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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 23
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 is represented by Mary Ngwanda Georges (D) and Jean Jeudy (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 Hillsborough 23
until December 6, 2022
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 23 (2 seats)
Mary Ngwanda Georges and incumbent Jean Jeudy defeated Tim Peters in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Ngwanda Georges (D) | 36.4 | 1,763 |
| ✔ | Jean Jeudy (D) | 35.0 | 1,699 | |
| Tim Peters (R) | 28.6 | 1,385 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 4,849 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (2 seats)
Mary Ngwanda Georges and incumbent Jean Jeudy defeated Anthony L. Harris in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ngwanda Georges | 44.1 | 384 |
| ✔ | Jean Jeudy | 35.0 | 305 | |
| Anthony L. Harris | 20.3 | 177 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 871 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (2 seats)
Tim Peters advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tim Peters | 93.0 | 226 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.0 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 243 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patrick Long and incumbent Jean Jeudy won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Long (D) | 52.0 | 1,490 |
| ✔ | Jean Jeudy (D) | 47.3 | 1,356 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 2,865 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patrick Long and incumbent Jean Jeudy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Long | 53.3 | 339 |
| ✔ | Jean Jeudy | 46.5 | 296 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 636 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Petrigno (D) | 13.7 | 4,051 |
| ✔ |  | Bill King (R) | 13.4 | 3,954 |
| ✔ |  | Vanessa Sheehan (R) | 13.1 | 3,861 |
| ✔ |  | Maria Perez (D) | 12.9 | 3,822 |
| Michael Thornton (R) | 12.5 | 3,680 | ||
| Alexander Lloyd (D) | 11.5 | 3,408 | ||
| Herb Salmon (D) | 11.5 | 3,388 | ||
| Steve Tourangeau (R) | 11.4 | 3,372 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 29,538 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
Herb Salmon, incumbent Peter Petrigno, Maria Perez, and Alexander Lloyd advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Herb Salmon | 26.4 | 1,206 | |
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno | 26.2 | 1,196 |
| ✔ | | Maria Perez | 25.2 | 1,148 |
| ✔ | Alexander Lloyd | 22.2 | 1,011 | |
| Total votes: 4,561 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
Michael Thornton, Vanessa Sheehan, Bill King, and Steve Tourangeau advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Thornton | 27.2 | 1,132 | |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Sheehan | 25.2 | 1,049 |
| ✔ | | Bill King | 24.5 | 1,020 |
| ✔ | Steve Tourangeau | 22.6 | 942 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 4,159 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joelle Martin (D) | 14.5 | 3,310 | |
| ✔ |  | Paul Dargie (D) | 13.7 | 3,110 |
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno (D) | 13.6 | 3,106 |
| ✔ | Charlie Burns (R) | 12.1 | 2,745 | |
| John Frazier (D) | 12.0 | 2,721 | ||
| Carolyn Halstead (R) | 11.7 | 2,655 | ||
| Michael Thornton (R) | 11.2 | 2,558 | ||
| John Yule (R) | 11.2 | 2,551 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 22,760 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
Incumbent Joelle Martin, Paul Dargie, Peter Petrigno, and John Frazier advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joelle Martin | 28.4 | 1,062 | |
| ✔ | | Paul Dargie | 24.8 | 929 |
| ✔ | | Peter Petrigno | 24.5 | 918 |
| ✔ | John Frazier | 22.2 | 832 | |
| Total votes: 3,741 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 (4 seats)
Incumbent Charlie Burns, incumbent Carolyn Halstead, John Yule, and Michael Thornton advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charlie Burns | 28.0 | 781 | |
| ✔ | Carolyn Halstead | 24.9 | 693 | |
| ✔ | John Yule | 23.7 | 661 | |
| ✔ | Michael Thornton | 23.4 | 651 | |
| Total votes: 2,786 | |||
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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 Bill Goulette (R) did not seek re-election. Incumbent Shawn Sweeney (R) resigned from the state House on May 18, 2016.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 23 general election.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joelle Martin |
