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Richard McNamara (New Hampshire state representative)
Richard McNamara (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 38. McNamara assumed office on December 5, 2012. McNamara left office on December 4, 2018.
McNamara (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 1. McNamara lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Fish and Game and Marine Resources |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McNamara served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Fish and Game and Marine Resources |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McNamara served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Commerce and Consumer Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jim Fedolfi and incumbent Marjorie Porter defeated incumbent Richard McNamara and Keith Cobbett in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Fedolfi (R) | 32.8 | 1,745 |
| ✔ | Marjorie Porter (D) | 31.5 | 1,676 | |
| Richard McNamara (D) | 28.8 | 1,536 | ||
 | Keith Cobbett (L)  | 6.9 | 365 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 5,327 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Marjorie Porter and incumbent Richard McNamara advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marjorie Porter | 58.5 | 665 | |
| ✔ | Richard McNamara | 41.5 | 472 | |
| Total votes: 1,137 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jim Fedolfi advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Fedolfi | 100.0 | 585 |
| Total votes: 585 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 (2 seats)
Keith Cobbett advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Cobbett | 100.0 | 18 |
| Total votes: 18 | |||
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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 Frank Edelblut (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Richard McNamara and John J. Valera defeated Bianca Acebron Peco and Jim Kofalt in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 38 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 38 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Richard McNamara Incumbent |
26.24% | 5,595 | |
| Republican | John J. Valera |
25.40% | 5,415 | |
| Democratic | Bianca Acebron Peco | 22.97% | 4,898 | |
| Republican | Jim Kofalt | 25.39% | 5,414 | |
| Total Votes | 21,322 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Richard McNamara and Bianca Acebron Peco were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 38 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 38 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Richard McNamara Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Bianca Acebron Peco | |
Jim Kofalt and John J. Valera were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 38 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 38 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Kofalt | |
| Republican | John J. Valera | |
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 Richard McNamara and Steven Hahn were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Frank Edelblut and Jim Kofalt were unopposed in the Republican primary. McNamara, Hahn, Edelblut and Kofalt faced off in the general election.[5] Edelblut (R) and incumbent McNamara (D) defeated Hahn (D) and Kofalt (D) in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Frank Edelblut |
25.6% | 4,058 | |
| Democratic | Richard McNamara Incumbent |
25.6% | 4,057 | |
| Democratic | Steven Hahn | 25% | 3,964 | |
| Republican | Jim Kofalt | 23.8% | 3,781 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 15,860 | |||
2012
McNamara won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 38. McNamara was unopposed in the September 11 primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Richard McNamara |
29.1% | 6,066 | |
| Democratic | Richard Sutherland Eaton |
26.5% | 5,519 | |
| Republican | Alexandra Riley | 22.7% | 4,737 | |
| Republican | Frank Edelblut | 21.8% | 4,539 | |
| Total Votes | 20,861 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 8 through June 13.
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2013
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In 2013, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 2 to July 1.
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
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