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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 is represented by Molly Howard (D).
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, 2025[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
2016 pivot county
This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties were located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. At that time, the partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[7]
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.[8] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[8] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[10]
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
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Elections
2026
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2026
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
Incumbent Molly Howard defeated Jarvis Adams in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Molly Howard (D) | 53.5 | 1,244 |
| Jarvis Adams (R) | 46.5 | 1,081 | ||
| Total votes: 2,325 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
Incumbent Molly Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Molly Howard | 99.5 | 603 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 606 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
Jarvis Adams advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jarvis Adams | 99.8 | 419 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 420 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
Molly Howard defeated Jarvis Adams in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Molly Howard (D) | 56.2 | 1,093 |
| Jarvis Adams (R) | 43.8 | 852 | ||
| Total votes: 1,945 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
Molly Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Molly Howard | 100.0 | 508 |
| Total votes: 508 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31
Jarvis Adams advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jarvis Adams | 99.2 | 352 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 355 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote (D) | 21.1 | 1,700 | |
| ✔ |  | Manny Espitia (D) | 20.7 | 1,669 |
| ✔ |  | Stacie-Marie Laughton (D) | 20.0 | 1,615 |
 | Ryan Terrell (R) | 15.2 | 1,224 | |
| Elizabeth van Twuyver (R) | 12.4 | 999 | ||
| Joost Baumeister (R) | 10.4 | 842 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 8,063 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, incumbent Manny Espitia, and Stacie-Marie Laughton defeated incumbent Fred Davis in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote | 29.0 | 307 | |
| ✔ | | Manny Espitia | 27.5 | 292 |
| ✔ | | Stacie-Marie Laughton | 23.3 | 247 |
 | Fred Davis | 19.5 | 207 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,060 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Ryan Terrell, Elizabeth van Twuyver, and Joost Baumeister advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Terrell | 39.1 | 202 |
| ✔ | Elizabeth van Twuyver | 32.0 | 165 | |
| ✔ | Joost Baumeister | 27.3 | 141 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 516 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, Manny Espitia, and Fred Davis won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote (D) | 35.5 | 1,329 | |
| ✔ | | Manny Espitia (D) | 32.6 | 1,221 |
| ✔ | | Fred Davis (D) | 31.0 | 1,160 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 3,746 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, Manny Espitia, and Fred Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote | 36.2 | 287 | |
| ✔ | | Manny Espitia | 34.2 | 271 |
| ✔ | | Fred Davis | 29.6 | 235 |
| Total votes: 793 | |||
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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 Mary Gorman (D) and incumbent Pam Brown (D) did not seek re-election.
Jessica Ayala, incumbent David Cote, and Amelia Keane defeated Kimberly Brandolini in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31 general election.[11][12]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jessica Ayala |
29.55% | 1,739 | |
| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent |
26.56% | 1,563 | |
| Democratic | Amelia Keane |
25.88% | 1,523 | |
| Republican | Kimberly Brandolini | 18.00% | 1,059 | |
| Total Votes | 5,884 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Jessica Ayala, incumbent David Cote, and Amelia Keane were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31 Democratic primary.[13][14]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jessica Ayala | |
| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Amelia Keane | |
Kimberly Brandolini ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31 Republican primary.[13][14]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kimberly Brandolini (unopposed) | |
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 Pam Brown, incumbent David Cote and incumbent Mary Gorman were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Elizabeth Van Twuyver was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brown, Cote, Gorman, Van Twuyver, write-in candidate Alicen Hogan (R) and write-in candidate Austin Hogan (R) faced off in the general election.[15] Incumbents Brown, Cote and Gorman defeated Van Twuyver, Hogan and Hogan in the general election.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent |
21.9% | 949 | |
| Democratic | Mary Gorman Incumbent |
21.9% | 948 | |
| Democratic | Pam Brown Incumbent |
20.4% | 886 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 12.8% | 554 | |
| Republican | Austin Hogan | 11.5% | 498 | |
| Republican | Alicen Hogan | 11.5% | 497 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 4,337 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014 | ||||
2013
Pam Brown (D) won election in the special election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough District 31. The seat was vacant following Stacie Laughton's (D), resignation. Laughton, the state's first openly transgender lawmaker, resigned her seat after it came out that she committed several felonies under the name of Barry Charles Laughton Jr.[17] Brown defeated Elizabeth Van Twuyver (R) in the special election, which took place on February 19, 2013.[18]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 31, General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Pam Brown |
54.9% | 203 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 45.1% | 167 | |
| Total Votes | 370 | |||
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 Mary Gorman (D), incumbent David Cote (D) and Stacie Marie Laughton (D) defeated Elizabeth Van Twuyver (R) and Richard Heitmiller (R) in the general election. Gorman, Cote and Laughton were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Van Twuyver and Heitmiller were unopposed in the Republican primary.[19][20][21]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent |
27.4% | 1,872 | |
| Democratic | Mary Gorman Incumbent |
27.5% | 1,880 | |
| Democratic | Stacie Marie Laughton |
23.3% | 1,596 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 11.1% | 759 | |
| Republican | Richard Heitmiller | 10.7% | 735 | |
| Total Votes | 6,842 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2012 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 raised a total of $17,754. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $772 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $0 | 2 | $0 |
| 2022 | $5,250 | 2 | $2,625 |
| 2020 | $10,592 | 2 | $5,296 |
| 2018 | $1,912 | 2 | $956 |
| 2016 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2014 | $0 | 6 | $0 |
| 2012 | $0 | 5 | $0 |
| Total | $17,754 | 23 | $772 |
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, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 New Hampshire General Court, "HB50," accessed February 16, 2022
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "SB240," accessed February 16, 2022
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 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
- ↑ Boston.com, " Special election requested to replace lawmaker," December 19, 2012
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, " Special Election," accessed December 21, 2012
- ↑ 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
