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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 is represented by Jennifer Mandelbaum (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] | |
|---|---|
| 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 Rockingham 21
until December 6, 2022
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21
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Elections
2024
Regular election
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21
Incumbent Jennifer Mandelbaum won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) | 98.8 | 2,576 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 2,608 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21
Incumbent Jennifer Mandelbaum advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Mandelbaum | 99.8 | 618 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 619 | |||
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Special election
A special election for New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 was called for March 12, 2024. A primary took place on January 23, 2024. The candidate filing deadline was December 29, 2023.[10]
The seat became vacant after incumbent Robin Vogt (D) resigned on December 1, 2023. Vogt resigned after he moved out of the district.[11]
General election
Special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21
Jennifer Mandelbaum defeated Carol Bush in the special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on March 12, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) | 63.0 | 417 |
| Carol Bush (R) | 37.0 | 245 | ||
| Total votes: 662 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21
Jennifer Mandelbaum defeated Jacqueline Cali-Pitts in the special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on January 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Mandelbaum | 60.8 | 392 |
| Jacqueline Cali-Pitts | 39.2 | 253 | ||
| Total votes: 645 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21
Robin Vogt won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robin Vogt (D) | 99.4 | 1,980 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 1,991 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21
Robin Vogt defeated incumbent Jacqueline Cali-Pitts in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Vogt | 50.7 | 274 |
| Jacqueline Cali-Pitts | 49.1 | 265 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 540 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Edgar (D) | 13.0 | 5,106 |
| ✔ |  | Tracy Emerick (R) | 13.0 | 5,086 |
| ✔ |  | Tom Loughman (D) | 13.0 | 5,085 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Cushing (D) | 12.9 | 5,072 |
 | Katherine Harake (D) | 12.6 | 4,948 | |
| Ken Sheffert (R) | 11.8 | 4,649 | ||
| David Hagen (R) | 11.8 | 4,643 | ||
| Sharleene Hurst (R) | 11.8 | 4,625 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 39,244 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Katherine Harake, incumbent Robert Cushing, incumbent Michael Edgar, and incumbent Tom Loughman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Harake | 25.7 | 1,597 |
| ✔ | | Robert Cushing | 25.0 | 1,552 |
| ✔ | | Michael Edgar | 24.9 | 1,543 |
| ✔ | | Tom Loughman | 24.3 | 1,509 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 6,206 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Tracy Emerick, Ken Sheffert, David Hagen, and Sharleene Hurst advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracy Emerick | 27.2 | 1,264 |
| ✔ | Ken Sheffert | 24.8 | 1,153 | |
| ✔ | David Hagen | 24.8 | 1,151 | |
| ✔ | Sharleene Hurst | 23.2 | 1,076 | |
| Total votes: 4,644 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Edgar (D) | 13.7 | 4,028 |
| ✔ | | Robert Cushing (D) | 13.7 | 4,027 |
| ✔ | | Tom Loughman (D) | 13.6 | 3,999 |
| ✔ | Patricia Bushway (D) | 13.3 | 3,907 | |
| Philip Bean (R) | 12.0 | 3,541 | ||
| Michelle Zaino (R) | 11.9 | 3,493 | ||
| Tracy Emerick (R) | 11.2 | 3,306 | |
| Sharleene Hurst (R) | 10.5 | 3,089 | ||
| Total votes: 29,390 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Patricia Bushway, incumbent Robert Cushing, incumbent Michael Edgar, and Tom Loughman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Bushway | 25.8 | 1,179 | |
| ✔ | | Robert Cushing | 25.6 | 1,172 |
| ✔ | | Michael Edgar | 24.6 | 1,123 |
| ✔ | | Tom Loughman | 24.0 | 1,100 |
| Total votes: 4,574 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 (4 seats)
Michelle Zaino, incumbent Tracy Emerick, incumbent Philip Bean, and Sharleene Hurst defeated Mark Weatherby in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Zaino | 23.6 | 819 | |
| ✔ | | Tracy Emerick | 21.4 | 743 |
| ✔ | Philip Bean | 19.6 | 682 | |
| ✔ | Sharleene Hurst | 17.9 | 622 | |
| Mark Weatherby | 17.5 | 609 | ||
| Total votes: 3,475 | |||
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2016
General election
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 Frederick Rice (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 general election.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robert Cushing Incumbent |
