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Walter McFarlane III
Walter McFarlane III (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on September 10, 2024.
Biography
Walter McFarlane III graduated from Trinity High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Georgetown University and an MBA from Canisius College. His career experience includes working as a chief financial officer at multiple companies.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (September 10 Democratic primary)
New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (September 10 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1
Incumbent Chris Pappas defeated Russell Prescott in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Pappas (D) | 54.0 | 218,577 |
 | Russell Prescott (R)  | 45.9 | 185,936 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 295 | ||
| Total votes: 404,808 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1
Incumbent Chris Pappas defeated Kevin Rondeau in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Pappas | 94.8 | 54,927 |
 | Kevin Rondeau | 4.8 | 2,783 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 209 | ||
| Total votes: 57,919 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Prescott | 26.0 | 17,408 |
 | Hollie Noveletsky | 23.7 | 15,896 | |
 | Joseph Kelly Levasseur | 23.0 | 15,418 | |
 | Christian Bright | 13.0 | 8,733 | |
 | Walter McFarlane III | 8.1 | 5,421 | |
 | Max Abramson | 3.3 | 2,180 | |
 | Andy Martin | 2.3 | 1,563 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 417 | ||
| Total votes: 67,036 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jake Frazier (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McFarlane in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Walter McFarlane III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
McFarlane’s campaign website stated the following:
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PRIORITIES I share below a brief summary of my views on many of the issues of the day. But real life and real society is complex and nuanced. Most issues are interrelated and decisions on one issue affect another. One can’t discuss defense or foreign affairs without talking about national debt. One can’t discuss guns, drugs, or homelessness without talking about mental health. One can’t talk about prescription drug costs without talking about corporate profitability and innovation. And one can’t discuss healthcare without talking about taxes or what government should and shouldn’t mandate. We can’t fix one thing or anything without consequences to another. REBUILDING A STRONG ECONOMY Our economic engine is our strength. I’m committed to ridding our nation of burdensome and unnecessary regulations, making sensible investments in infrastructure and education, aggressively fighting inflation, and ensuring your hard-earned money remains in your family’s budget not in Congress’. SECURING OUR BORDERS As the grandson of an immigrant, I support LEGAL immigration. However, I recognize our immigration system is broken. We must close the border, utilize technology to protect it, and end catch and release. Only then can we take the necessary steps to fix the immigration system, opening the doors to those who would be productive members of our economy and society. LOWERING NATIONAL DEBT Our national debt poses a greater threat to our national security than China or Russia or terrorism or cyber warfare. Because without financial security we cannot adequately defend against any of those threats. It’s time we shrink the size of government, pay our bills, and ensure Congress operates within a budget – the same way families across the Granite State live every single day. KEEPING COMMUNITIES SAFE We must continue to support law enforcement and get tough on crime, but we cannot ignore the underlying realities that lead to increased crime. We must focus on building a world-class education system for our children, a robust economy to foster opportunity for all, strong mental healthcare, and substance abuse prevention. SECURING OUR ELECTIONS There has been doubt cast on our elections and as leaders, it’s our job to restore that trust. We should institute Voter ID laws nationwide, ensure only American citizens can vote, and institute changes that create transparency and instill trust in the voting process. ABORTION I believe all life comes from God and is precious. But that is a moral and religious belief. I do not believe that the government has a role in this discussion before the point of viability. And it should have absolutely no role at any time when the health of the mother is in jeopardy.[2] |
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| —Walter McFarlane III’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Walter McFarlane for Congress, "ABOUT," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Walter McFarlane III’s campaign website, “PRIORITIES,” accessed August 22, 2024
