandra Mucci (D) | 24.8 | 1,546 | ||
| Cindy Creteau-Miller (R) | 23.2 | 1,445 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 6,225 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (2 seats)
Sandra Mucci and Matt Coker advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra Mucci | 54.5 | 362 | |
| ✔ | | Matt Coker | 45.2 | 300 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 664 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (2 seats)
Cindy Creteau-Miller and Lisa Smart defeated Jeanne Tofts in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cindy Creteau-Miller | 34.5 | 555 | |
| ✔ | Lisa Smart | 33.0 | 531 | |
| Jeanne Tofts | 32.5 | 524 | ||
| Total votes: 1,610 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Glen Aldrich (R) | 14.2 | 4,761 |
| ✔ |  | Harry Bean (R) | 14.1 | 4,736 |
| ✔ |  | Norman Silber (R) | 13.4 | 4,490 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Mackie (R) | 13.1 | 4,378 | |
| Natalie Taylor (D) | 11.8 | 3,956 | ||
| Shelley Carita (D) | 11.5 | 3,865 | ||
 | Diane Hanley (D) | 11.4 | 3,818 | |
| Dara McCue (D) | 10.4 | 3,482 | ||
| Total votes: 33,486 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
Diane Hanley, Natalie Taylor, Shelley Carita, and Dara McCue advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Hanley | 25.3 | 1,223 |
| ✔ | Natalie Taylor | 25.2 | 1,218 | |
| ✔ | Shelley Carita | 24.9 | 1,206 | |
| ✔ | Dara McCue | 24.1 | 1,167 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 4,840 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
Incumbent Harry Bean, incumbent Glen Aldrich, Norman Silber, and incumbent Jonathan Mackie defeated incumbent Deanna Jurius in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harry Bean | 24.5 | 1,682 |
| ✔ | | Glen Aldrich | 23.9 | 1,636 |
| ✔ | | Norman Silber | 19.9 | 1,366 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Mackie | 15.9 | 1,088 | |
 | Deanna Jurius | 15.8 | 1,080 | |
| Total votes: 6,852 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deanna Jurius (R) | 13.4 | 3,337 |
| ✔ | | Harry Bean (R) | 13.3 | 3,331 |
| ✔ | | Glen Aldrich (R) | 13.3 | 3,324 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Mackie (R) | 12.6 | 3,143 | |
| Diane Hanley (D) | 11.8 | 2,941 | |
| Rosemary Uicker (D) | 11.3 | 2,830 | ||
| Dorothy Piquado (D) | 11.3 | 2,826 | ||
| Stephen McBrian (D) | 9.8 | 2,436 | ||
| Eliza Leadbeater (Independent) | 3.2 | 808 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 24,977 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
Diane Hanley, Dorothy Piquado, Rosemary Uicker, and Stephen McBrian advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Hanley | 25.9 | 1,033 |
| ✔ | Dorothy Piquado | 25.7 | 1,023 | |
| ✔ | Rosemary Uicker | 25.2 | 1,004 | |
| ✔ | Stephen McBrian | 23.2 | 926 | |
| Total votes: 3,986 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harry Bean | 19.6 | 920 |
| ✔ | | Glen Aldrich | 19.0 | 892 |
| ✔ | | Deanna Jurius | 13.9 | 650 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Mackie | 13.2 | 621 | |
| Timothy Sullivan | 12.2 | 571 | ||
| Rick Notkin | 11.7 | 550 | ||
| L. Michael Hatch | 10.3 | 485 | ||
| Total votes: 4,689 | |||
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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 George Hurt (R) and incumbent Russell Dumais (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 2 general election.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Marc Abear |
14.23% | 4,185 | |
| Republican | Glen Aldrich Incumbent |
14.75% | 4,340 | |
| Republican | Norman Silber |
13.37% | 3,933 | |
| Republican | Herb Vadney Incumbent |
13.79% | 4,057 | |
| Democratic | Johan Andersen | 9.58% | 2,817 | |
| Democratic | Lisa DiMartino | 12.93% | 3,803 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Frost | 10.67% | 3,140 | |
| Democratic | Dorothy Piquado | 10.68% | 3,143 | |
