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New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8
Incumbents
Assumed office: December 4, 2024
Assumed office: December 7, 2022

New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 is represented by Lisa Freeman (R) and Douglas Trottier (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 8
until December 6, 2022

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8
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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 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Douglas Trottier and Lisa Freeman defeated Sheryl Anderson and Don House in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Douglas Trottier (R)
 
31.0
 
4,569
Image of Lisa Freeman
Lisa Freeman (R)
 
30.2
 
4,445
Image of Sheryl Anderson
Sheryl Anderson (D)
 
20.5
 
3,014
Image of Don House
Don House (D)
 
18.2
 
2,680
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

Total votes: 14,718
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 (2 seats)

Sheryl Anderson and Don House advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheryl Anderson
Sheryl Anderson
 
55.2
 
760
Image of Don House
Don House
 
44.3
 
610
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
6

Total votes: 1,376
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Douglas Trottier and Lisa Freeman advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Douglas Trottier
 
52.9
 
1,239
Image of Lisa Freeman
Lisa Freeman
 
46.1
 
1,080
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
25

Total votes: 2,344
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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 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Douglas Trottier and Nikki McCarter defeated Don House and George Condodemetraky in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Douglas Trottier (R)
 
32.5
 
3,542
Image of Nikki McCarter
Nikki McCarter (R)
 
28.1
 
3,068
Image of Don House
Don House (D)
 
22.2
 
2,426
George Condodemetraky (D)
 
17.1
 
1,860
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
13

Total votes: 10,909
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 (2 seats)

Don House and George Condodemetraky advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don House
Don House
 
54.8
 
530
George Condodemetraky
 
42.7
 
413
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
24

Total votes: 967
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Douglas Trottier and Nikki McCarter advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Douglas Trottier
 
54.1
 
1,264
Image of Nikki McCarter
Nikki McCarter
 
45.3
 
1,057
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
14

Total votes: 2,335
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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 8

Incumbent Raymond Howard defeated Ruth Larson in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Raymond Howard (R)
 
61.1
 
5,441
Ruth Larson (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.9
 
3,463

Total votes: 8,904
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8

Ruth Larson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ruth Larson Candidate Connection
 
99.8
 
1,031
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
2

Total votes: 1,033
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8

Incumbent Raymond Howard advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Raymond Howard
 
99.5
 
1,730
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
9

Total votes: 1,739
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2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8

Incumbent Raymond Howard defeated Ruth Larson in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Raymond Howard (R)
 
58.5
 
3,670
Ruth Larson (D)
 
41.5
 
2,600
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1

Total votes: 6,271
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8

Ruth Larson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ruth Larson
 
100.0
 
907

Total votes: 907
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8

Incumbent Raymond Howard advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Raymond Howard
 
100.0
 
1,081

Total votes: 1,081
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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 Raymond Howard defeated Jean Henry in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 8 general election.[10][11]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Howard Incumbent 63.93% 4,831
     Democratic Jean Henry 36.07% 2,726
Total Votes 7,557
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State



Incumbent Raymond Howard ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap 8 Republican primary.[12][13]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Belknap 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Howard Incumbent (unopposed)

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. Raymond Howard defeated Elaine Swinford in the Republican primary. Peter Bolster ran as an independent candidate. Howard and Bolster faced off in the general election.[14] Republican Howard defeated Bolster in the general election, and was elected to the seat.[15]


New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Howard 59.2% 2,954
     Independent Peter Bolster 40.6% 2,025
     NA Scatter 0.2% 8
Total Votes 4,987


New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 8 District Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Howard 56.1% 819
Elaine Swinford 43.9% 641
Total Votes 1,460

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. Jane Cormier (R) defeated Roberta Smith (D) in the general election on November 6. Cormier defeated incumbent Peter Bolster in the September 11 Republican primary. Smith was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary.[16][17][18]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 8, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJane Cormier 60.1% 4,341
     Democratic Roberta Smith 39.9% 2,881
Total Votes 7,222
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 8 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJane Cormier 67.5% 1,194
Peter Bolster Incumbent 32.5% 574
Total Votes 1,768

Campaign contributions

From 2012 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 raised a total of $22,065. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,226 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $0 4 $0
2022 $5,945 4 $1,486
2020 $8,205 1 $8,205
2018 $7,915 1 $7,915
2016 $0 2 $0
2014 $0 3 $0
2012 $0 3 $0
Total $22,065 18 $1,226


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. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
  13. 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, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013
  17. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed December 6, 2013
  18. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 6, 2013


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