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Phillip Harris
Phillip Harris (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 42. Harris lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Phillip Harris attended the University of South Carolina. His professional experience includes working an accounts receivable.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jacqueline Chretien and incumbent Matt Wilhelm defeated Phillip Harris and Julie Senneville in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacqueline Chretien (D)  | 30.9 | 7,465 |
| ✔ |  | Matt Wilhelm (D) | 27.5 | 6,647 |
 | Phillip Harris (R) | 21.3 | 5,134 | |
| Julie Senneville (R) | 20.2 | 4,871 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 24,138 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jacqueline Chretien and incumbent Matt Wilhelm advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Chretien | 56.3 | 2,377 |
| ✔ | | Matt Wilhelm | 43.3 | 1,827 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 4,220 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (2 seats)
Phillip Harris and Julie Senneville advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phillip Harris | 52.8 | 1,364 |
| ✔ | Julie Senneville | 46.1 | 1,192 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 2,584 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (2 seats)
Jacqueline Chretien and Matt Wilhelm defeated Joseph Lachance and Phillip Harris in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Chretien (D) | 32.1 | 5,884 |
| ✔ | | Matt Wilhelm (D) | 28.3 | 5,200 |
 | Joseph Lachance (R) | 20.6 | 3,774 | |
| Phillip Harris (R) | 18.9 | 3,472 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 18,344 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (2 seats)
Jacqueline Chretien and Matt Wilhelm defeated incumbent Jesse Martineau in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Chretien | 47.7 | 2,171 |
| ✔ | | Matt Wilhelm | 31.6 | 1,437 |
| Jesse Martineau | 20.7 | 941 | ||
| Total votes: 4,549 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (2 seats)
Joseph Lachance and Phillip Harris advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Lachance | 54.7 | 1,208 |
| ✔ | | Phillip Harris | 45.3 | 1,001 |
| Total votes: 2,209 | |||
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2017
All 14 seats on the Manchester School District Board of School Committee in New Hampshire were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Twelve seats were elected by district and the remaining two were elected at large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.[2]
Incumbents Richard Girard and Nancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbent Sarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidate Joseph Lachance. Incumbent Debra G. Langton lost to challenger David Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. Incumbent Mary Ngwanda Georges defeated Phillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbent Leslie Want defeated former candidate Mark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board member Kathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbent Lisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.[2] Ward 6 incumbent Dan Bergeron defeated challenger Jon DiPietro. They defeated Ernesto Pinder in the primary election.[3][4]
Incumbent Ross Terrio won against challenger Ethan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidate Jimmy Lehoux defeated incumbent Erika Connors. Incumbent Arthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbent John B. Avard defeated newcomer Thomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbent Katie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote against Alexander Avery.[2] Incumbent Constance Van Houten was defeated by newcomer Kelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeating Carlos Gonzalez for the seat.[3][4]
| Manchester School District, Ward 3 General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Ngwanda Georges Incumbent |
62.00% | 563 |
| Phillip Harris | 37.33% | 339 |
| Write-in votes | 0.66% | 6 |
| Total Votes | 908 | |
| Source: Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
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.
Jesse Martineau and incumbent Kendall A. Snow defeated Phillip Harris and Anthony Pugh in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 42 general election.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 42 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jesse Martineau |
28.64% | 5,922 | |
| Democratic | Kendall A. Snow Incumbent |
29.02% | 6,000 | |
| Republican | Phillip Harris | 23.46% | 4,850 | |
| Republican | Anthony Pugh | 18.89% | 3,905 | |
| Total Votes | 20,677 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Jesse Martineau and incumbent Kendall A. Snow were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 42 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 42 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jesse Martineau | |
| Democratic | Kendall A. Snow Incumbent | |
Phillip Harris and Anthony Pugh were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 42 Republican primary.[7][8]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 42 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Phillip Harris | |
| Republican | Anthony Pugh | |
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 Daniel Sullivan and Kendall A. Snow were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Phillip Harris and Brandon D. Ross were unopposed in the Republican primary. Sullivan, Snow, Harris and Ross faced off in the general election.[9] Both Democrats, incumbent Sullivan and Snow, defeated the Republican challengers in the general election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Sullivan Incumbent |
29.2% | 4,325 | |
| Democratic | Kendall A. Snow |
25.8% | 3,831 | |
| Republican | Brandon D. Ross | 22.7% | 3,371 | |
| Republican | Phillip Harris | 22.2% | 3,296 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 14,825 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Phillip Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Phillip Harris participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 8, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Phillip Harris' responses follow below.[11]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1. Reduce state spending 2. Reduce business taxes and cut regulations to improve the economy of New Hampshire 3. Increase education freedom[12][13] |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Economic Affairs is my passion. As I fiscal conservative, it is very important to me that our government is operating as efficiently as possible. State spending has increased over the past 2 years and that is very concerning to me.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[13]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Phillip Harris answered the following:
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
| “ | Africa by Toto[13] | ” |
| “ | Ron Paul[13] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
As your voice in Concord, I will safeguard individual liberty and vote for small government on every issue, every time.[13] |
” |
| —Phillip Harris[1] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on September 8, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the City Clerk - Manchester, NH, "Filings for Non-partisan Municipal Election," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Manchester Ink Link, "Manchester Primary Election results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WMUR 9, "2017 city election results for Manchester, New Hampshire," November 7, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Phillip Harris' responses," September 8, 2018
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
