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Travis Bennett
Travis Bennett is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing District Grafton 8 from 2014 to 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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| • Election Law |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bennett served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Election Law |
Elections
2018
Travis Bennett did not file to run for re-election.
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 Mary Cooney (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 8 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Travis Bennett Incumbent |
16.82% | 2,242 | |
| Democratic | Steven Rand |
20.47% | 2,729 | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Smith Incumbent |
20.11% | 2,681 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Bullek | 15.14% | 2,018 | |
| Republican | David L. Nash | 14.41% | 1,921 | |
| Republican | Lynn Durham | 13.05% | 1,740 | |
| Total Votes | 13,331 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Travis Bennett, Mary C. Gennaro, and incumbent Suzanne Smith were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 8 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Travis Bennett Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Mary C. Gennaro | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Smith Incumbent | |
Michael D. Bullek and David L. Nash were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 8 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michael D. Bullek | |
| Republican | David L. Nash | |
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. Incumbents Suzanne Smith and Mary Cooney were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Edward M. Swanson, Omer C. Ahern, Jr. and John H. Tucker were unopposed in the Republican primary. Travis Bennett ran as a write-in candidate in the Democratic primary and received the required votes to be placed on the November ballot. Smith, Cooney, Bennett, Swanson, Ahern and Tucker faced off in the general election.[5] Bennett, incumbent Smith, and incumbent Cooney defeated Swanson, Ahern, and Tucker in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Suzanne Smith Incumbent |
19.7% | 1,679 | |
| Democratic | Mary Cooney Incumbent |
19.1% | 1,630 | |
| Democratic | Travis Bennett |
17.7% | 1,503 | |
| Republican | Omer C. Ahern, Jr. | 15.6% | 1,330 | |
| Republican | John H. Tucker | 14.5% | 1,232 | |
| Republican | Edward M. Swanson | 13.3% | 1,131 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 8,515 | |||
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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Recent news
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See also
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
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
