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Michael Costable Jr.
Michael Costable Jr. (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Carroll 8. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on December 4, 2024.
Costable (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Carroll 8. He lost in the Republican primary on September 10, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Costable was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Costable 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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| • Commerce and Consumer Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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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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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mark McConkey and Michael Costable Jr. defeated incumbent Jerry Knirk and Sandra Ringelstein in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark McConkey (R) | 31.2 | 6,062 |
| ✔ | | Michael Costable Jr. (R) | 24.6 | 4,785 |
 | Jerry Knirk (D) | 22.1 | 4,298 | |
| Sandra Ringelstein (D) | 22.1 | 4,287 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 19,436 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Sandra Ringelstein and incumbent Jerry Knirk advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra Ringelstein | 50.2 | 1,241 | |
| ✔ | | Jerry Knirk | 49.4 | 1,221 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 2,473 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mark McConkey and Michael Costable Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McConkey | 59.3 | 2,302 |
| ✔ | | Michael Costable Jr. | 40.0 | 1,554 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 3,881 | |||
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2020
Michael Costable Jr. did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Pratt (R) | 22.4 | 2,250 | |
| ✔ |  | Kathleen Hoelzel (R) | 19.6 | 1,973 |
| ✔ | | Michael Costable Jr. (R) | 18.9 | 1,903 |
| Jennifer Dube (D) | 13.4 | 1,347 | ||
| Michelle Couture (D) | 13.4 | 1,347 | ||
| Deborah Nelson (D) | 12.2 | 1,228 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 10,049 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)
Jennifer Dube, Michelle Couture, and Deborah Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Dube | 34.1 | 400 | |
| ✔ | Michelle Couture | 33.9 | 398 | |
| ✔ | Deborah Nelson | 32.0 | 376 | |
| Total votes: 1,174 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)
Kevin Pratt, incumbent Kathleen Hoelzel, and incumbent Michael Costable Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Pratt | 38.8 | 659 | |
| ✔ | | Kathleen Hoelzel | 32.8 | 557 |
| ✔ | | Michael Costable Jr. | 28.5 | 484 |
| Total votes: 1,700 | |||
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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 Lawrence Kappler (R) did not seek re-election.
Michael Costable Jr., incumbent Kathleen Hoelzel, and incumbent Carolyn L. Matthews defeated Susan Ouellett and Richard Rousseau in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Costable Jr. |
23.67% | 2,624 | |
| Republican | Kathleen Hoelzel Incumbent |
22.98% | 2,547 | |
| Republican | Carolyn L. Matthews Incumbent |
22.18% | 2,458 | |
| Democratic | Susan Ouellett | 14.45% | 1,602 | |
| Democratic | Richard Rousseau | 16.72% | 1,853 | |
| Total Votes | 11,084 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Susan Ouellett and Richard Rousseau were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Susan Ouellett | |
| Democratic | Richard Rousseau | |
Michael Costable Jr., incumbent Kathleen Hoelzel, and incumbent Carolyn L. Matthews defeated Michael Pawlik in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Costable Jr. |
29.43% | 498 | |
| Republican | Kathleen Hoelzel Incumbent |
29.20% | 494 | |
| Republican | Carolyn L. Matthews Incumbent |
25.12% | 425 | |
| Republican | Michael Pawlik | 16.25% | 275 | |
| Total Votes | 1,692 | |||
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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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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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
2024 Elections
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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
