New Hampshire elections, 2017
Welcome to the New Hampshire elections portal for 2017, where you will find voting information, election dates, and links to overviews and analysis. If you want help staying up to date with political news, considering signing up for Ballotpedia's email updates. See links to Ballotpedia's current election coverage below.
There were several school board elections in New Hampshire in 2017. However, special elections took place to fill vacancies throughout the year. The special elections that took place in 2017 are listed below.
New Hampshire elections coverage
Dates
April 4, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll County No. 6 (Primary)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough County No. 44 (Primary)
May 23, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll County No. 6 (General)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough County No. 44 (General)
May 30, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack County No. 18 (Primary)
June 6, 2017:
- New Hampshire State Senate District 16 (Primary)
July 18, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton County No. 9 (Primary)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack County No. 18 (General)
July 25, 2017:
- New Hampshire State Senate District 16 (General)
August 8, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham County No. 4 (Primary election for House District Rockingham 4) (Primary)
September 5, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton County No. 9 (General)
September 12, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Belknap County No. 9 (General)
September 19, 2017:
- Manchester School District (Primary)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough County No. 15 (Primary election for House District Hillsborough 15) (Primary)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Sullivan County No. 1 (Primary election for House District Sullivan 1) (Primary)
September 26, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham County No. 4 (General)
October 24, 2017:
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford County No. 13 (General)
November 7, 2017:
- Manchester School District (General)
- Nashua School District (General)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough County No. 15 (General)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Sullivan County No. 1 (General)
Voting information
Find answers to common questions about voting in New Hampshire below.
- How do I register to vote?
- Is there an early voting period?
- Who is eligible for absentee voting?
- What are the voter ID laws in New Hampshire?
General information about voting or getting on the ballot is provided at the following links.
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Hampshire uses a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in the primary, but in order to do so, they have to choose a party before voting. This changes their status from unaffiliated to affiliated with that party unless they fill out a card to return to undeclared status.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
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