2024 New Hampshire Executive Council election

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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.

• Joseph Kenney, incumbent executive councilor^[2]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent)	23,807	99.34%
	Democratic	Emmett Soldati (write-in)	54	0.23%
	Write-in		104	0.43%
Total votes			23,965	100%

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

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emmett Soldati	21,036	99.47%
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent, write-in)	49	0.23%
	Write-in		64	0.30%
Total votes			21,149	100%

2024 New Hampshire's 1st Executive Council district election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Kenney (incumbent)	87,132	55.20%
	Democratic	Emmett Soldati	70,647	44.76%
	Write-in		71	0.04%
Total votes			157,850	100%

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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.^[7]

• Karen Liot Hill, Grafton County Treasurer^[8]

• Mike Liberty, New Hampshire Democratic Party finance chair^[9]

• Cinde Warmington, incumbent executive councilor (ran for governor)^[7]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Liot Hill	18,282	55.26%
	Democratic	Mike Liberty	14,750	44.59%
	Republican	Kim Strathdee (write-in)	3	0.01%
	Republican	Mary Rose Deak (write-in)	3	0.01%
	Write-in		44	0.13%
Total votes			33,082	100%

• Kim Strathdee, cook, antiques seller, farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and perennial candidate^[9]

• Mary Rose Deak, laboratory scientist^[2]

• Harold French, former state senator and nominee for this district in 2022^[9]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Strathdee	9,279	55.74%
	Republican	Mary Rose Deak	7,065	42.44%
	Democratic	Mike Liberty (write-in)	57	0.34%
	Democratic	Karen Liot Hill (write-in)	41	0.25%
	Write-in		206	1.23%
Total votes			16,648	100%

2024 New Hampshire's 2nd Executive Council district election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Liot Hill	87,633	56.92%
	Republican	Kim Strathdee	66,150	42.96%
	Write-in		180	0.12%
Total votes			153,963	100%

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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.

• Janet Stevens, incumbent executive councilor^[11]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent)	25,300	99.01%
	Democratic	Jon Morgan (write-in)	23	0.09%
	Write-in		229	0.90%
Total votes			25,552	100%

• Jon Morgan, Brentwood selectman and former state senator^[11]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jon Morgan	20,313	99.66%
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent, write-in)	12	0.06%
	Write-in		58	0.28%
Total votes			20,383	100%

2024 New Hampshire's 3rd Executive Council district election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Stevens (incumbent)	92,634	55.05%
	Democratic	Jon Morgan	75,524	44.88%
	Write-in		116	0.07%
Total votes			168,274	100%

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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.

• Terese Bastarache, nurse and candidate for this district in 2022^[13]
• Robert Burns, former Hillsborough County Treasurer and nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in 2022^[14]
• John Reagan, former state senator^[15]
• John Stephen, former commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services and nominee for governor in 2010^[15]
• Ryan Terrell, former member of the New Hampshire Board of Education^[13]
• Ross Terrio, Manchester alder and former state representative^[15]

• Sharon Carson, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate^[14]
• Ted Gatsas, incumbent executive councilor^[16]
• B.J. Perry, former New Hampshire field director for the Republican National Committee^[14]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stephen	9,312	36.85%
	Republican	Robert Burns	5,748	22.75%
	Republican	Terese Bastarache	4,167	16.49%
	Republican	John Reagan	3,758	14.87%
	Republican	Ross Terrio	1,295	5.12%
	Republican	Ryan Terrell	908	3.59%
	Democratic	Jim O'Connell (write-in)	33	0.13%
	Write-in		51	0.20%
Total votes			25,272	100%

• Jim O'Connell, at-large Manchester school board member^[13]

• Michael Strand, Bedford town councilor (endorsed O'Connell)^[17]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim O'Connell	19,431	99.32%
	Republican	John Stephen (write-in)	22	0.11%
	Republican	Terese Bastarache (write-in)	9	0.05%
	Republican	Robert Burns (write-in)	7	0.04%
	Republican	John Reagan (write-in)	6	0.03%
	Republican	Ryan Terrell (write-in)	4	0.02%
	Republican	Ross Terrio (write-in)	1	0.00%
	Write-in		84	0.43%
Total votes			19,564	100%

2024 New Hampshire's 4th Executive Council district election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stephen	77,903	53.78%
	Democratic	Jim O'Connell	66,842	46.14%
	Write-in		111	0.08%
Total votes			144,856	100%