2022 New Hampshire Executive Council election

2022 New Hampshire Executive Council elections
All 5 seats on the Executive Council of New Hampshire
	Results of the elections:; Democratic hold; Republican hold

The 2022 New Hampshire Executive Council elections took place on November 8, 2022, to elect all five members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire. The party primaries were held on September 13.^[1] These elections are notable because although Democrats won the majority of the votes in the five concurrent elections, they only won one of the five seats.

District 1

After redistricting, the 1st district includes six of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities: Berlin, Dover, Franklin, Laconia, Rochester, and Somersworth. Towns in the district include Alton, Belmont, Conway, Durham, Farmington, Gilford, Meredith, Wakefield, and Wolfeboro. The incumbent was Republican Joseph Kenney. Kenney, first elected in 2014 special election, was running for re-election.^[2]^[3]

Republican nominee

Joseph Kenney, incumbent executive councilor^[4]

Republican primary^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent)	24,764	99.82%
	Democratic	Dana Hilliard (write-in)	44	0.18%
Total votes			24,808	100.0%

Democratic nominee

Dana Hilliard, mayor of Somersworth^[6]

Democratic primary^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Hilliard	15,971	99.64%
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent, write-in)	57	0.36%
Total votes			16,028	100.0%

General election

General election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent)	63,230	51.68%
	Democratic	Dana Hilliard	59,060	48.27%
Total votes			122,346	100.0%

District 2

After redistricting, the 2nd district includes four of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities: Claremont, Concord, Keene, and Lebanon. Towns in the district include Bow, Charlestown, Hanover, Henniker, Hopkinton, Littleton, Newport, Peterborough, and Plymouth. The incumbent was Democrat Cinde Warmington. First elected in 2020, Warmington was running for re-election.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Michael Cryans, former District 1 Executive Councilor^[9]^[10]
Bradford Todd^[10]
Cinde Warmington, incumbent executive councilor^[11]^[10]

Results

Democratic primary^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cinde Warmington (incumbent)	21,040	79.35%
	Democratic	Michael Cryans	4,244	16.00%
	Democratic	Bradford Todd	1,206	4.55%
	Republican	Harold French (write-in)	20	0.08%
	Republican	Kim Strathdee (write-in)	4	0.02%
Total votes			26,514	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Harold French, state senator^[12]
Kim Strathdee, cook, antiques seller, farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and candidate for Executive Council District 2 in 2018 and 2020^[12]

Results

Republican primary^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold French	12,184	66.37%
	Republican	Kim Strathdee	6,095	33.20%
	Democratic	Cinde Warmington (incumbent, write-in)	42	0.23%
	Democratic	Michael Cryans (write-in)	36	0.20%
Total votes			18,357	100.0%

General election

General election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cinde Warmington (incumbent)	74,107	59.95%
	Republican	Harold French	49,428	40.31%
Total votes			123,612	100.0%

District 3

After redistricting, the 3rd district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Portsmouth. Towns in the district include Atkinson, Chester, Epping, Exeter, Hampstead, Hampton, Kingston, Newmarket, Pelham, Plaistow, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, Stratham, and Windham. The incumbent was Republican Janet Stevens, who was first elected in 2020. Stevens was running for re-election.^[2]

Republican nominee

Janet Stevens, incumbent executive councilor^[13]

Republican primary^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent)	26,433	99.92%
	Democratic	Katherine Harake (write-in)	20	0.08%
Total votes			26,453	100.0%

Democratic nominee

Katherine Harake, chair of the Hampton Budget Committee^[14]

Democratic primary^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katherine Harake	16,288	99.87%
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent, write-in)	21	0.13%
Total votes			16,309	100.0%

General election

General election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent)	69,898	53.16%
	Democratic	Katherine Harake	61,506	46.78%
Total votes			131,487	100.0%

District 4

After redistricting, the 4th district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Manchester. Towns in the district include Auburn, Barrington, Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett, Londonderry, Loudon, Nottingham, and Pembroke. The incumbent was Republican Ted Gatsas, who was first elected in 2018. Gatsas was running for re-election.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Ted Gatsas, incumbent executive councilor^[13]
Terese Grinnell, nurse^[15]

Results

Republican primary^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Gatsas (incumbent)	18,704	72.40%
	Republican	Terese Grinnell	7,116	27.54%
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh (write-in)	15	0.06%
Total votes			25,835	100.0%

