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Ken Hilton
Ken Hilton (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Strafford 12. He lost in the special general election on June 24, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12
Billie Butler defeated Ken Hilton in the special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on June 24, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Billie Butler (D) | 55.5 | 964 | |
| Ken Hilton (R) | 44.5 | 774 | ||
| Total votes: 1,738 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12
Billie Butler advanced from the special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on May 6, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Billie Butler | 100.0 | 187 | |
| Total votes: 187 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12
Ken Hilton defeated Nick Boyle in the special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on May 6, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Hilton | 88.8 | 150 | |
| Nick Boyle | 11.2 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 169 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hilton in this election.
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Evans (D) | 14.3 | 4,110 |
| ✔ |  | Myles England (D) | 13.9 | 3,992 |
| ✔ |  | John Joseph Stone (D) | 13.8 | 3,961 |
| ✔ |  | Wayne Pearson (D) | 13.6 | 3,905 |
| Ken Hilton (R) | 12.0 | 3,446 | ||
| Jonathan Wilson (R) | 11.2 | 3,221 | ||
 | Padraic O'Hare (R) | 10.8 | 3,101 | |
| Will Milus (R) | 10.2 | 2,925 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 28,676 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
Dawn Evans, Myles England, Wayne Pearson, and John Joseph Stone advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Evans | 26.6 | 1,005 |
| ✔ | | Myles England | 24.9 | 942 |
| ✔ | | Wayne Pearson | 24.3 | 919 |
| ✔ | | John Joseph Stone | 23.9 | 903 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,776 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
Ken Hilton, Jonathan Wilson, Padraic O'Hare, and Will Milus advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Hilton | 27.9 | 733 | |
| ✔ | Jonathan Wilson | 24.7 | 647 | |
| ✔ | | Padraic O'Hare | 23.8 | 624 |
| ✔ | Will Milus | 22.8 | 598 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 2,623 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hilton in this election.
Pledges
Hilton signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenneth Vincent (D) | 14.8 | 3,153 |
| ✔ |  | Cecilia Rich (D) | 14.5 | 3,095 |
| ✔ |  | Gerri Cannon (D) | 14.2 | 3,043 |
| ✔ | Jeffrey Rich (D) | 13.4 | 2,860 | |
| Ken Hilton (R) | 11.6 | 2,470 | ||
| Matthew Spencer (R) | 10.8 | 2,309 | ||
| Nick Boyle (R) | 10.5 | 2,245 | ||
| Steven Douglas McMahon (R) | 10.3 | 2,190 | ||
| Total votes: 21,365 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
Incumbent Kenneth Vincent, incumbent Gerri Cannon, incumbent Cecilia Rich, and Jeffrey Rich advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Vincent | 25.7 | 628 |
| ✔ | | Gerri Cannon | 25.6 | 627 |
| ✔ | | Cecilia Rich | 25.0 | 612 |
| ✔ | Jeffrey Rich | 22.9 | 561 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 2,447 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
Ken Hilton, Matthew Spencer, Nick Boyle, and Steven Douglas McMahon advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Hilton | 27.6 | 688 | |
| ✔ | Matthew Spencer | 24.9 | 620 | |
| ✔ | Nick Boyle | 24.5 | 611 | |
| ✔ | Steven Douglas McMahon | 22.7 | 566 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 2,494 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ken Hilton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Ken Hilton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ken Hilton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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