2024 New Hampshire Executive Council election

The 2024 New Hampshire Executive Council elections took place on November 5, 2024, to elect all five members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire. Party primaries were held on September 10.^[1] Republicans have held a majority on the executive council since 2021.

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 is Republican Joseph Kenney, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Declared

Joseph Kenney, incumbent executive councilor^[2]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent)
	Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Emmett Soldati, cafe owner and candidate for the 2nd district in 2020^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Emmett Soldati
	Write-in
Total votes

General election

Endorsements

Emmett Soldati (D)

Organizations

Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund^[3]

Results

2024 New Hampshire's 1st Executive Council district election
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent)
	Democratic	Emmett Soldati
	Write-in
Total votes

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, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2022. Warmington did not seek re-election, instead choosing to run for governor.^[4]

Democratic primary

Nominee

Karen Liot Hill, Grafton County Treasurer^[5]

Eliminated in primary

Mike Liberty, New Hampshire Democratic Party finance chair^[6]

Declined

Cinde Warmington, incumbent executive councilor (ran for governor)^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Liot Hill	18,066	55.3%
	Democratic	Mike Liberty	14,610	44.7%
	Write-in
Total votes

Republican primary

Nominee

Kim Strathdee, cook, antiques seller, farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and perennial candidate^[6]

Eliminated in primary

Mary Rose Deak, laboratory scientist^[2]

Declined

Harold French, former state senator and nominee for this district in 2022^[6]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Strathdee	9,214	56.5%
	Republican	Mary Rose Deak	7,103	43.5%
	Write-in
Total votes

General election

Endorsements

Karen Liot Hill (D)

Organizations

Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund^[3]

Results

2024 New Hampshire's 2nd Executive Council district election
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Karen Liot Hill
	Republican	Kim Strathdee
	Write-in
Total votes

District 3

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 re-elected with 53.2% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Declared

Janet Stevens, incumbent executive councilor^[7]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent)
	Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Jon Morgan, Brentwood selectman and former state senator^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jon Morgan
	Write-in
Total votes

General election

Endorsements

Jon Morgan (D)

Organizations

Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund^[3]

Results

2024 New Hampshire's 3rd Executive Council district election
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent)
	Democratic	Jon Morgan
	Write-in
Total votes

District 4

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 is Republican Ted Gatsas, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Declared

Terese Bastarache, nurse and candidate for this district in 2022^[8]
Robert Burns, former Hillsborough County Treasurer and nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in 2022^[9]
John Reagan, former state senator^[10]
John Stephen, former commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services and nominee for governor in 2010^[10]
Ryan Terrell, former member of the New Hampshire Board of Education^[8]
Ross Terrio, Manchester alder and former state representative^[10]

Declined

Sharon Carson, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate^[9]
Ted Gatsas, incumbent executive councilor^[11]
B.J. Perry, former New Hampshire field director for the Republican National Committee^[9]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stephen	9,281	37%
	Republican	Terese Bastarache	4,156	16.6%
	Republican	Robert Burns	5,738	22.9%
	Republican	John Reagan	3,746	14.9%
	Republican	Ryan Terrell	906	3.6%
	Republican	Ross Terrio	1,290	5.1%
	Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Jim O'Connell, at-large Manchester school board member^[8]

Withdrawn

Michael Strand, Bedford town councilor (endorsed O'Connell)^[12]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jim O'Connell
	Write-in
Total votes

General election

Endorsements

Jim O'Connell (D)

Organizations

Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund^[3]

Results

2024 New Hampshire's 4th Executive Council district election
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John Stephen
	Democratic	Jim O'Connell
	Write-in
Total votes

District 5

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 is Republican Dave Wheeler, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Declared

Dave Wheeler, incumbent executive councilor^[2]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dave Wheeler (incumbent)
	Write-in
Total votes

Democratic primary

Nominee

Melanie Levesque, former state senator from the 12th district (2018–2020)^[8]

