David Cate Jr.

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David Cate Jr.

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

September 13, 2022

David Cate Jr. (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 1. Cate lost in the Republican primary on September 13, 2022.

Cate was a 2016 Republican candidate for Hillsborough 37 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Elections

2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Abare (R)	17.7	4,240
✔		Tom Mannion (R)	15.1	3,610
✔		Sandra Panek (R)	14.8	3,540
✔		Jeffrey Tenczar (R)	14.8	3,533
	Submit photo	David Hennessey (D)	9.8	2,339
	Submit photo	Harold Lynde (D)	9.6	2,294
	Submit photo	Sarah Chapman (D)	9.1	2,171
	Submit photo	Paul Dadak (D)	9.0	2,157
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,895
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 (4 seats)

David Hennessey, Sarah Chapman, Harold Lynde, and Paul Dadak advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Hennessey	26.0	429
✔	Submit photo	Sarah Chapman	24.7	408
✔	Submit photo	Harold Lynde	24.5	404
✔	Submit photo	Paul Dadak	23.8	393
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	17

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,651
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Abare	29.7	1,576
✔		Tom Mannion	17.6	932
✔		Jeffrey Tenczar	15.7	836
✔		Sandra Panek	14.9	792
	Submit photo	Donna Dube	13.8	731
	Submit photo	David Cate Jr.	7.8	412
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	29

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,308
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2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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 Eric Estevez (R) and incumbent Charlene Takesian (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 general election.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Caleb Q. Dyer	5.34%	7,736
	Republican	Steve Hellwig	5.49%	7,953
	Republican	Shawn Jasper Incumbent	6.49%	9,405
	Republican	Lynne Ober Incumbent	7.03%	10,192
	Republican	Russell Ober Incumbent	6.39%	9,262
	Republican	Andrew Prout	5.33%	7,723
	Republican	Andrew Renzullo	5.47%	7,923
	Republican	Kimberly Rice Incumbent	6.58%	9,540
	Republican	Eric Schleien Incumbent	4.96%	7,187
	Republican	Gregory Smith Incumbent	5.73%	8,302
	Republican	Jordan Ulery Incumbent	5.51%	7,981
	Democratic	Barbara A. Blue	4.12%	5,974
	Democratic	Ralph Fairbanks	3.60%	5,217
	Democratic	George Hallisey	3.72%	5,391
	Democratic	Grace Kennedy	4.68%	6,780
	Democratic	Harold Lynde	4.29%	6,220
	Democratic	Kate Messner	4.38%	6,342
	Democratic	Paul Moriarty	4.07%	5,892
	Democratic	Stuart Schneiderman	3.35%	4,847
	Democratic	J. Alejandro Urrutia	3.47%	5,033
Total Votes				144,900
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 Democratic primary.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Barbara A. Blue
	Democratic	Ralph Fairbanks
	Democratic	George Hallisey
	Democratic	Grace Kennedy
	Democratic	Harold Lynde
	Democratic	Kate Messner
	Democratic	Paul Moriarty
	Democratic	Stuart Schneiderman
	Democratic	J. Alejandro Urrutia

The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 37 Republican primary.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 37 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Caleb Q. Dyer	5.41%	1,025
	Republican	Steve Hellwig	5.49%	1,039
	Republican	Shawn Jasper Incumbent	5.75%	1,089
	Republican	Lynne Ober Incumbent	8.66%	1,639
	Republican	Russell Ober Incumbent	8.23%	1,559
	Republican	Andrew Prout	6.24%	1,182
	Republican	Andrew Renzullo	6.85%	1,296
	Republican	Kimberly Rice Incumbent	7.96%	1,508
	Republican	Eric Schleien Incumbent	5.53%	1,047
	Republican	Gregory Smith Incumbent	6.12%	1,159
	Republican	Jordan Ulery Incumbent	7.70%	1,457
	Republican	David Cate Jr.	3.67%	694
	Republican	Lars Christiansen Incumbent	4.73%	895
	Republican	Kevin W. Garnick	3.15%	596
	Republican	Robert Haefner Incumbent	5.09%	963
	Republican	Ted Luszey	4.12%	780
	Republican	Jared Stevens	5.31%	1,005
Total Votes				18,933

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