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New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 24
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 is represented by Matthew Hicks (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 Merrimack 24
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
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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 Merrimack 24
Incumbent Matthew Hicks defeated Thom Bloomquist in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Hicks (D) | 60.5 | 1,786 |
 | Thom Bloomquist (R)  | 39.5 | 1,166 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 2,953 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Incumbent Matthew Hicks advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Hicks | 99.4 | 793 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 798 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Thom Bloomquist advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thom Bloomquist | 99.5 | 399 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 401 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Matthew Hicks defeated John Cate in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Hicks (D) | 63.9 | 1,545 |
| John Cate (R) | 36.0 | 871 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,418 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Matthew Hicks advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Hicks | 100.0 | 551 |
| Total votes: 551 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
John Cate advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cate | 98.1 | 357 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 364 | |||
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2020
Regular election
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh (R) | 16.1 | 4,331 | |
| ✔ |  | John Leavitt (R) | 15.5 | 4,154 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Yakubovich (R) | 15.3 | 4,109 |
| ✔ |  | Stephen Boyd (R) | 15.2 | 4,085 |
 | Kathleen Martins (D) | 14.6 | 3,915 | |
 | Harry Kozlowski (D) | 12.2 | 3,269 | |
| Madalasa Gurung (D) | 11.1 | 2,985 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 26,874 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 (4 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen Martins, Harry Kozlowski, and Madalasa Gurung advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Martins | 37.7 | 923 |
| ✔ | | Harry Kozlowski | 30.9 | 755 |
| ✔ | Madalasa Gurung | 29.8 | 728 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 2,446 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 (4 seats)
Incumbent Thomas Walsh, John Leavitt, incumbent Michael Yakubovich, and Stephen Boyd advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh | 26.5 | 1,115 | |
| ✔ | | John Leavitt | 24.8 | 1,041 |
| ✔ | | Michael Yakubovich | 24.5 | 1,029 |
| ✔ | | Stephen Boyd | 23.9 | 1,006 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 4,202 | |||
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Special election
A special election for the Merrimack 24 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place on March 10, 2020. A primary was held on January 21, 2020. The filing deadline for candidates was December 27, 2019.[10]
The seat became vacant on December 13, 2019, when Dick Marple (R) passed away.[11]
General election
Special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Kathleen Martins defeated Elliot Axelman in the special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on March 10, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Martins (D) | 51.0 | 1,000 |
 | Elliot Axelman (R) | 49.0 | 961 | |
| Total votes: 1,961 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Kathleen Martins advanced from the special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on January 21, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Martins | 100.0 | 66 |
| Total votes: 66 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24
Elliot Axelman defeated John Leavitt and David Ross in the special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on January 21, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elliot Axelman | 61.2 | 341 |
| John Leavitt | 20.6 | 115 | |
| David Ross | 18.1 | 101 | ||
| Total votes: 557 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh (R) | 14.2 | 2,998 | |
| ✔ | Frank Kotowski (R) | 13.8 | 2,904 | |
| ✔ | | Michael Yakubovich (R) | 13.5 | 2,839 |
| ✔ | Dick Marple (R) | 12.5 | 2,644 | |
| Kathleen Martins (D) | 12.0 | 2,531 | |
| Harry Kozlowski (D) | 11.7 | 2,479 | |
| Marcy Rothenberg (D) | 11.4 | 2,404 | ||
| Madalasa Gurung (D) | 10.9 | 2,295 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 21,100 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 (4 seats)
