2022 New Hampshire Executive Council election

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

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]

• 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%

• 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^[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%

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

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]

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

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%

• 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]

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^[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%

Summarize Fact Check

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]

• 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%

• 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^[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%

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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]

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

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%

• 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%

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%