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New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south,Vermont to the west,Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east,and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Of the 50 U.S. states,New Hampshire is the fifth smallest by area and the tenth least populous,with a population of 1,377,529 residents as of the 2020 census. Concord is the state capital,while Manchester is the largest city. New Hampshire's motto,"Live Free or Die",reflects its role in the American Revolutionary War;its nickname,"The Granite State",refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries. It is well known nationwide for holding the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle,and for its resulting influence on American electoral politics.
Keene is the only city in and the seat of Cheshire County,New Hampshire,United States. The population was 23,047 at the 2020 census,down from 23,409 at the 2010 census.
The Free State Project (FSP) is an American political migration movement founded in 2001 to recruit at least 20,000 libertarians to move to a single low-population state in order to make the state a stronghold for libertarian ideas. The New Hampshire Union Leader reports that the Free State Project is not a political party but a nonprofit organization.
New Hampshire is often noted for its moderate politics and its status as a prominent swing state. Voters predominantly selected Republicans for national office during the 19th and 20th centuries until 1992. Since then,the state has been considered a swing state. Since 2006,control of the state legislature and New Hampshire's congressional seats have switched back and forth between Republicans and Democrats. Although the state has voted for the Democratic candidate in the last four presidential elections since 2004,it has done so by relatively small margins. However,while southern New Hampshire is noted for its moderate views,northern New Hampshire tends towards hardline conservative politics.
The 2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary election to select the candidates who appeared on the general election ballot took place on September 13,2016.
Christopher Thomas Sununu is an American politician and engineer who has served since 2017 as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party,Sununu served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from 2011 to 2017.
Charles W. Morse is an American politician who served as president of the New Hampshire Senate and was once acting governor of New Hampshire. Morse represented New Hampshire's 22nd State Senate district from 2010 to 2022,having previously held the same office from 2002 to 2006.
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.
Andy Sanborn is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate,representing the 9th district between 2012 and 2018,and previously the 7th district from 2010 to 2012.
The 1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 6,1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a full term,having first been elected in a 1954 special election.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen won reelection to a third term after comfortably defeating Republican nominee Bryant Messner by 15.6 points and sweeping every single county in the state. This marked the first Senate election since 1972 in which the Democrat carried Belknap County.
The 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a second term,defeating former state senator Molly Kelly. Sununu was the first incumbent Republican to win reelection as governor since Steve Merrill was reelected in 1994.
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office,defeating his opponent Dan Feltes,the Majority Leader of the Senate. Nine governors ran for re-election in this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor,in which his father,John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988,instead becoming George H. W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989.
New Hampshire's 10th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Donovan Fenton since 2022.
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.
The 2022 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. As New Hampshire does not have gubernatorial term limits,incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a fourth 2-year term in office against Democratic nominee Tom Sherman with 57 percent of the vote,a reduced margin from his 65 percent landslide win in 2020.
Beginning shortly after the city's incorporation as a city in 1846,elections have been held in the mayor of Manchester,New Hampshire. The following article provides information on the elections for mayor in the city during the 21st century.
The 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the Governor of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2024 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. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu was eligible to seek re-election to a fifth 2 year term,but has announced that he will not do so,leaving the election an open race.
The 2022 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. New Hampshire voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the New Hampshire Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections held on September 13,2022,determined which candidates would appear on the November 8,2022,general election ballot.
The 2022 New Hampshire Executive Council elections will take place on November 8,2022,to elect all five members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire. The party primaries were held on September 13.
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- 1 2 "Donovan Fenton". Citizens Count. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Donovan Fenton". Ballotpedia . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Rep. Donovan Fenton of Keene to run for Jay Kahn's seat in NH Senate". 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "Representative Donovan Fenton (D)". New Hampshire General Court . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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