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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 25

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25
Incumbents
Assumed office: December 4, 2024
Assumed office: December 7, 2022

New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 is represented by Kathleen Paquette (R) and Kathy Staub (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

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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]
SalaryPer diem
$100/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

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]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8


2016 pivot county

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See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

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

See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census

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 25
until December 6, 2022

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25
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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 25 (2 seats)

Kathleen Paquette and incumbent Kathy Staub defeated Hyacinth Jean Landry in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kathleen Paquette
Kathleen Paquette (R)
 
35.7
 
1,333
Image of Kathy Staub
Kathy Staub (D)
 
33.5
 
1,252
Hyacinth Jean Landry (D)
 
30.6
 
1,143
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

Total votes: 3,732
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kathy Staub and Hyacinth Jean Landry advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kathy Staub
Kathy Staub
 
55.3
 
303
Hyacinth Jean Landry
 
44.2
 
242
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
3

Total votes: 548
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Kathleen Paquette advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kathleen Paquette
Kathleen Paquette
 
96.0
 
267
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.0
 
11

Total votes: 278
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2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Amanda Bouldin and Kathy Staub defeated Kathleen Paquette and Scott Mattiello in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Bouldin
Amanda Bouldin (D)
 
29.9
 
899
Image of Kathy Staub
Kathy Staub (D)
 
28.3
 
853
Image of Kathleen Paquette
Kathleen Paquette (R)
 
22.5
 
676
Scott Mattiello (R)
 
19.3
 
581
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1

Total votes: 3,010
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Amanda Bouldin and incumbent Andrew Kennedy (Unofficially withdrew) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Bouldin
Amanda Bouldin
 
48.0
 
172
Andrew Kennedy (Unofficially withdrew)
 
41.6
 
149
 Other/Write-in votes
 
10.3
 
37

Total votes: 358
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Scott Mattiello advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Scott Mattiello
 
90.6
 
212
 Other/Write-in votes
 
9.4
 
22

Total votes: 234
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Diane Kelley and incumbent Paul Somero defeated Laura Lynch and Elizabeth Crooker in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Diane Kelley
Diane Kelley (R)
 
30.5
 
2,420
Paul Somero (R)
 
30.3
 
2,401
Laura Lynch (D)
 
19.7
 
1,563
Elizabeth Crooker (D)
 
19.4
 
1,536
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 7,928
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Laura Lynch and Elizabeth Crooker advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Laura Lynch
 
54.9
 
519
Elizabeth Crooker
 
44.4
 
420
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
7

Total votes: 946
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Somero and Diane Kelley advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Paul Somero
 
51.1
 
881
Image of Diane Kelley
Diane Kelley
 
47.3
 
815
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
27

Total votes: 1,723
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2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Somero and Tim Merlino defeated Laura Lynch and Lisa Beaudoin in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Paul Somero (R)
 
31.8
 
1,906
Image of Tim Merlino
Tim Merlino (R)
 
30.9
 
1,850
Laura Lynch (D)
 
18.8
 
1,128
Lisa Beaudoin (D)
 
18.5
 
1,106
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

Total votes: 5,992
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Laura Lynch and Lisa Beaudoin advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Laura Lynch
 
53.4
 
428
Lisa Beaudoin
 
46.6
 
373

Total votes: 801
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Somero and Tim Merlino advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Paul Somero
 
61.9
 
534
Image of Tim Merlino
Tim Merlino
 
38.1
 
329

Total votes: 863
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2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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 James Coffey (R) and incumbent Jim Parison (R) did not seek re-election.

Craig Moore and Paul Somero defeated Lisa Beaudoin and Laura Lynch in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 25 general election.[11][12]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 25 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Moore 29.82% 2,054
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Paul Somero 32.01% 2,205
     Democratic Lisa Beaudoin 20.86% 1,437
     Democratic Laura Lynch 17.31% 1,192
Total Votes 6,888
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Lisa Beaudoin ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 25 Democratic primary.[13][14]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 25 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Beaudoin  (unopposed)


Craig Moore and Paul Somero were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 25 Republican primary.[13][14]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 25 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Moore
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Paul Somero

2014

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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 James Coffey and incumbent Jim Parison were unopposed in the Republican primary. Coffey and Parison were unchallenged in the general election.[15]

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbents Jim Parison (R) and James Coffey (R) defeated incumbent Jennifer Daler (D) and Mary Beth Ayvazian (D) in the general election. Parison and Coffey were unopposed in the Republican primary. Daler and Ayvazian were unopposed in the Democratic primary.[16][17][18]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 25, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJames Coffey Incumbent 31.4% 2,012
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Parison Incumbent 29% 1,862
     Democratic Jennifer Daler Incumbent 23.1% 1,483
     Democratic Mary Beth Ayvazian 16.5% 1,060
Total Votes 6,417

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 raised a total of $12,302. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $267 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $0 3 $0
2022 $994 5 $199
2020 $545 1 $545
2018 $3,626 4 $907
2016 $0 4 $0
2014 $0 2 $0
2012 $0 7 $0
2010 $2,517 6 $420
2008 $2,674 6 $446
2006 $945 5 $189
2004 $1,000 3 $333
Total $12,302 46 $267


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. New Hampshire Constitution, "Part II, Article 3," accessed February 10, 2021
  2. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed May 23, 2025
  3. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  4. State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)
  5. State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)
  6. New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
  7. The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 New Hampshire General Court, "HB50," accessed February 16, 2022
  9. New Hampshire General Court, "SB240," accessed February 16, 2022
  10. 10.0 10.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
  11. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
  12. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
  13. 13.0 13.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
  14. 14.0 14.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
  15. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
  16. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013
  17. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed December 6, 2013
  18. New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 6, 2013


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