New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 is represented by Jessica Grill (D) and Steven Kesselring (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 Hillsborough 18
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18
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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 Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jessica Grill and Steven Kesselring defeated incumbent Juliet Smith and Juliet Belle DiPietro in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Grill (D) | 27.6 | 2,296 |
| ✔ |  | Steven Kesselring (R) | 24.6 | 2,050 |
 | Juliet Smith (D) | 24.5 | 2,041 | |
| Juliet Belle DiPietro (R) | 23.2 | 1,934 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 8,324 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jessica Grill and incumbent Juliet Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Grill | 54.5 | 582 |
| ✔ | | Juliet Smith | 45.2 | 483 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 1,068 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Steven Kesselring and Juliet Belle DiPietro advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Kesselring | 52.9 | 521 |
| ✔ | Juliet Belle DiPietro | 46.6 | 459 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 984 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Jessica Grill and Juliet Smith defeated incumbent Dick Marston and Matt Whitlock in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Grill (D) | 28.0 | 1,719 |
| ✔ | | Juliet Smith (D) | 27.1 | 1,665 |
 | Dick Marston (R) | 23.7 | 1,458 | |
| Matt Whitlock (R) | 21.1 | 1,295 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 6,143 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Jessica Grill and Juliet Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Grill | 53.8 | 427 |
| ✔ | | Juliet Smith | 45.8 | 364 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 794 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Matt Whitlock and incumbent Dick Marston advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Whitlock | 51.3 | 334 | |
| ✔ | | Dick Marston | 47.3 | 308 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 651 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Willis Griffith defeated Brian Chicoine and Brittany LeClear-Ping in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Cornell (D) | 32.2 | 1,985 |
| ✔ | Willis Griffith (D) | 27.1 | 1,670 | |
| Brian Chicoine (R) | 20.5 | 1,263 | ||
 | Brittany LeClear-Ping (R) | 20.2 | 1,248 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,167 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Willis Griffith defeated Sara Lachance, Chloe Sowers, and Matthew Ping in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Cornell | 36.6 | 326 |
| ✔ | Willis Griffith | 24.0 | 214 | |
| Sara Lachance | 21.8 | 194 | ||
 | Chloe Sowers | 10.6 | 94 | |
| Matthew Ping | 6.9 | 61 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 890 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Brian Chicoine and Brittany LeClear-Ping advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Chicoine | 55.7 | 305 | |
| ✔ | | Brittany LeClear-Ping | 42.9 | 235 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 548 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and Willis Griffith defeated Brittany LeClear-Ping and Joshua Holmes in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Cornell (D) | 31.3 | 1,260 |
| ✔ | Willis Griffith (D) | 27.9 | 1,121 | |
| Brittany LeClear-Ping (R) | 20.4 | 822 | |
| Joshua Holmes (R) | 20.3 | 817 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 4,021 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and Willis Griffith defeated Matthew Ping in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Cornell | 51.2 | 397 |
| ✔ | Willis Griffith | 31.7 | 246 | |
| Matthew Ping | 17.1 | 133 | ||
| Total votes: 776 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 (2 seats)
Joshua Holmes and Brittany LeClear-Ping advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joshua Holmes | 54.8 | 230 | |
| ✔ | | Brittany LeClear-Ping | 45.2 | 190 |
| Total votes: 420 | |||
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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 Patricia Cornell and incumbent Armand D. Forest defeated Albert Evarts and Jordan B. Gamache in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18 general election.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 18 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Patricia Cornell Incumbent |
31.49% | 1,597 | |
| Democratic | Armand D. Forest Incumbent |
25.02% | 1,269 | |
| Republican | Albert Evarts | 19.70% | 999 | |
| Republican | Jordan B. Gamache | 23.78% | 1,206 | |
| Total Votes | 5,071 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Patricia Cornell and incumbent Armand D. Forest defeated Jared Dubravsky and Matthew Ping in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18 Democratic primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 18 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patricia Cornell Incumbent |
45.97% | 234 | |
| Democratic | Armand D. Forest Incumbent |
31.63% | 161 | |
| Democratic | Jared Dubravsky | 9.04% | 46 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Ping | 13.36% | 68 | |
| Total Votes | 509 | |||
Albert Evarts and Jordan B. Gamache were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 18 Republican primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 18 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Albert Evarts | |
| Republican | Jordan B. Gamache | |
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. Patricia Cornell and Armand D. Forest were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Emily Sandblade and Jordan B. Gamache were unopposed in the Republican primary. Cornell, Forest, Sandblade and Gamache faced off in the general election.[14] The two Democratic challengers Cornell and Forest defeated Gamache and incumbent Sandblade in the general election.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia Cornell |
26.2% | 796 | |
| Democratic | Armand D. Forest |
26% | 789 | |
| Republican | Emily Sandblade Incumbent | 24.1% | 731 | |
| Republican | Jordan B. Gamache | 23.3% | 708 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.3% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 3,034 | |||
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. Joel Winters (D) and Emily Sandblade (R) defeated Ron Sample (D) and Joshua Holmes (R) in the general election. Winters and Sample were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sandblade and Holmes were unopposed in the Republican primary.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joel Winters |
29.6% | 1,402 | |
| Republican | Emily Sandblade |
26.4% | 1,250 | |
| Democratic | Ron Sample | 24.6% | 1,163 | |
| Republican | Joshua Holmes | 19.4% | 917 | |
| Total Votes | 4,732 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 raised a total of $40,485. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $431 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $1,658 | 4 | $415 |
| 2022 | $7,344 | 4 | $1,836 |
| 2020 | $5,193 | 4 | $1,298 |
| 2018 | $5,072 | 5 | $1,014 |
| 2016 | $1,500 | 6 | $250 |
| 2014 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2012 | $0 | 9 | $0 |
| 2010 | $5,315 | 11 | $483 |
| 2008 | $7,025 | 14 | $502 |
| 2006 | $3,315 | 13 | $255 |
| 2004 | $4,062 | 20 | $203 |
| Total | $40,485 | 94 | $431 |
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.[19]
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
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