Kathleen Martins, Harry Kozlowski, Marcy Rothenberg, and Madalasa Gurung advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Martins | 26.9 | 886 |
| ✔ | | Harry Kozlowski | 25.0 | 824 |
| ✔ | Marcy Rothenberg | 25.0 | 823 | |
| ✔ | Madalasa Gurung | 23.2 | 765 | |
| Total votes: 3,298 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Yakubovich | 19.9 | 728 |
| ✔ | Frank Kotowski | 19.4 | 710 | |
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh | 17.8 | 650 | |
| ✔ | Dick Marple | 17.0 | 621 | |
| John Leavitt | 13.8 | 504 | |
| William Nickerson | 7.8 | 287 | ||
| Allan Whatley | 4.3 | 159 | ||
| Total votes: 3,659 | |||
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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 David Hess (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 24 general election.[12][13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Frank Kotowski Incumbent |
16.75% | 3,779 | |
| Republican | John A. Leavitt |
16.57% | 3,739 | |
| Republican | Dick Marple Incumbent |
14.33% | 3,232 | |
| Republican | Thomas Walsh Incumbent |
17.18% | 3,876 | |
| Democratic | Madalasa Gurung | 10.56% | 2,383 | |
| Democratic | Marcy Rothenberg | 12.31% | 2,778 | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Thibeault | 12.30% | 2,774 | |
| Total Votes | 22,561 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Madalasa Gurung, Marcy Rothenberg, and Thomas J. Thibeault were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 24 Democratic primary.[14][15]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 24 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Madalasa Gurung | |
| Democratic | Marcy Rothenberg | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Thibeault | |
Incumbent Frank Kotowski, John A. Leavitt, incumbent Dick Marple, and incumbent Thomas Walsh defeated Richard Bairam in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 24 Republican primary.[14][15]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 24 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Frank Kotowski Incumbent |
24.99% | 850 | |
| Republican | John A. Leavitt |
21.08% | 717 | |
| Republican | Dick Marple Incumbent |
20.38% | 693 | |
| Republican | Thomas Walsh Incumbent |
22.85% | 777 | |
| Republican | Richard Bairam | 10.70% | 364 | |
| Total Votes | 3,401 | |||
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. Six candidates faced off in the Republican primary.[16] With no Democratic challengers in the general election, all four winners of the Republican primary were unopposed in the general election. Dick Marple, and incumbents David Hess, Frank Kotowski, and Thomas Walsh were all victorious in the general election.[17]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
David Hess Incumbent |
22.2% | 895 |
| Thomas Walsh Incumbent |
19.7% | 794 |
| Frank Kotowski Incumbent |
19.2% | 773 |
| Dick Marple |
14.8% | 595 |
| Adam Jennings | 12.8% | 515 |
| Richard McGahey | 11.3% | 455 |
| Total Votes | 4,027 | |
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. Thomas Walsh (R), incumbent Todd Smith (R), incumbent Frank Kotowski (R) and incumbent David Hess (R) were unopposed in the general election. Four candidates, including incumbents Todd Smith, Frank Kotowski and David Hess, advanced past the September 11 Republican primary. [18][19][20]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Hess Incumbent |
25.3% | 3,991 | |
| Republican | Todd Smith Incumbent |
25.3% | 3,991 | |
| Republican | Thomas Walsh |
25.1% | 3,964 | |
| Republican | Frank Kotowski Incumbent |
24.3% | 3,828 | |
| Total Votes | 15,774 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Todd Smith Incumbent |
20.9% | 908 |
| David Hess Incumbent |
20.6% | 899 |
| Frank Kotowski Incumbent |
18.5% | 806 |
| Thomas Walsh IV |
13.8% | 599 |
| Dick Marple | 13.2% | 573 |
| Richard McGahey | 13.1% | 569 |
| Total Votes | 4,354 | |
Campaign contributions
From 2012 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 raised a total of $60,447. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,550 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $356 | 2 | $178 |
| 2022 | $3,589 | 2 | $1,794 |
| 2020 | $10,428 | 4 | $2,607 |
| 2018 | $6,381 | 10 | $638 |
| 2016 | $37,863 | 9 | $4,207 |
| 2014 | $1,830 | 6 | $305 |
| 2012 | $0 | 6 | $0 |
| Total | $60,447 | 39 | $1,550 |
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 Union Leader, "Hooksett state Rep. Richard Marple remembered fondly," December 19, 2019
- ↑ Cremation Society of New Hampshire, "Obituary for Dick Marple," accessed December 18, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
