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Strafford County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census,the population was 130,889. Its county seat is Dover. Strafford County was one of the five original counties identified for New Hampshire in 1769. It was named after William Wentworth,2nd Earl of Strafford in the mistaken belief that he was the ancestor of governor John Wentworth –although they were distantly related,William had no descendants. The county was organized at Dover in 1771. In 1840,the size of the original county was reduced with the creation of Belknap County.
The State of New Hampshire has a republican form of government modeled after the Government of the United States,with three branches:the executive,consisting of the Governor of New Hampshire and the other elected constitutional officers;the legislative,called the New Hampshire General Court,which includes the Senate and the House of Representatives;and the judicial,consisting of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and lower courts.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court,the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 203 legislative districts across the state,created from divisions of the state's counties. On average,each legislator represents about 3,300 residents,which is the smallest lower house representative-to-population ratio in the country.
The New Hampshire Senate is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court,alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. The Senate has been meeting since 1784. The Senate consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. There are 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats currently serving in the Senate.
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers parts of Southern New Hampshire and the eastern portion of the state. The district contains parts of Hillsborough,Rockingham,Merrimack,Grafton,and Belknap counties;and the entirety of Strafford and Carroll counties.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election.
Christopher Charles Pappas is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019. From 2013 to 2019,he represented the 4th district on the New Hampshire Executive Council. The district includes Manchester,two towns in Hillsborough,six towns in Merrimack,eight towns in Rockingham,and two towns in Strafford County.
The 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the governor of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Joshua Daniel Whitehouse is an American politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the town of Farmington from 2014 to 2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 6,2018,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Brandon Phinney is an American politician and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,representing Strafford County's 24th district.
Gerri Cannon is an American politician,who was elected in 2018 to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. She represents the Strafford 18th District as a member of the Democratic Party. She was previously elected to the Somersworth,New Hampshire School Board.
The 2018 New Hampshire Senate election was held on November 6,2018,concurrently with the elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives,to elect members to the 166th New Hampshire General Court. All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining control of both chambers of the New Hampshire General Court,ending the total control of New Hampshire's state government,that Republicans had held in New Hampshire since the 2016 state elections.
The 2022 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire. The primary elections were held on September 13,2022. Incumbent Senator Maggie Hassan was re-elected over Republican retired brigadier general Don Bolduc by an unexpectedly large margin of 9.1% that surpassed most polls. Hassan won her initial bid for this seat in 2016 by only 1,017 votes or 0.14%. This election marked the first time a Democrat won re-election to New Hampshire's class 3 Senate seat.
The 2022 New Hampshire House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of New Hampshire on November 8,2022,to elect all 400 members of the House of Representatives of the 168th New Hampshire General Court.
The 2023 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7,2023,for eight state legislative chambers in four states. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states. Special elections were held throughout the year in several states.
The 2017 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7,2017. Three legislative chambers in two states held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in two states.
The 2024 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on January 23,2024,as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. This year's New Hampshire primary was not sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The DNC-approved 2024 calendar placed the South Carolina primary first,but New Hampshire state law mandates them to hold the first primary in the country,and a "bipartisan group of state politicians",including the chairs of the Democratic and the Republican parties,announced that the state would preserve this status. Thus,the DNC stripped all 33 of the state's delegates that would have been allocated to the Democratic National Convention.
In 2023,various special elections were held throughout the year in New Hampshire, mostly to the state's House of Representatives. At 400 members,the state house is the largest state legislative body in the United States,and the fourth largest lower house in the English-speaking world. As members are only paid $100 per year plus travel costs,turnover tends to be frequent,as members resign or die mid-term,resulting in a special election to replace them. According to the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire,if there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court,a special election must be called to fill the vacant seat within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.
Leonard "Len" Turcotte is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the Strafford 4th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Turcotte currently serves as chairman of the Municipal and County Government Committee.
References
- ↑ "NH House Strafford County District 08: Elected Officials". CitizensCount. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Representative Chuck Grassie (D)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "NH House Democrat wins special election after tie vote". Associated Press. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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