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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 is represented by Merryl Gibbs (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, 2024[3] | |
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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 Merrimack 23
until December 6, 2022
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
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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 Merrimack 23
Incumbent Merryl Gibbs defeated Andrew Georgevits in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Merryl Gibbs (D) | 53.0 | 1,099 | |
Andrew Georgevits (R) | 47.0 | 974 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 |
Total votes: 2,074 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Incumbent Merryl Gibbs advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Merryl Gibbs | 99.6 | 448 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 2 |
Total votes: 450 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Andrew Georgevits advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Georgevits | 99.5 | 207 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 |
Total votes: 208 | ||||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Merryl Gibbs defeated Andrew Georgevits in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Merryl Gibbs (D) | 59.3 | 911 | |
Andrew Georgevits (R) | 40.7 | 625 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 |
Total votes: 1,537 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Merryl Gibbs advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Merryl Gibbs | 99.7 | 295 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1 |
Total votes: 296 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Andrew Georgevits advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Georgevits | 97.2 | 176 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 5 |
Total votes: 181 | ||||
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2021
General election
Special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Muriel Hall defeated Christopher Lins in the special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall (D) | 57.9 | 1,912 |
Christopher Lins (R) | 42.1 | 1,393 |
Total votes: 3,305 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Muriel Hall advanced from the special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on April 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Muriel Hall | 100.0 | 350 |
Total votes: 350 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23
Christopher Lins defeated John Martin in the special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on April 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Christopher Lins | 73.9 | 210 | |
![]() | John Martin | 26.1 | 74 |
Total votes: 284 | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz (D) | 17.9 | 3,670 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods (D) | 17.8 | 3,648 |
✔ | Samantha Fox (D) | 17.2 | 3,526 | |
![]() | John Martin (R) | 16.1 | 3,292 | |
![]() | Ray Plante (R) ![]() | 15.9 | 3,255 | |
Mariya Markova (R) | 15.0 | 3,063 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 9 |
Total votes: 20,463 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Incumbent Mary Beth Walz, incumbent Samantha Fox, and incumbent Gary Woods defeated Sally Wuellenweber in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz | 32.4 | 1,368 | |
✔ | Samantha Fox | 26.8 | 1,130 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods | 26.4 | 1,116 |
Sally Wuellenweber | 14.3 | 605 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 |
Total votes: 4,223 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
John Martin, Ray Plante, and Mariya Markova advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Martin | 35.3 | 1,079 |
✔ | ![]() | Ray Plante ![]() | 34.6 | 1,056 |
✔ | Mariya Markova | 29.6 | 904 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 15 |
Total votes: 3,054 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz (D) | 18.7 | 2,997 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods (D) | 18.4 | 2,945 |
✔ | Samantha Fox (D) | 17.6 | 2,812 | |
![]() | Richard Johnson (R) ![]() | 16.0 | 2,559 | |
![]() | John Martin (R) ![]() | 14.7 | 2,346 | |
Paul Brassard (R) | 14.6 | 2,342 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 |
Total votes: 16,009 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Incumbent Mary Beth Walz, Samantha Fox, and Gary Woods defeated Bill Knapp in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Beth Walz | 34.2 | 1,169 | |
✔ | Samantha Fox | 28.8 | 985 | |
✔ | ![]() | Gary Woods | 27.5 | 941 |
Bill Knapp | 9.6 | 327 |
Total votes: 3,422 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 (3 seats)
Richard Johnson, John Martin, and Paul Brassard defeated Christopher Fox and Philip Kwiatkowski in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Johnson ![]() | 30.6 | 776 |
✔ | ![]() | John Martin ![]() | 26.2 | 664 |
✔ | Paul Brassard | 14.4 | 366 | |
Christopher Fox | 14.4 | 366 | ||
Philip Kwiatkowski | 14.3 | 363 |
Total votes: 2,535 | ||||
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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 Merrimack 23 general election.[10][11]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
17.68% | 3,156 | |
Republican | ![]() |
17.95% | 3,203 | |
Republican | ![]() |
16.80% | 2,999 | |
Republican | John F. Martin Incumbent | 16.77% | 2,993 | |
Democratic | Michael S. Kaminski | 15.76% | 2,813 | |
Democratic | Dennis D'Ovidio | 15.03% | 2,682 | |
Total Votes | 17,846 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
Dennis D'Ovidio, Michael S. Kaminski, and Mary Beth Walz defeated Billy Knapp in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 Democratic primary.[12][13]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
26.43% | 609 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
25.22% | 581 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
36.59% | 843 | |
Democratic | Billy Knapp | 11.76% | 271 | |
Total Votes | 2,304 |
Incumbent J.R. Hoell, incumbent Bill Kuch, and incumbent John F. Martin defeated Paul Brassard and Betsey Patten in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 23 Republican primary.[12][13]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
25.26% | 784 | |
Republican | ![]() |
24.52% | 761 | |
Republican | ![]() |
21.97% | 682 | |
Republican | Paul Brassard | 10.63% | 330 | |
Republican | Betsey Patten | 17.62% | 547 | |
Total Votes | 3,104 |
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. Anne P. Baier, Dennis D'Ovidio and Robert E. Martel were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent J.R. Hoell, Bill Kuch and John F. Martin defeated Paul Brassard in the Republican primary. Baier, D'Ovidio, Martel, Hoell, Kuch and Martin faced off in the general election.[14] The Republicans swept the contest, with Kuch, Martin and incumbent Hoell defeating Baier, D'Ovidio, and Martel in the general election.[15]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
17.6% | 2,469 | |
Republican | ![]() |
17.4% | 2,450 | |
Republican | ![]() |
17.4% | 2,442 | |
Democratic | Anne P. Baier | 16.7% | 2,352 | |
Democratic | Dennis D'Ovidio | 15.5% | 2,176 | |
Democratic | Robert E. Martel | 15.3% | 2,153 | |
NA | Scatter | 0% | 7 | |
Total Votes | 14,049 |
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. Mary Beth Walz (D), incumbent J.R. Hoell (R) and Chris Andrews (D) defeated Robert E. Martel (D), Jack Finan (R) and John F. Martin (R) in the general election. All candidates were unopposed in the September 11 primary elections.[16][17][18]
Campaign contributions
From 2012 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 raised a total of $84,200. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $2,105 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 | |||
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Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
2024 | $0 | 2 | $0 |
2022 | $1,500 | 2 | $750 |
2021 | $30,989 | 3 | $10,330 |
2020 | $5,293 | 2 | $2,647 |
2018 | $15,484 | 9 | $1,720 |
2016 | $16,288 | 9 | $1,810 |
2014 | $14,646 | 7 | $2,092 |
2012 | $0 | 6 | $0 |
Total | $84,200 | 40 | $2,105 |
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