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Troy Merner
Troy Merner (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Coos 1. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on September 20, 2023.
Merner (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Coos 1. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Merner resigned after he moved out of his district.[1]
Biography
Troy Merner's career experience includes working as an iron worker. Merner has served as a selectman for Lancaster, New Hampshire.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Merner was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Merner was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Merner was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 (2 seats)
James Tierney and incumbent Troy Merner defeated Cathleen Fountain in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Tierney (R) | 36.7 | 1,446 | |
| ✔ |  | Troy Merner (R) | 35.0 | 1,380 |
| Cathleen Fountain (D) | 28.2 | 1,110 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 (2 seats)
Cathleen Fountain advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cathleen Fountain | 94.7 | 250 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.3 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 264 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Troy Merner and James Tierney advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Merner | 56.5 | 455 |
| ✔ | James Tierney | 42.2 | 340 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 806 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7
Incumbent Troy Merner defeated Gregor Stocks in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Merner (R) | 61.9 | 4,344 |
| Gregor Stocks (D) | 38.1 | 2,678 | ||
| Total votes: 7,022 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7
Gregor Stocks advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gregor Stocks | 99.0 | 1,086 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 1,097 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7
Incumbent Troy Merner advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Merner | 99.0 | 1,343 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 1,357 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7
Incumbent Troy Merner defeated Cathleen Fountain in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Merner (R) | 52.9 | 1,950 |
| Cathleen Fountain (D) | 46.9 | 1,728 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,685 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7
Cathleen Fountain advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cathleen Fountain | 100.0 | 861 | |
| Total votes: 861 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7
Incumbent Troy Merner advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Merner | 100.0 | 747 |
| Total votes: 747 | |||
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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 Leon Rideout (R) did not seek re-election.
Troy Merner defeated Doug Grant in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Coos 7 general election.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Coos 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Troy Merner |
56.71% | 3,527 | |
| Democratic | Doug Grant | 43.29% | 2,692 | |
| Total Votes | 6,219 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Doug Grant ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Coos 7 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Coos 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Doug Grant (unopposed) | |
Troy Merner ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Coos 7 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Coos 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Troy Merner (unopposed) | |
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. Troy Merner was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Herbert Richardson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Merner and Richardson faced off in the general election.[7] Incumbent Richardson defeated Merner in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Herbert Richardson Incumbent |
61.4% | 844 | |
| Democratic | Troy Merner | 38.1% | 524 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.4% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 1,374 | |||
2012
Merner ran for election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Coos 4. Merner was unopposed in the September 11 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Herbert D. Richardson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Herbert Richardson Incumbent |
55.6% | 1,029 | |
| Democratic | Troy Merner | 44.4% | 821 | |
| Total Votes | 1,850 | |||
2010
Merner failed to advance past the November 2, 2010, general election.
Merner advanced past the September 14 primary election. He faced incumbent Evalyn Merrick (D), incumbent John Tholl (R), incumbent Herbert Richardson (R), incumbent William Remick (R), Eric S. Catman, Sr. (R), and Eugene Montgomery (D) in the November 2 general election.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Coos 2 general election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| William Remick (R)
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2,375 | |||
| Herbert Richardson (R)
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2,323 | |||
| John Tholl (R)
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2,158 | |||
| Evalyn Merrick (D)
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1,895 | |||
| Eric Catman (R) | 1,635 | |||
| Troy Merner (D) | 1,363 | |||
| Eugene Montgomery (D) | 1,178 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Troy Merner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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2018
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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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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Caledonian Record, "Merner Resigns Over Residency Requirement," accessed September 21, 2023
- ↑ The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative Troy Merner (R)," accessed May 19, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
