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Richard Brown (New Hampshire)
2024 - Present
2026
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Richard Brown (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Carroll 8. He assumed office on December 4, 2024. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Brown (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Carroll 8. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Richard Brown served in the U.S. Army. Brown earned a degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College. His career experience includes working as an engineering technician, a construction engineer, a project engineer, and a construction manager.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Brown was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Incumbent Richard Brown and Brian R. Taylor defeated James Pittman and Rob Davies in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Brown (R) | 30.6 | 7,137 |
| ✔ |  | Brian R. Taylor (R) | 28.1 | 6,555 |
 | James Pittman (D) | 20.7 | 4,823 | |
| Rob Davies (D) | 20.5 | 4,770 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 23,291 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
James Pittman and Rob Davies advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Pittman | 50.2 | 1,454 |
| ✔ | Rob Davies | 49.3 | 1,429 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 2,899 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Incumbent Richard Brown and Brian R. Taylor defeated incumbent Michael Costable Jr. in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Brown | 43.0 | 1,760 |
| ✔ | | Brian R. Taylor | 28.8 | 1,179 |
 | Michael Costable Jr. | 27.5 | 1,126 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 4,090 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brown in this election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
Incumbent Karel Crawford and Richard Brown defeated Gabrielle Watson and Mary Peaco Todd in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karel Crawford (R) | 27.8 | 3,000 |
| ✔ | | Richard Brown (R) | 27.3 | 2,947 |
 | Gabrielle Watson (D) | 23.6 | 2,552 | |
| Mary Peaco Todd (D) | 21.2 | 2,291 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 10,801 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
Gabrielle Watson and Mary Peaco Todd advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabrielle Watson | 51.8 | 791 |
| ✔ | Mary Peaco Todd | 47.8 | 730 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,526 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
Richard Brown and incumbent Karel Crawford defeated George Mottram in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Brown | 36.1 | 869 |
| ✔ | | Karel Crawford | 34.4 | 827 |
| George Mottram | 29.2 | 702 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 2,407 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Richard Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
