Karel Crawford
Karel Crawford (Republican Party) is a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingCarroll 3. She assumed office on December 7, 2022. Her current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Crawford (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives to representCarroll 3. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Karel Crawford's career experience includes owning a business. Crawford has served on the Moultonborough School Board and the Moultonborough Selectboard.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Crawford was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Crawford was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Crawford was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| •Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Crawford served on the following committees:
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| •Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Crawford served on the following committees:
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| •Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
IncumbentKarel Crawford andJoseph Hamblen defeatedKimberly Johnson andSandra Ringelstein in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karel Crawford (R) | 28.1 | 3,771 | |
| ✔ | Joseph Hamblen (R) | 24.9 | 3,335 | |
| Kimberly Johnson (D) | 23.7 | 3,170 | ||
| Sandra Ringelstein (D) | 23.2 | 3,115 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 13,398 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
Sandra Ringelstein andKimberly Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra Ringelstein | 51.1 | 1,004 | |
| ✔ | Kimberly Johnson | 48.6 | 954 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 6 | ||
There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,964 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
IncumbentKarel Crawford andJoseph Hamblen advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karel Crawford | 51.5 | 1,134 | |
| ✔ | Joseph Hamblen | 47.6 | 1,049 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 20 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,203 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
IncumbentKarel Crawford andRichard Brown defeatedGabrielle Watson andMary Peaco Todd in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karel Crawford (R) | 27.8 | 3,000 | |
| ✔ | Richard Brown (R) | 27.3 | 2,947 | |
Gabrielle Watson (D) ![]() | 23.6 | 2,552 | ||
| Mary Peaco Todd (D) | 21.2 | 2,291 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 10,801 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
Gabrielle Watson andMary Peaco Todd advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gabrielle Watson ![]() | 51.8 | 791 | |
| ✔ | Mary Peaco Todd | 47.8 | 730 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,526 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 (2 seats)
Richard Brown and incumbentKarel Crawford defeatedGeorge Mottram in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Brown | 36.1 | 869 | |
| ✔ | Karel Crawford | 34.4 | 827 | |
| George Mottram | 29.2 | 702 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 9 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,407 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 (2 seats)
IncumbentGlenn Cordelli and incumbentKarel Crawford defeatedCaroline Nesbitt andChip Merrill in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Glenn Cordelli (R) | 29.1 | 3,410 | |
| ✔ | Karel Crawford (R) | 28.5 | 3,345 | |
| Caroline Nesbitt (D) | 22.0 | 2,577 | ||
| Chip Merrill (D) | 20.5 | 2,401 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 11,733 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 (2 seats)
Caroline Nesbitt andChip Merrill advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caroline Nesbitt | 58.2 | 1,055 | |
| ✔ | Chip Merrill | 41.7 | 756 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3 | ||
There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,814 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 (2 seats)
IncumbentGlenn Cordelli and incumbentKarel Crawford advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Glenn Cordelli | 55.0 | 1,198 | |
| ✔ | Karel Crawford | 44.8 | 975 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,177 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 (2 seats)
IncumbentGlenn Cordelli and incumbentKarel Crawford defeatedCaroline Nesbitt andJohn Morrissey in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Glenn Cordelli (R) | 28.0 | 2,504 | |
| ✔ | Karel Crawford (R) | 27.8 | 2,479 | |
| Caroline Nesbitt (D) | 22.4 | 2,004 | ||
John Morrissey (D) ![]() | 21.7 | 1,938 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 8,928 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 (2 seats)
Caroline Nesbitt andJohn Morrissey defeatedPaul Punturieri in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caroline Nesbitt | 49.5 | 793 | |
| ✔ | John Morrissey ![]() | 32.9 | 526 | |
| Paul Punturieri | 17.6 | 282 | ||
There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,601 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 (2 seats)
IncumbentGlenn Cordelli and incumbentKarel Crawford advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Glenn Cordelli | 54.8 | 836 | |
| ✔ | Karel Crawford | 45.2 | 690 | |
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,526 | |||
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2016
Elections for theNew Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.
IncumbentGlenn Cordelli and incumbentKarel Crawford defeatedGarreth A. Chehames andPaul T. Punturieri in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 4 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 31.30% | 3,029 | ||
| Republican | 30.85% | 2,985 | ||
| Democratic | Garreth A. Chehames | 19.49% | 1,886 | |
| Democratic | Paul T. Punturieri | 18.36% | 1,777 | |
| Total Votes | 9,677 | |||
| Source:New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Garreth A. Chehames andPaul T. Punturieri were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 4 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
| Democratic | ||
IncumbentGlenn Cordelli and incumbentKarel Crawford defeatedBrent Anderson in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 4 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 41.41% | 815 | ||
| Republican | 38.31% | 754 | ||
| Republican | Brent Anderson | 20.27% | 399 | |
| Total Votes | 1,968 | |||
2014
Elections for theNew Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014.Nick Vazzana was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbentKarel Crawford and incumbentGlenn Cordelli defeatedChristopher Burbank in the Republican primary. Vazzana, write-in candidateKen Hill (D), Crawford and Cordelli faced off in the general election.[6] The two Republican incumbents, Crawford and Cordelli, defeated Vazzana and Hill in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 31.6% | 2,475 | ||
| Republicans | 30.4% | 2,383 | ||
| Democratic | Nick Vazzana | 20.1% | 1,575 | |
| Democratic | Ken Hill | 17.7% | 1,389 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 7,827 | |||
2012
Crawford won election in the2012 election forNew Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 4. Crawford advanced past the September 11 Republican primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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| 31.5% | 641 | |
| 30.7% | 625 | |
| Paul Askew | 19.8% | 403 |
| Anthony Lyon | 17.9% | 365 |
| Total Votes | 2,034 | |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 | Won general | $2,050 | $0 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 | Won general | $3,300 | $0 |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 | Won general | $0 | N/A** |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 4 | Won | $0 | N/A** |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 4 | Won | $0 | N/A** |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House, Carroll 4 | Won | $0 | N/A** |
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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2022
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2021
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 | Officeholder New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative Karel Crawford (R)," accessed May 18, 2023
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑4.04.1New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑5.05.1New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
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