13.25% | 4,256 | |
| Democratic | Mike Edgar Incumbent |
13.03% | 4,186 | |
| Republican | Philip W. Bean |
13.78% | 4,427 | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick Incumbent |
12.98% | 4,170 | |
| Democratic | Graham Bunce | 11.55% | 3,709 | |
| Democratic | Dick Desrosiers | 11.94% | 3,837 | |
| Republican | Sharleene Page Hurst | 11.72% | 3,766 | |
| Republican | Ken Sheffert | 11.75% | 3,773 | |
| Total Votes | 32,124 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Graham Bunce, incumbent Robert Cushing, Dick Desrosiers, and incumbent Mike Edgar were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 Democratic primary.[14][15]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Graham Bunce | |
| Democratic | Robert Cushing Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Dick Desrosiers | |
| Democratic | Mike Edgar Incumbent | |
Philip W. Bean, incumbent Tracy Emerick, Sharleene Page Hurst, and Ken Sheffert were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 Republican primary.[14][15]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Philip W. Bean | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick Incumbent | |
| Republican | Sharleene Page Hurst | |
| Republican | Ken Sheffert | |
Special election
A special election for the position of New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 21 was called for March 8.[16]
The seat was vacant following David Wood's (R) resignation in December 2015.[17]
Mike Edgar (D) defeated Ken Sheffert (R) and Phil Bean (I) in the special election.[18][16][19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Edgar |
39.9% | 1,467 | |
| Independent | Phil Bean | 30.9% | 1,134 | |
| Republican | Ken Sheffert | 29.2% | 1,074 | |
| Total Votes | 3,675 | |||
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, and four candidates were unopposed in the Republican primary.[20] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were Robert Cushing, Frank D. DeLuca, Michael Edgar, and George D. Harvey. The Republicans participants were Tracy Emerick, Frederick Rice, Ken Sheffert, and David Wood. The initial vote count following the general election triggered a mandatory re-count that took place on Thursday, November 13, 2014.[21] Cushing, Emerick, Rice, and Wood defeated DeLuca, Edgar, Harvey and Sheffert in the general election.[22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederick Rice Incumbent |
15.2% | 3,676 | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick Incumbent |
14.6% | 3,513 | |
| Republican | David Wood |
13% | 3,125 | |
| Democratic | Robert Cushing Incumbent |
12.6% | 3,029 | |
| Republican | Ken Sheffert | 12.5% | 3,025 | |
| Democratic | Frank D. DeLuca | 11.5% | 2,776 | |
| Democratic | Michael Edgar | 10.9% | 2,635 | |
| Democratic | George D. Harvey | 9.7% | 2,347 | |
| Total Votes | 24,126 | |||
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 Frederick Rice (R), Chris Muns (D), Tracy Emerick (R) and Robert Cushing (D) defeated Dick Desrosiers (D), Mike Edgar (D), Joseph Korowski (R) and Kenneth Sheffert (R) in the general election. All candidates were unopposed in the September 11 primary elections.[23][24][25]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Muns |
14.1% | 4,396 | |
| Republican | Frederick Rice Incumbent |
13.4% | 4,194 | |
| Democratic | Robert Cushing, Jr. |
13.3% | 4,156 | |
| Republican | Tracy Emerick |
12.8% | 3,990 | |
| Democratic | Dick Desrosiers | 12.4% | 3,865 | |
| Democratic | Mike Edgar | 12.1% | 3,767 | |
| Republican | Joseph Korowski | 11% | 3,415 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Sheffert Incumbent | 10.9% | 3,403 | |
| Total Votes | 31,186 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2012 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 raised a total of $74,375. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,730 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2022 | $1,819 | 2 | $910 |
| 2020 | $26,476 | 4 | $6,619 |
| 2018 | $38,516 | 9 | $4,280 |
| 2016 | $680 | 8 | $85 |
| 2014 | $6,884 | 8 | $861 |
| 2012 | $0 | 8 | $0 |
| Total | $74,375 | 43 | $1,730 |
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, "2024 Special Elections, Rockingham County District 21," accessed January 3, 2024
- ↑ Seacostonline, "Portsmouth-Newington NH House rep. resigns, cites move to Durham," accessed January 3, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 seacoastonline.com, "No contest primary for House seat draws 341 voters," accessed February 26, 2016
- ↑ seacoastonline.com, "Wood resigns from Hampton N.H. House seat," December 7, 2015
- ↑ Patch.com, "Hampton, North Hampton Town Election Results," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Rockingham County District No. 21 (Hampton)," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "RECOUNTS - General Election – November 4, 2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 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
