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In 2004, Democrats made large gains in Concord, winning the governorship, adding 30 seats in the House, 1 seat in the Senate, winning an Executive Council seat in District 5 for the first time since the 1960s, one of many races won by Democrats for the first time in decades.

Contents 1 Senate 1.1 District 1 1.2 District 2 1.3 District 3 1.4 District 4 1.5 District 5 1.6 District 6 1.7 District 7 1.8 District 8 1.9 District 9 1.10 District 10 1.11 District 11 1.12 District 12 1.13 District 13 1.14 District 14 1.15 District 15 1.16 District 16 1.17 District 17 1.18 District 18 1.19 District 19 1.20 District 20 1.21 District 21 1.22 District 22 1.23 District 23 1.24 District 24 2 House of Representatives 2.1 Belknap County 2.1.1 Belknap 1 2.1.2 Belknap 2 2.1.3 Belknap 3 2.1.4 Belknap 4 2.1.5 Belknap 5 2.1.6 Belknap 6 2.2 Carroll County 2.2.1 Carroll 1 2.2.2 Carroll 2 2.2.3 Carroll 3 2.2.4 Carroll 4 2.2.5 Carroll 5 2.3 Cheshire County 2.3.1 Cheshire 1 2.3.2 Cheshire 2 2.3.3 Cheshire 3 2.3.4 Cheshire 4 2.3.5 Cheshire 5 2.3.6 Cheshire 6 2.3.7 Cheshire 7 2.4 Coos County 2.4.1 Coos 1 2.4.2 Coos 2 2.4.3 Coos 3 2.4.4 Coos 4 2.5 Grafton County 2.5.1 Grafton 1 2.5.2 Grafton 2 2.5.3 Grafton 3 2.5.4 Grafton 4 2.5.5 Grafton 5 2.5.6 Grafton 6 2.5.7 Grafton 7 2.5.8 Grafton 8 2.5.9 Grafton 9 2.5.10 Grafton 10 2.5.11 Grafton 11 2.6 Hillsborough County 2.6.1 Hillsborough 1 2.6.2 Hillsborough 2 2.6.3 Hillsborough 3 2.6.4 Hillsborough 4 2.6.5 Hillsborough 5 2.6.6 Hillsborough 6 2.6.7 Hillsborough 7 2.6.8 Hillsborough 8 2.6.9 Hillsborough 9 2.6.10 Hillsborough 10 2.6.11 Hillsborough 11 2.6.12 Hillsborough 12 2.6.13 Hillsborough 13 2.6.14 Hillsborough 14 2.6.15 Hillsborough 15 2.6.16 Hillsborough 16 2.6.17 Hillsborough 17 2.6.18 Hillsborough 18 2.6.19 Hillsborough 19 2.6.20 Hillsborough 20 2.6.21 Hillsborough 21 2.6.22 Hillsborough 22 2.6.23 Hillsborough 23 2.6.24 Hillsborough 24 2.6.25 Hillsborough 25 2.6.26 Hillsborough 26 2.6.27 Hillsborough 27 2.7 Merrimack County 2.7.1 Merrimack 1 2.7.2 Merrimack 2 2.7.3 Merrimack 3 2.7.4 Merrimack 4 2.7.5 Merrimack 5 2.7.6 Merrimack 6 2.7.7 Merrimack 7 2.7.8 Merrimack 8 2.7.9 Merrimack 9 2.7.10 Merrimack 10 2.7.11 Merrimack 11 2.7.12 Merrimack 12 2.7.13 Merrimack 13 2.8 Rockingham County 2.8.1 Rockingham 1 2.8.2 Rockingham 2 2.8.3 Rockingham 3 2.8.4 Rockingham 4 2.8.5 Rockingham 5 2.8.6 Rockingham 6 2.8.7 Rockingham 7 2.8.8 Rockingham 8 2.8.9 Rockingham 9 2.8.10 Rockingham 10 2.8.11 Rockingham 11 2.8.12 Rockingham 12 2.8.13 Rockingham 13 2.8.14 Rockingham 14 2.8.15 Rockingham 15 2.8.16 Rockingham 16 2.8.17 Rockingham 17 2.8.18 Rockingham 18 2.9 Strafford County 2.9.1 Strafford 1 2.9.2 Strafford 2 2.9.3 Strafford 3 2.9.4 Strafford 4 2.9.5 Strafford 5 2.9.6 Strafford 6 2.9.7 Strafford 7 2.10 Sullivan County 2.10.1 Sullivan 1 2.10.2 Sullivan 2 2.10.3 Sullivan 3 2.10.4 Sullivan 4 2.10.5 Sullivan 5 2.11 2004/2005 Special Elections and Current Open Seats 2.11.1 Strafford 3 2.11.2 Sullivan 4 2.11.3 Hillsborough 1 2.11.4 Cheshire 3 2.11.5 Hillsborough 10 2.11.6 Grafton 6 2.11.7 Rockingham 3

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[edit] District 1

John T. Gallus (R-Berlin) defeated Jerry Sorlucco (D-Littleton) by a vote of 15822 (59.5%) to 10748 (40.4%).

