2018 New Hampshire Executive Council election

The 2018 New Hampshire Executive Council elections were held on November 6, 2018 to elect all five members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire. The party primaries were held on September 11.[1]

2018 New Hampshire Executive Council elections
November 6, 2018
All 5 seats on the Executive Council of New Hampshire
3 seats were needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 seats 3 seats
Seats won 3 2
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 282,602 259,384
Percentage 50.90% 46.72%
Results of the elections:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Council control before election

Republican

 Council control after election

Democratic

Elections in New Hampshire

The Democrats gained a majority on the council for the first time since 2014.[2]

Overview of results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Democratic 5 282,602 50.90 3 1 60%
Republican 5 259,384 46.72 2 1 40%
Libertarian 4 12,996 2.34 0 0%
Write-ins 215 0.04 0 0%
Total 14 555,197 100% 5 100%

District 1

District 1 covered all of Coos, Carroll, and Grafton counties, plus the municipalities of Alton, Center Harbor, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, New Hampton, Sanbornton, Tilton in Belknap County, the towns of Andover, Danbury, Hill, New London, and Wilmot in Merrimack County, the towns of Middleton, Milton, and New Durham in Strafford County, and the municipalities of Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Grantham, Newport, Plainfield, Springfield, and Sunapee in Sullivan County.

General election

Incumbent Republican councillor Joseph Kenney was defeated by Democratic challenger Michael Cyrans, a former banker and high school teacher.

Executive Council District 1 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Michael Cryans 58,066 50.66%
Republican Joseph Kenney (incumbent) 53,956 47.07%
Libertarian Tobin Menard 2,571 2.24%
n/a Write-ins 25 0.02%
Total votes 114,618 100% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

District 2 covered the towns of Barnstead, Belmont, and Gilmanton in Belknap County, the municipalities of Alstead, Chesterfield, Dublin, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, Keene, Marlborough, Marlow, Nelson, Roxbury, Stoddard, Sullivan, Surry, Walpole, Westmoreland, and Winchester in Cheshire County, the town of Hancock in Hillsborough County, the municipalities of Boscawen, Bradford, Canterbury, Concord, Franklin, Henniker, Hopkinton, Newbury, Northfield, Salisbury, Sutton, Warner, and Webster in Merrimack County, the municipalities of Dover, Durham, Farmington, Madbury, Rochester, Rollinsford, Somersworth, and Strafford in Strafford County, and the towns of Acworth, Charlestown, Goshen, Langdon, Lempster, Unity, and Washington in Sullivan County.

General election

Incumbent Democratic councillor Andru Volinsky won re-election over Republican challenger James Beard.

Executive Council District 2 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Andru Volinsky (incumbent) 63,059 57.90%
Republican James Beard 45,768 42.03%
n/a Write-ins 282 0.07%
Total votes 108,901 100% N/A
Democratic hold

District 3

District 3 covered the municipalities of Atkinson, Brentwood, Chester, Danville, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, and Windham in Rockingham County, and the town of Pelham in Hillsborough County.

General election
Executive Council District 3 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Russell Prescott (incumbent) 57,956 48.95%
Democratic Joe Pace 56,902 48.06%
Libertarian James Jarvis 3,504 2.96%
n/a Write-ins 27 0.02%
Total votes 118,389 100% N/A
Republican hold

District 4

District 4 covered the municipalities of Bedford, Goffstown, and Manchester Hillsborough County, the towns of Allenstown, Bow, Chichester, Epsom, Hooksett, Loudon, Pembroke, and Pittsfield in Merrimack County, the towns of Auburn, Candia, Deerfield, Londonderry, Northwood, and Nottingham in Rockingham County, and the towns of Barrington and Lee in Strafford County.

General election
Executive Council District 4 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Ted Gatsas 50,692 48.91%
Democratic Gray Chynoweth 49,137 47.41%
Libertarian Richard Tomasso 3,746 3.61%
n/a Write-ins 63 0.06%
Total votes 103,638 100% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

District 5 covered the towns of Fitzwilliam, Jaffrey, Richmond, Rindge, Swanzey, and Troy in Cheshire County, the town of Dunbarton in Merrimack County, and the municipalities of Amherst, Antrim, Bennington, Brookline, Deering, Francestown, Greenfield, Greenville, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Lyndeborough, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, New Ipswich, Peterborough, Sharon, Temple, Weare, Wilton, and Windsor in Hillsborough County.

General election
Executive Council District 5 general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Debora Pignatelli 55,438 50.56%
Republican Dave Wheeler (incumbent) 51,012 46.52%
Libertarian Brian Chabot 3,175 2.90%
n/a Write-ins 26 0.02%
Total votes 109,651 100% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican
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References
  1. "2018 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. Gibson, Sarah. "Democrats Capture Majority on N.H.'s Executive Council". www.nhpr.org. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. "2018 General Election Information and Results - NHSOS". sos.nh.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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