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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 36
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 is represented by Diane Pauer (R) and John W. Suiter (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 36
until December 6, 2022
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36
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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 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diane Pauer and John W. Suiter defeated Peter Cook and Carol Schreck in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diane Pauer (R) | 28.0 | 2,856 |
| ✔ |  | John W. Suiter (R) | 26.3 | 2,690 |
| Peter Cook (D) | 23.6 | 2,409 | ||
 | Carol Schreck (D) | 22.1 | 2,257 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 10,214 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (2 seats)
Peter Cook and Carol Schreck advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Cook | 52.1 | 623 | |
| ✔ | | Carol Schreck | 47.7 | 571 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,196 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diane Pauer and John W. Suiter advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Pauer | 50.6 | 739 |
| ✔ | | John W. Suiter | 48.9 | 715 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,461 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diane Pauer and incumbent John Lewicke defeated Brendan Denehy and Brian Rater in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Pauer (R) | 27.0 | 2,210 |
| ✔ |  | John Lewicke (R) | 26.2 | 2,141 |
| Brendan Denehy (D) | 23.7 | 1,938 | ||
| Brian Rater (D) | 23.1 | 1,895 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 8,186 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (2 seats)
Brendan Denehy and Brian Rater advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brendan Denehy | 50.4 | 432 | |
| ✔ | Brian Rater | 49.5 | 424 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 857 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diane Pauer and incumbent John Lewicke advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Pauer | 52.0 | 663 |
| ✔ | | John Lewicke | 47.4 | 604 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,274 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael O'Brien Sr. (D) | 18.8 | 2,761 |
| ✔ | Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) | 18.5 | 2,708 | |
| ✔ | Martin Jack (D) | 17.9 | 2,625 | |
 | William O'Brien (R) | 15.6 | 2,284 | |
 | Bill Ohm (R) | 15.0 | 2,197 | |
| Tyler Gouveia (R) | 14.1 | 2,069 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 14,649 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (3 seats)
Incumbent Linda Harriott-Gathright, incumbent Michael O'Brien Sr., and incumbent Martin Jack advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Harriott-Gathright | 35.0 | 726 | |
| ✔ | | Michael O'Brien Sr. | 33.6 | 697 |
| ✔ | Martin Jack | 30.7 | 636 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 2,074 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (3 seats)
Bill Ohm, William O'Brien, and Tyler Gouveia defeated Paula Desjardins in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Ohm | 28.1 | 528 |
| ✔ | | William O'Brien | 26.7 | 502 |
| ✔ | Tyler Gouveia | 24.1 | 453 | |
| Paula Desjardins | 20.9 | 393 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 1,879 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael O'Brien Sr. (D) | 19.8 | 2,100 |
| ✔ | Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) | 19.6 | 2,077 | |
| ✔ | Martin Jack (D) | 19.3 | 2,039 | |
| Bill Ohm (R) | 15.1 | 1,597 | |
| Paula Moran (R) | 13.9 | 1,471 | ||
| Iang Jeon (R) | 12.2 | 1,292 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 10,583 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (3 seats)
Linda Harriott-Gathright, incumbent Michael O'Brien Sr., and incumbent Martin Jack advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Harriott-Gathright | 35.0 | 536 | |
| ✔ | | Michael O'Brien Sr. | 32.6 | 499 |
| ✔ | Martin Jack | 32.4 | 496 | |
| Total votes: 1,531 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 (3 seats)
Incumbent Bill Ohm, Paula Moran, and Iang Jeon advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Ohm | 39.0 | 442 |
| ✔ | Paula Moran | 33.4 | 378 | |
| ✔ | Iang Jeon | 27.6 | 313 | |
| Total votes: 1,133 | |||
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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 Martin Jack, incumbent Michael O'Brien, and incumbent Bill Ohm defeated Linda Harriott-Gathright and Kevin Brown in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 36 general election.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Martin Jack Incumbent |
19.77% | 2,184 | |
| Democratic | Michael O'Brien Incumbent |
22.59% | 2,496 | |
| Republican | Bill Ohm Incumbent |
20.34% | 2,247 | |
| Democratic | Linda Harriott-Gathright | 19.30% | 2,132 | |
| Republican | Kevin Brown | 18.00% | 1,989 | |
| Total Votes | 11,048 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Linda Harriott-Gathright, incumbent Martin Jack, and incumbent Michael O'Brien defeated Dave Robbins in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 36 Democratic primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 36 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Linda Harriott-Gathright |
26.72% | 256 | |
| Democratic | Martin Jack Incumbent |
26.83% | 257 | |
| Democratic | Michael O'Brien Incumbent |
32.78% | 314 | |
| Democratic | Dave Robbins | 13.67% | 131 | |
| Total Votes | 958 | |||
Joseph Krasucki and incumbent Bill Ohm were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 36 Republican primary.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 36 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Joseph Krasucki | |
| Republican | Bill Ohm Incumbent | |
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 Linda Harriott-Gathright, incumbent Martin Jack and incumbent Michael O'Brien were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Willard L. Brown, Joseph Krasucki and Bill Ohm defeated Barbie Mahoney and Paul Pakenham in the Republican primary. Harriott-Gathright, Jack, O'Brien, Brown, Krasucki and Ohm faced off in the general election.[14] Ohm, incumbent Jack, and incumbent O'Brien defeated Krasucki, Brown, and incumbent Harriott-Gathright in the general election.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Ohm |
18.2% | 1,532 | |
| Democratic | Michael O'Brien Incumbent |
18% | 1,509 | |
| Democratic | Martin Jack Incumbent |
16.8% | 1,415 | |
| Republican | Joseph F. Krasucki | 15.9% | 1,333 | |
| Democratic | Linda Harriott-Gathright Incumbent | 15.8% | 1,330 | |
| Republican | Will Brown | 15.1% | 1,272 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 8,402 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Ohm |
34.4% | 394 |
| Joseph Krasucki |
21.1% | 242 |
| Will Brown |
18.8% | 216 |
| Barbie Mahoney | 14.8% | 170 |
| Paul Pakenham | 10.9% | 125 |
| Total Votes | 1,147 | |
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. Michael O'Brien (D), Martin Jack (D) and Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) defeated Willard L. Brown (R), incumbent Bill Ohm (R) and incumbent David Robbins (R) in the general election. All three Democratic candidates advanced past the September 11 Democratic primary. All three Republican candidates advanced past the September 11 Republican primary.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael O'Brien |
19.8% | 2,352 | |
| Democratic | Linda Harriott-Gathright |
17.4% | 2,075 | |
| Democratic | Martin Jack |
17.3% | 2,063 | |
| Republican | Bill Ohm Incumbent | 16.8% | 2,002 | |
| Republican | David Robbins Incumbent | 14.6% | 1,744 | |
| Republican | Willard Brown | 14% | 1,671 | |
| Total Votes | 11,907 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2012 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 raised a total of $33,635. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $989 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $4,924 | 4 | $1,231 |
| 2022 | $2,036 | 4 | $509 |
| 2020 | $24,381 | 2 | $12,190 |
| 2018 | $602 | 4 | $151 |
| 2016 | $0 | 6 | $0 |
| 2014 | $1,140 | 8 | $143 |
| 2012 | $552 | 6 | $92 |
| Total | $33,635 | 34 | $989 |
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.
