Politics & Government
Nashua Candidates File in NH House, Senate, Council Races
2nd Congressional District GOP primary contenders are Gary Lambert of Nashua, Marilinda Garcia of Salem, Jim Lawrence of Hudson and Mike Little of Concord.
The state candidate filing period closed June 13 and the top of the ticket features races in which Republicans are trying to unseat Democratic incumbents, from the governor's office to U.S. Senate.
There are also interesting primary battles for New Hampshire Executive Council, state Senate and the state House of Representatives among Nashua residents.
In the race for Executive Council District 5, there are Republican and Democratic primaries owing to Councilor Deb Pignatelli not running for re-election. Stepping up to try to succeed her are Democrats Diane Sheehan of Nashua and Jennifer Daler Temple of Temple. Republicans seeking to represent District 5 are Steve Hattamer of Hollis and Dave Wheeler of Milford. Thomas P. Stawasz of Hollis filed a Declaration of Intent for Executive Council District 5 for the General Election.
The state filing period closed at 5 p.m. Friday, but the Republican and Democratic parties have until June 18 to fill vacancies on party tickets.
Below is a look at the candidates filing for local seats, according to the Secretary of State's website updated June 13 (some last-minute filings may not be reflected in the state's online report just yet, and will be updated Monday; incumbents' names are in bold):
State Senate
- District 12 candidates: Democrat Peggy Gilmour of Hollis and Republicans Kevin A. Avard of Nashua and Michael McCarthy of Nashua.
- District 13 candidates: Democrat Bette R. Lasky of Nashua. Republican Doris Hohensee of Nashua.
NH House of Representatives
District 28
- Democrat Sylvia E. Gale
- Democrat Jan Schmidt
- Democrat Thomas D. Woodward
- Republican Eric R. Eastman
- Republican Elizabeth Ferreira
- Republican Carl W. Seidel
District 29
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- Democrat Suzanne Harvey
- Democrat Ward T. Shaff
- Democrat Suzanne Mercier Vail
- Republican Peggy McCarthy
- Republican Donald B. McClarren
- Republican Kenneth E. Ziehm II
District 30
- Democrat Alan Cohen
- Democrat Mariellen J. MacKay
- Democrat Cindy Rosenwald
District 31
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- Democrat Pamela T. Brown
- Democrat David E. Cote
- Democrat Mary J. Gorman
- Republican Elizabeth Van Twuyver
District 32
- Democrat Rita Gail MacAuslan
- Democrat Michael Pedersen
- Democrat Raymond P. Labrecque
- Republican David Murotake
- Republican Barry Palmer
- Republican James Summers
- Republican Don LeBrun
District 33
- Democrat Efstathia C. Booras
- Democrat Ken Gidge
- Democrat Lee Guerette
- Republican Michael Reed
- Republican Troy Saunders
- Republican Ron Simoneau
District 34
- Democrat Allison Nutting
- Democrat Timothy Soucy
- Democrat Michael Alexander Garcia
- Democrat John Paolillo
- Republican Douglas Habecker
- Republican Edith Hogan
- Republican Timothy Twombly
- Republican Duane Erickson
District 35
- Democrat Daniel C. Hansberry
- Democrat Donald T. Jean
- Democrat Latha Mangipudi
- Republican Ronald G. Brophy II
- Republican Ed Stebbins
District 36
- Democrat Linda C. Harriott-Gathright
- Democrat Marty Jack
- Democrat Michael B. O'Brien, Sr.
- Republican Will Brown
- Republican Joseph F. Krasucki
- Republican Bill Ohm
- Republican Paul Pakenham
- Republican Barbie Mahoney
Hillsborough County Sheriff
RepublicanJames A. Hardy of Pelham
Democrat
Bill Barry of Manchester
Hillsborough County Attorney
DemocratPatricia M. LaFrance of Hollis
Republican
Dennis Hogan of Nashua
Governor
Democrats
- Ian Freeman of Keene
- Maggie Hassan of Exeter, the incumbent
- Clecia Terrio of Manchester
Republicans
- Daniel J. Greene of Pittsfield
- Walt Havenstein of Alton
- Andrew Hemingway of Bristol
- Jonathan Smolin of Alton
- John D. Shea of Nelson
2nd Congressional District
Democrat:- Annie Kuster of Hopkinton, the incumbent
- Gary Lambert Nashua
- Marilinda Garcia of Salem
- Jim Lawrence of Hudson
- Mike Little of Concord
- Brian H. Chabot of Nashua
U.S. Senate
Democrat- Jeanne Shaheen of Madbury
- Gerard Beloin of Colebrook
- Scott P. Brown of Rye
- Robert D'Arcy of Keene
- Miro Dziedzic of Windham
- Mark W. Farnham of Lebanon
- Bob Heghmann of Wolfeboro
- Walter W. Kelly of Lancaster
- Andy Martin of Manchester
- Jim Rubens of Hanover
- Bob Smith of Tuftonboro
- P. Gardner Goldsmith of Amherst
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The state filing period closed at 5 p.m. Friday, June 13, but the Republican and Democratic parties have until June 18 to fill vacancies on party tickets.
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