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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 is represented by Jonathan Smith (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 Carroll 5
until December 6, 2022
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5
starting December 7, 2022
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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 Carroll 5
Incumbent Jonathan Smith won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Smith (R) | 97.8 | 1,890 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 1,933 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5
Incumbent Jonathan Smith advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Smith | 98.8 | 425 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 430 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5
Incumbent Jonathan Smith defeated Patricia Pustell in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Smith (R) | 61.8 | 1,211 | |
| Patricia Pustell (D) | 37.9 | 743 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,958 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5
Patricia Pustell advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Pustell | 93.8 | 183 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 195 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5
Incumbent Jonathan Smith advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Smith | 96.1 | 466 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.9 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 485 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lino Avellani (R) | 21.7 | 3,797 |
| ✔ |  | Bill Nelson (R) | 21.7 | 3,793 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Smith (R) | 19.8 | 3,458 | |
| Donna Ackerman (D) | 13.3 | 2,334 | ||
| Patricia Pustell (D) | 12.1 | 2,114 | ||
| Knute Ogren (D) | 11.4 | 1,992 | ||
| Total votes: 17,488 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 (3 seats)
Donna Ackerman, Patricia Pustell, and Knute Ogren advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Ackerman | 37.3 | 670 | |
| ✔ | Patricia Pustell | 31.9 | 573 | |
| ✔ | Knute Ogren | 30.6 | 551 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,798 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent Lino Avellani, incumbent Bill Nelson, and Jonathan Smith advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lino Avellani | 36.4 | 1,033 |
| ✔ | | Bill Nelson | 34.3 | 974 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Smith | 28.4 | 806 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 2,838 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Nelson (R) | 20.3 | 2,407 |
| ✔ | | Lino Avellani (R) | 20.2 | 2,404 |
| ✔ |  | Ed Comeau (R) | 20.1 | 2,388 |
 | Theresa Swanick (D) | 13.8 | 1,642 | |
| Patricia Pustell (D) | 12.9 | 1,530 | ||
| Knute Ogren (D) | 12.7 | 1,506 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 11,878 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 (3 seats)
Theresa Swanick, Patricia Pustell, and Knute Ogren advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Swanick | 37.6 | 559 |
| ✔ | Patricia Pustell | 33.5 | 498 | |
| ✔ | Knute Ogren | 28.9 | 430 | |
| Total votes: 1,487 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent Bill Nelson, incumbent Ed Comeau, and incumbent Lino Avellani advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Nelson | 33.6 | 692 |
| ✔ | | Ed Comeau | 33.3 | 684 |
| ✔ | | Lino Avellani | 33.1 | 681 |
| Total votes: 2,057 | |||
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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.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 5 general election.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lino Avellani Incumbent |
21.87% | 2,938 | |
| Republican | Ed Comeau Incumbent |
20.50% | 2,753 | |
| Republican | Bill Nelson Incumbent |
21.61% | 2,902 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Hall | 11.92% | 1,601 | |
| Democratic | Theresa Swanick | 12.82% | 1,722 | |
| Democratic | Paul Turner | 11.28% | 1,515 | |
| Total Votes | 13,431 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Ruth Hall, Theresa Swanick, and Paul Turner were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 5 Democratic primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ruth Hall | |
| Democratic | Theresa Swanick | |
| Democratic | Paul Turner | |
Incumbent Lino Avellani, incumbent Ed Comeau, and incumbent Bill Nelson were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 5 Republican primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Lino Avellani Incumbent | |
| Republican | Ed Comeau Incumbent | |
| Republican | Bill Nelson 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. Incumbent Tom Lavender and Paul Turner were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Bill Nelson, Ed Comeau and Lino Avellani defeated Carolyn Carruth in the Republican primary. Craig Bona ran as an independent candidate. Lavender, Turner, Comeau, Nelson, Avellani and Bona faced off in the general election.[14] All three Republicans were victorious in the general election, defeating the Independent and two Democrats. Comeau, Avellani, and incumbent Nelson defeated Turner, Bona and incumbent Lavender.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Nelson Incumbent |
24.1% | 2,188 | |
| Republican | Lino Avellani |
21.9% | 1,987 | |
| Republican | Ed Comeau |
19.7% | 1,785 | |
| Democratic | Tom Lavender Incumbent | 13.7% | 1,244 | |
| Democratic | Paul Turner | 12.7% | 1,154 | |
| Independent | Craig Bona | 7.8% | 712 | |
| Total Votes | 9,071 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Nelson Incumbent |
33.7% | 775 |
| Lino Avellani | 26.4% | 607 |
| Ed Comeau | 23.5% | 542 |
| Carolyn Carruth | 16.5% | 379 |
| Total Votes | 2,303 | |
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. Bill Nelson (R), incumbent Harry Merrow (R) and Tom Lavender (D) defeated J. Lisbeth Olimpio (R) in the general election on November 6. Three candidates, including incumbent Harry Merrow, advanced past the September 11 Republican primary. Lavender was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Merrow Incumbent |
28.1% | 2,837 | |
| Republican | Bill Nelson |
26.7% | 2,694 | |
| Democratic | Tom Lavender |
23.3% | 2,353 | |
| Republican | Lisbeth Olimpio | 21.9% | 2,209 | |
| Total Votes | 10,093 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 raised a total of $36,358. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $774 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $0 | 1 | $0 |
| 2022 | $3,826 | 2 | $1,913 |
| 2020 | $5,867 | 3 | $1,956 |
| 2018 | $15,016 | 6 | $2,503 |
| 2016 | $781 | 6 | $130 |
| 2014 | $2,585 | 7 | $369 |
| 2012 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2010 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2008 | $4,868 | 4 | $1,217 |
| 2006 | $2,740 | 5 | $548 |
| 2004 | $675 | 5 | $135 |
| Total | $36,358 | 47 | $774 |
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
