Strafford County, New Hampshire, elections, 2022

Strafford County, New Hampshire, held elections for local offices in 2022. Click the links below to learn more:

• County election candidates
• How to vote in the election

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County elections and candidates

September 13, 2022 (Primary)

• Strafford

  Strafford County Attorney
  

  • Thomas P. Velardi (D)
    

  Strafford County Commissioner
  

  • George Maglaras (D)
    
  • Deanna Rollo (D)
    
  • Robert J. Watson (D)
    

  Strafford County Commissioner At Large
  

  • Fergus Cullen (R)
    
  • Susan DeLemus (R)
    
  • Jonathan T. Otterson (R)
    

  Strafford County Probate Division
  

  • Nancy Sirois (R)
    

  Strafford County Register of Deeds
  

  • Catherine A. Berube (D)
    
  • Warren W. Smith (R)
    

  Strafford County Sheriff
  

  • Mark Brave (D)
    

  Strafford County Treasurer
  

  • Pamela J. Arnold (D)
    
  • Sherry Beaudoin (R)
    

Voting information

See also: Voting in New Hampshire

Election information in New Hampshire: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Demographics

Demographic Data for Strafford County, New Hampshire
	Strafford County	New Hampshire
Population	123,143	1,316,470
Land area (sq mi)	367	8,953
Race and ethnicity**
White	92.6%	92.9%
Black/African American	1%	1.6%
Asian	3.4%	2.7%
Native American	0.1%	0.2%
Pacific Islander	0%	0%
Other (single race)	0.3%	0.6%
Multiple	2.6%	2.1%
Hispanic/Latino	2.5%	3.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	92.8%	93.1%
College graduation rate	35.8%	37%
Income
Median household income	$72,960	$76,768
Persons below poverty level	9.5%	7.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential election results by county, 2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 33.8% of New Hampshirites lived in either Hillsborough or Sullivan County, the state's two Battleground Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in 2012 and 2020 and the Republican in 2016, and 32.8% lived in one of four Solid Democratic counties. Overall, New Hampshire was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in New Hampshire following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

New Hampshire county-level statistics, 2020
Battleground Democratic	2	33.8%
Solid Democratic	4	32.8%
New Democratic	2	26.4%
Solid Republican	1	4.6%
Trending Republican	1	2.3%
Total voted Democratic	8	93.1%
Total voted Republican	2	6.9%

Other counties in New Hampshire

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Belknap | Carroll | Cheshire | Coos | Grafton | Hillsborough | Merrimack | Rockingham | Strafford | Sullivan

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