Eliminated in primary

Shoshanna Kelly, at-large Nashua alder and nominee for this district in 2022^[13]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie Levesque	12,577	62%
	Democratic	Shoshanna Kelly	7,711	38%
	Write-in
Total votes

General election

Endorsements

Melanie Levesque (D)

Organizations

Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund^[3]

Results

2024 New Hampshire's 5th Executive Council district election
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dave Wheeler (incumbent)
	Democratic	Melanie Levesque
	Write-in
Total votes

References

^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. July 10, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2024 Election Details". New Hampshire Secretary of State. June 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Planned Parenthood NH Action Fund PAC Endorses Governor and Executive Council Candidates Who Will Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health Care". Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund. September 12, 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sexton, Adam (June 1, 2023). "NH Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington launches campaign for governor". WMUR. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ Haber, Taylor (August 11, 2023). "Karen Liot Hill '00 to seek 2024 Democratic nomination for second Executive Council district". The Dartmouth. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Porter, Steven (October 25, 2023). "Contest emerges in N.H. for 'most important office you've never heard of'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Cullen, Margie (May 11, 2024). "Jon Morgan to challenge for Janet Stevens' NH Executive Council seat". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Landrigan, Kevin (April 3, 2023). "Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Graham, Michael (April 3, 2024). "Gatsas Out, Burns In: Executive Council News Shakes NH Politics". NH Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Graham, Michael (2024-04-17). "John Stephen Joins Crowded Field in Executive Council 4 GOP Primary". NH Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
^ Tracy, Paula (April 3, 2023). "Manchester Republican Ted Gatsas Plans To Retire from Executive Council District 4". InDepthNH. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ Gokee, Amanda; Porter, Steven (June 5, 2024). "Candidates in closely watched New Hampshire races begin filing for ballot". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 5, 2024. That was the case for Michael Strand, a Democrat who suspended his campaign Tuesday for Executive Council and threw his support behind Jim O'Connell.
^ "Alderwoman Kelly launches Executive Council campaign". The Telegraph. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[1] "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. July 10, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

[NH2024-2] "2024 Election Details". New Hampshire Secretary of State. June 5, 2024.

[ppaf-3] "Planned Parenthood NH Action Fund PAC Endorses Governor and Executive Council Candidates Who Will Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health Care". Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund. September 12, 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

[launches-4] Sexton, Adam (June 1, 2023). "NH Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington launches campaign for governor". WMUR. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[5] Haber, Taylor (August 11, 2023). "Karen Liot Hill '00 to seek 2024 Democratic nomination for second Executive Council district". The Dartmouth. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

[contest-6] Porter, Steven (October 25, 2023). "Contest emerges in N.H. for 'most important office you've never heard of'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[morgan-7] Cullen, Margie (May 11, 2024). "Jon Morgan to challenge for Janet Stevens' NH Executive Council seat". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[career-8] Landrigan, Kevin (April 3, 2023). "Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[shakes-9] Graham, Michael (April 3, 2024). "Gatsas Out, Burns In: Executive Council News Shakes NH Politics". NH Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[stephen-10] Graham, Michael (2024-04-17). "John Stephen Joins Crowded Field in Executive Council 4 GOP Primary". NH Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-25.

[11] Tracy, Paula (April 3, 2023). "Manchester Republican Ted Gatsas Plans To Retire from Executive Council District 4". InDepthNH. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[12] Gokee, Amanda; Porter, Steven (June 5, 2024). "Candidates in closely watched New Hampshire races begin filing for ballot". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 5, 2024. That was the case for Michael Strand, a Democrat who suspended his campaign Tuesday for Executive Council and threw his support behind Jim O'Connell.

[13] "Alderwoman Kelly launches Executive Council campaign". The Telegraph. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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District 1

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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General election

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District 2

Democratic primary

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Declined

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Republican primary

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Eliminated in primary

Declined

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General election

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Results

District 3

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Results

General election

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District 4

Republican primary

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Declined

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Withdrawn

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District 5

Republican primary

Declared

Results

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Eliminated in primary

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