| Total Votes | 29,418 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Johan Andersen, Lisa DiMartino, Nancy Frost, and Dorothy Piquado were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 2 Democratic primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Johan Andersen | |
| Democratic | Lisa DiMartino | |
| Democratic | Nancy Frost | |
| Democratic | Dorothy Piquado | |
Marc Abear, incumbent Glen Aldrich, Norman Silber, and incumbent Herb Vadney were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 2 Republican primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 2 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Marc Abear | |
| Republican | Glen Aldrich Incumbent | |
| Republican | Norman Silber | |
| Republican | Herb Vadney Incumbent | |
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, while six candidates faced off in the Republican primary. A full list of candidates that ran in the general election can be found here.[14] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were incumbent Lisa DiMartino, Sandra Mucci, Nancy Frost and Dorothy Piquado. The Republicans participating were incumbent Herb Vadney, Glen Aldrich, Russell Dumais and George Hurt. All four Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell Dumais |
15.4% | 3,438 | |
| Republican | George Hurt |
14.8% | 3,300 | |
| Republican | Herb Vadney Incumbent |
14.5% | 3,236 | |
| Republican | Glen Aldrich |
13.8% | 3,083 | |
| Democratic | Lisa DiMartino Incumbent | 12.4% | 2,766 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Frost | 10.4% | 2,316 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Mucci | 9.8% | 2,192 | |
| Democratic | Dorothy Piquado | 9.1% | 2,025 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 22,364 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
George Hurt |
21.8% | 977 |
| Herb Vadney Incumbent |
21.5% | 963 |
| Russell Dumais |
20% | 895 |
| Glen Aldrich |
16.4% | 736 |
| L. Michael Hatch | 10.7% | 481 |
| John Hodsdon | 9.6% | 430 |
| Total Votes | 4,482 | |
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. Incumbent Colette Worsman (R), Herb Vadney (R), incumbent Bob Greemore (R) and Lisa DiMartino won election to the House in the general election on November 6. Four candidates, including incumbents Colette Worsman and Bob Greemore, advanced past the September 11 Republican primary. Four candidates advanced past the September 11 Democratic primary.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Collette Worsman Incumbent |
12.7% | 3,517 | |
| Democratic | Lisa DiMartino |
12.6% | 3,490 | |
| Republican | Herb Vadney |
12.3% | 3,410 | |
| Republican | Robert Greemore, Jr. Incumbent |
12.3% | 3,391 | |
| Republican | Kevin Leandro | 12.2% | 3,385 | |
| Democratic | Kate Miller | 12.1% | 3,351 | |
| Democratic | William Johnson | 11.6% | 3,215 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Mucci | 10.8% | 2,982 | |
| Independent | John T. O'Brien | 3.4% | 927 | |
| Total Votes | 27,668 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 raised a total of $94,177. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,385 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $8,723 | 5 | $1,745 |
| 2022 | $20,229 | 5 | $4,046 |
| 2020 | $25,876 | 6 | $4,313 |
| 2018 | $8,990 | 12 | $749 |
| 2016 | $13,311 | 8 | $1,664 |
| 2014 | $9,742 | 10 | $974 |
| 2012 | $0 | 2 | $0 |
| 2010 | $2,675 | 5 | $535 |
| 2008 | $4,631 | 4 | $1,158 |
| 2006 | $0 | 7 | $0 |
| 2004 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| Total | $94,177 | 68 | $1,385 |
See also
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire State Senate
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Constitution, "Part II, Article 3," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)
- ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 New Hampshire General Court, "HB50," accessed February 16, 2022
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "SB240," accessed February 16, 2022
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 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
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 6, 2013
