New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2018

Elections in New Hampshire, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 23
• Early voting: N/A
• Absentee voting deadline: Varies by locality

• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Voter ID: Photo ID required
• Poll times: In general, polling places open between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time

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New Hampshire Executive Council
Election details
Filing deadline: June 15, 2018
Primary: September 11, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Joseph Kenney (Republican) (District 1) Andru Volinsky (Democrat) (District 2) Russell Prescott (Republican) (District 3) Chris Pappas (Democrat) (District 4) Dave Wheeler (Republican) (District 5)
How to vote
Poll times: Varies by municipality Voting in New Hampshire
Ballotpedia analysis
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New Hampshire executive elections
Governor State executive council

New Hampshire held an election for all five seats on the state executive council on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 15, 2018.

Candidates

District 1

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1

Michael Cryans defeated incumbent Joseph Kenney and Tobin Menard in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cryans (D)	50.7	58,066
		Joseph Kenney (R)	47.1	53,956
		Tobin Menard (L)	2.2	2,571

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,593
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1

Michael Cryans advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cryans	100.0	21,979

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 21,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1

Incumbent Joseph Kenney defeated Kim Strathdee in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Kenney	79.2	14,758
		Kim Strathdee	20.8	3,875

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 18,633
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1

Tobin Menard advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tobin Menard	100.0	189

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 189
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District 2

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Incumbent Andru Volinsky defeated James Beard in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andru Volinsky (D)	57.9	63,059
	Submit photo	James Beard (R)	42.1	45,768

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,827
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Incumbent Andru Volinsky advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andru Volinsky	100.0	25,111

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,111
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

James Beard advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Beard	100.0	13,233

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,233
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District 3

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3

Incumbent Russell Prescott defeated Joe Pace and James Jarvis in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russell Prescott (R)	49.0	57,956
		Joe Pace (D)	48.1	56,902
	Submit photo	James Jarvis (L)	3.0	3,504

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,362
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3

Joe Pace advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Pace	100.0	19,776

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,776
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3

Incumbent Russell Prescott advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russell Prescott	100.0	17,940

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,940
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District 4

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Ted Gatsas defeated Gray Chynoweth and Rich Tomasso in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Gatsas (R)	48.9	50,692
		Gray Chynoweth (D)	47.4	49,137
	Submit photo	Rich Tomasso (L)	3.6	3,746

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,575
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Gray Chynoweth defeated Garth Corriveau in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gray Chynoweth	55.7	11,142
	Submit photo	Garth Corriveau	44.3	8,855

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,997
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Ted Gatsas defeated Jane Cormier in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Gatsas	66.5	12,956
		Jane Cormier	33.5	6,529

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,485
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Rich Tomasso advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rich Tomasso	100.0	184

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 184
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District 5

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5

Debora Pignatelli defeated incumbent Dave Wheeler and Brian Chabot in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debora Pignatelli (D)	50.6	55,438
		Dave Wheeler (R)	46.5	51,012
		Brian Chabot (L)	2.9	3,175

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 109,625
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5

Debora Pignatelli advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debora Pignatelli	100.0	19,678

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,678
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5

Incumbent Dave Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Wheeler	100.0	15,956

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,956
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in New Hampshire heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2016 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in New Hampshire.
• Democrats held both U.S. House seats in New Hampshire.

State executives

• As of May 2018, Republicans held three of 12 state executive positions (including the majority of the seats on the New Hampshire Executive Council), Democrats held one, and the remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of New Hampshire was Republican Chris Sununu. The state held an election for governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled both chambers of the New Hampshire General Court. They had a 212-167 majority in the state House and a 14-10 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

• New Hampshire was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections

See also: New Hampshire elections, 2018

New Hampshire held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• 18 U.S. House seats
• Governor
• Five state executive council seats
• 24 state Senate seats
• 400 state House seats

Demographics

Demographic data for New Hampshire
	New Hampshire	U.S.
Total population:	1,330,111	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	8,953	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	93.7%	73.6%
Black/African American:	1.3%	12.6%
Asian:	2.4%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	1.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	3.2%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	92.3%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	34.9%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$66,779	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	9.9%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Hampshire. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, New Hampshire's three largest cities were Manchester (pop. est. 111,196), Nashua (pop. est. 88,341), and Concord (pop. est. 43,019).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in New Hampshire from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the New Hampshire State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in New Hampshire every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), New Hampshire 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Hillary Clinton	47.6%	Donald Trump	47.2%	0.4%
2012	Barack Obama	52.0%	Mitt Romney	46.4%	5.6%
2008	Barack Obama	54.4%	John McCain	44.7%	9.7%
2004	John Kerry	50.2%	George W. Bush	48.9%	1.3%
2000	George W. Bush	48.1%	Al Gore	46.9%	1.2%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in New Hampshire from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), New Hampshire 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Maggie Hassan	48.0%	Kelly Ayotte	47.8%	0.2%
2014	Jeanne Shaheen	51.5%	Scott Brown	48.2%	3.3%
2010	Kelly Ayotte	60.2%	Paul Hodes	36.7%	23.5%
2008	Jeanne Shaheen	51.6%	John E. Sununu	45.3%	6.3%
2004	Judd Gregg	66.2%	Doris Haddock	33.7%	32.5%
2002	John E. Sununu	50.8%	Jeanne Shaheen	46.4%	4.4%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every two years in New Hampshire.

Election results (Governor), New Hampshire 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Chris Sununu	48.8%	Colin Van Ostern	46.6%	2.2%
2014	Maggie Hassan	52.5%	Walter Havenstein	47.3%	5.2%
2012	Maggie Hassan	54.6%	Ovide Lamontagne	42.5%	12.1%
2010	John Lynch	52.6%	John Stephen	45.1%	7.5%
2008	John Lynch	70.1%	Joseph Kenney	27.6%	42.5%
2006	John Lynch	74.0%	Jim Coburn	25.8%	48.2%
2004	John Lynch	51.0%	Craig Benson	48.9%	2.1%
2002	Craig Benson	58.7%	Mark Fernald	38.2%	20.5%
2000	Jeanne Shaheen	48.8%	Gordon Humphrey	43.8%	5.0%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent New Hampshire in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, New Hampshire 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	D+2
2014	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	Even
2012	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	D+2
2010	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	R+2
2008	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	D+2
2006	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	D+2
2004	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	R+2
2002	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	R+2
2000	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	R+2

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

New Hampshire Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
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See also

New Hampshire government:

• New Hampshire state executive offices
• New Hampshire State Legislature
• New Hampshire courts

Elections:

• New Hampshire state executive official elections, 2018
• Gubernatorial elections, 2018
• Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2018
• Attorney General elections, 2018
• Secretary of State elections, 2018
• State executive official elections, 2018, 2017, 2016

Ballotpedia exclusives:

• State executives compensation
• State of the state addresses
• Trifecta control of state government

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