Democratic nominee

Kevin Cavanaugh, state senator^[16]

Democratic primary^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh	13,789	99.67%
	Republican	Ted Gatsas (incumbent, write-in)	37	0.27%
	Republican	Terese Grinnell (write-in)	9	0.07%
Total votes			13,835	100.0%

General election

Executive Council District 4 general election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Gatsas (incumbent)	58,123	52.32%
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh	52,858	47.58%
Total votes			111,085	100.0%

District 5

After redistricting, the 5th district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Nashua. Towns in the district include Amherst, Brookline, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hudson, Jaffrey, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, New Boston, New Ipswich, Rindge, Swanzey, and Weare. The incumbent was Republican Dave Wheeler, who was first elected in 2020. Wheeler was running for re-election.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Anne Copp, former state representative^[13]
Dave Wheeler, incumbent executive councilor^[13]

Results

Republican primary^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Wheeler (incumbent)	18,160	77.45%
	Republican	Anne Copp	5,259	22.44%
	Democratic	Shoshanna Kelly (write-in)	18	0.08%
Total votes			23,437	100.0%

Democratic nominee

Shoshanna Kelly, at-large Nashua alderwoman^[17]

Democratic primary^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shoshanna Kelly	13,504	99.69%
	Republican	Dave Wheeler (incumbent, write-in)	33	0.24%
	Republican	Anne Copp (write-in)	9	0.07%
Total votes			13,546	100.0%

General election

Executive Council District 5 general election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Wheeler (incumbent)	61,044	52.28%
	Democratic	Shoshanna Kelly	55,692	47.70%
Total votes			116,759	100.0%

References

^ "State primaries: Who is running in your district and what do they stand for?".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2022 NH Executive Council Primary".
^ "Cryans concedes Executive Council race to Kenney". WMUR. March 12, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Joe Kenney seeks reelection to NH Executive Council in reconfigured District 1".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2022 Republican State Primary".
^ "Somersworth Mayor Dana Hilliard to run for Executive Council, says NH 'deserves better'".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2022 Democratic State Primary".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2022 General Election Results". New Hampshire Department of State.
^ "Cryans announces he will run for newly redrawn 2nd Executive Council seat".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valley News - Cryans, Warmington square off in Democratic primary for NH Executive Council". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ "Active primary season in store for Monadnock Region races".
^ ^a ^b "French, Strathdee compete in GOP primary for Exec Council".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Conservative group targets NH health providers for making abortion referrals". August 31, 2022.
^ "Executive Council candidate pays Windham a visit".
^ "Loudon woman arrested at fall Executive Council meeting now running for state office". June 20, 2022.
^ "On the trail: Cavanaugh aiming to make jump from NH Senate to Executive Council". May 21, 2022.
^ "Lineup for fall New Hampshire's elections taking shape".

[1] "State primaries: Who is running in your district and what do they stand for?".

[citizen's_count-2] "2022 NH Executive Council Primary".

[3] "Cryans concedes Executive Council race to Kenney". WMUR. March 12, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[kenney-4] "Joe Kenney seeks reelection to NH Executive Council in reconfigured District 1".

[r_primaries-5] "2022 Republican State Primary".

[6] "Somersworth Mayor Dana Hilliard to run for Executive Council, says NH 'deserves better'".

[d_primaries-7] "2022 Democratic State Primary".

[:0-8] "2022 General Election Results". New Hampshire Department of State.

[9] "Cryans announces he will run for newly redrawn 2nd Executive Council seat".

[square_off-10] "Valley News - Cryans, Warmington square off in Democratic primary for NH Executive Council". Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[11] "Active primary season in store for Monadnock Region races".

[compete-12] "French, Strathdee compete in GOP primary for Exec Council".

[targets-13] "Conservative group targets NH health providers for making abortion referrals". August 31, 2022.

[14] "Executive Council candidate pays Windham a visit".

[15] "Loudon woman arrested at fall Executive Council meeting now running for state office". June 20, 2022.

[16] "On the trail: Cavanaugh aiming to make jump from NH Senate to Executive Council". May 21, 2022.

[17] "Lineup for fall New Hampshire's elections taking shape".

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District 1

Republican nominee

Democratic nominee

General election

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

District 3

Republican nominee

Democratic nominee

General election

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic nominee

General election

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic nominee

General election

See also

References