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[edit] Belknap County

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[edit] Carroll County

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[edit] Cheshire County

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[edit] Coos County

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[edit] Grafton County

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[edit] Hillsborough County

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[edit] Hillsborough 19

2004 Hillsborough 19 New Hampshire General Court Election Democrat Democrat+Republican Republican Republican+Democrat Independent Incumbent Winner
Candidate	Votes	Won/Lost By	%	%Won/Lost By
Peter Batula	8003	2109	% 8.71	%2.29
Bob L'Heureux	7949	2055	% 8.65	%2.24
Chris Christensen	7293	1399	% 7.93	%1.52
Bob Brundige	6940	1046	% 7.55	%1.14
Nancy Elliott	6571	677	% 7.15	%.74
Maureen Mooney	6322	428	% 6.88	%.47
Pete Hinkle	6090	196	% 6.63	%.21
John Gibson	6082	188	% 6.62	%.2
James O'Neil	5894	-188	% 6.41	-%.2
Pam Green	5580	-502	% 6.07	-%.55
Pat Heinrich	4579	-1503	% 4.98	-%1.64
Don Botsch	4501	-1581	%4.9	-%1.72
Richard Arthur	4579	-1809	% 4.65	-%1.97
Andrew Sylvia	4185	-1897	% 4.55	-%2.06
Kevin O'Neill	3833	-2249	%4.17	-%2.45
Jacob Weisberg	3823	-2259	% 4.16	-%2.46

Hillsborough 19 consists of the heavily Republican town of Merrimack, which showed during election day as all eight GOP candidates swept the Democratic slate to take the town's eight seats in Concord.

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2004 Hillsborough 24 New Hampshire General Court Election Democrat Democrat+Republican Republican Republican+Democrat Independent Incumbent Winner
Candidate	Votes	Won/Lost By	%	%Won/Lost By
David Campbell	2390	832	% 30.84	%10.74
Jane Clemons	2106	548	% 27.18	%7.07
Roland Lefebvre	1677	119	% 21.64	%1.54
Sandra Ziehm	1558	-119	% 20.11	%-1.54

The 24th District of Hillsborough County, consisting of Nashua's mostly urban and Democratic Ward 6, was swept by the Democrats, including a dual primary sweep by David Campbell.

The only Republican running in Hillsborough 24 was City GOP Chairwoman Sandra Ziehm.

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2004 Sullivan 3 New Hampshire General Court Election Democrat Democrat+Republican Republican Republican+Democrat Independent Incumbent Winner
Candidate	Votes	Won/Lost By	%	%Won/Lost By
Harry S. Gale Jr.	1144	315	% 57.98	%15.97
David Brown	829	--	% 42.02	--

In the non-floterial first past the post district of Sullivan 3, which consists of the town of Sunapee, New Hampshire , Republican Harry S. Gale defeated Democrat "Hometown" David Brown in the race to refill the seat of non-returning Republican incumbent Richard Leone.

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[edit] 2004/2005 Special Elections and Current Open Seats

Due to the large number of seats in the House and the relative old age of the Representatives (the current average age is 66), many members often leave the House either from death or resignation.

[edit] Strafford 3

After Michael Harrington was appointed as a member of the Public Utility Commission in November 2004, he vacated his seat in Strafford County 3, which includes Barrington, Farmington, Middleton, Milton, New Durham and Strafford.

On March 8th, 2005, Democrat Larry Brown of Milton defeated Republican Wilfred Morrison of Farmington 1,858 to 1,551, picking up a seat for the Democrats.

• Election Page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State

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The same day as the special election in Strafford 3, a special election in Sullivan 4, which consists of Unity, Lempster and the Three Wards of Claremont, was held to replace the departure of Democrat Joe Harris.

Republican challenger Phillip "Joe" Osgood defeated former Claremont mayor Ray Gagnon by a tally of 1,125 to 895.

• Election Page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State

[edit] Hillsborough 1

In a surprising upset, Democrat Gilman Shattuck defeated former Hillsborough County Sherriff and Republican Walter Morse 669 to 601 on June 14th, 2005.

The two were competing for Republican Larry Elliot's seat in the largely Republican district of Hillsborough 1, consisting of the county's northwestern most towns: Antrim, Hancock, Hillsborough and Windsor. After Shattuck's victory, Democrats held two of the district's three seats, a feat not copied since before the American Civil War.

• Monadnock Ledger Story
• Election Page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State

[edit] Cheshire 3

In Cheshire 3, consisting of the five wards of Keene, Stephanie Sinclair left her seat in mid spring 2005. The opening was filled on October 14th, 2005 by Keene City Councilman Chris Coates, who received 250 votes while running unopposed. The Democrats kept the seat in the highly Democratic district, continuing their one seat pickup from special elections after the 2004 general election.

• Election Page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State

[edit] Hillsborough 10

On City Election Day, 2005 (November 8), Democrat Jean Jeudy defeated Republican Rob Fremeau, protecting the party's seat after the departure of Firefighter's Union President William Clayton in a special election in Hillsborough 10, the State Representative district of Manchester's Ward 3.

Jeudy defeated Fremeau 508 to 322, keeping the Democrats in complete control of the Ward's three seats. The election was largely overshadowed by simultaneous mayoral race, where Frank Guinta upset incumbent Bob Baines.

• Election Page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State

[edit] Grafton 6

The Democrats gained another seat as Jim Aguiar of Campton defeated Christopher Whitcomb of Rumney in the Grafton 6 (Campton, Ellsworth, Orford, Rumney and Wentworth) special election on December 6th, 2005. Aguiar won 558-526, replacing Republican John Alger, who died several weeks earlier.

• Election Page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State

[edit] Rockingham 3

On January 24, 2006, Democrat John Robinson upset Republican Al Baldasaro 57% to 43% in the heavily Republican district of Rockingham 3, which consists of the towns of Londonderry and Auburn.

• Election Page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State
• John Robinson's Website
• Article on the Primary at the Lawrence Eagle Times(Subscription Required)