13.41% | 3,489 | |
| Republican | Barbara Biggie Incumbent |
13.25% | 3,448 | |
| Republican | Charlie Burns |
14.35% | 3,733 | |
| Republican | Carolyn Halstead Incumbent |
13.27% | 3,453 | |
| Democratic | Elise deMichael | 11.43% | 2,975 | |
| Democratic | Frank Emmick | 10.92% | 2,841 | |
| Democratic | Herb Salmon | 11.01% | 2,864 | |
| Republican | Michael E. Thornton | 12.37% | 3,219 | |
| Total Votes | 26,022 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Elise deMichael, Frank Emmick, Joelle Martin, and Herb Salmon were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 23 Democratic primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Elise deMichael | |
| Democratic | Frank Emmick | |
| Democratic | Joelle Martin | |
| Democratic | Herb Salmon | |
Incumbent Barbara Biggie, Charlie Burns, incumbent Carolyn Halstead, and Michael E. Thornton were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 23 Republican primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Barbara Biggie Incumbent | |
| Republican | Charlie Burns | |
| Republican | Carolyn Halstead Incumbent | |
| Republican | Michael E. Thornton | |
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. Five candidates faced off in the Democratic primary, while four candidates were unopposed in the Republican primary.[14] The general election was contested by four Democrats and four Republicans. The Democrats were Elise deMichael, Dorothy H. Lindon, Herb Salmon, and incumbent Ruth Heden. The Republicans participants were Barbara Biggie, Bill Goulette, Carolyn Halstead, and incumbent Shawn Sweeney. All four Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shawn Sweeney Incumbent |
14.2% | 2,681 | |
| Republican | Bill Goulette |
13.9% | 2,621 | |
| Republican | Carolyn Halstead |
13.8% | 2,596 | |
| Republican | Barbara Biggie |
13.7% | 2,574 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Heden Incumbent | 12.1% | 2,282 | |
| Democratic | Herb Salmon | 11.1% | 2,092 | |
| Democratic | Dorothy H. Lindon | 10.9% | 2,053 | |
| Democratic | Elise deMichael | 10.2% | 1,917 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 13 | |
| Total Votes | 18,829 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ruth Heden Incumbent |
22.7% | 333 |
| Dorothy Lindon |
21.5% | 315 |
| Elise deMichael |
22.7% | 333 |
| Herb Salmon |
19.1% | 280 |
| Mark Linn | 13.9% | 204 |
| Total Votes | 1,465 | |
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 Robert Willette (R), Shawn Sweeney (R), incumbent Stephen Palmer (R) and Ruth Heden (D) won election to the House in the general election on November 6. Four candidates, including incumbents Robert Willette and Stephen Palmer, advanced past the September 11 Republican primary. All four Democratic candidates advanced past the September 11 Democratic primary.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Willette Incumbent |
15.1% | 3,789 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Heden |
13.3% | 3,326 | |
| Republican | Shawn Sweeney |
12.7% | 3,187 | |
| Republican | Stephen Palmer Incumbent |
12.4% | 3,099 | |
| Republican | Andrew Seale | 12.2% | 3,048 | |
| Democratic | Andy Hughes | 12% | 2,997 | |
| Democratic | Roger Tilton | 11.4% | 2,845 | |
| Democratic | Herb Salmon | 11% | 2,748 | |
| Total Votes | 25,039 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Willette Incumbent |
27.1% | 876 |
| Stephen Palmer Incumbent |
21.6% | 698 |
| Shawn Sweeney |
19.5% | 629 |
| Andrew Seale |
18.4% | 594 |
| Conrad Koch, Jr. | 13.4% | 433 |
| Total Votes | 3,230 | |
Campaign contributions
From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 raised a total of $50,519. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $789 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $0 | 2 | $0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 2 | $0 |
| 2020 | $13,674 | 6 | $2,279 |
| 2018 | $19,885 | 8 | $2,486 |
| 2016 | $7,735 | 8 | $967 |
| 2014 | $8,235 | 9 | $915 |
| 2012 | $0 | 11 | $0 |
| 2010 | $990 | 5 | $198 |
| 2008 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2006 | $0 | 4 | $0 |
| 2004 | $0 | 5 | $0 |
| Total | $50,519 | 64 | $789 |
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.
