Michael Costable Jr.

Republican Party

Prior offices

New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8

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Elections and appointments

Last election

September 10, 2024

Michael Costable Jr. (Republican Party) was a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingCarroll 8. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on December 4, 2024.

Costable (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives to representCarroll 8. He lost in the Republican primary onSeptember 10, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Costable was assigned to the following committees:

• Legislative Administration Committee

2019-2020

Costable was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

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 8 (2 seats)

IncumbentRichard Brown andBrian R. Taylor defeatedJames Pittman andRob Davies in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Brown (R)	30.6	7,137
✔		Brian R. Taylor (R)	28.1	6,555
		James Pittman (D)	20.7	4,823
	Submit photo	Rob Davies (D)	20.5	4,770
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	6

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,291
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)

James Pittman andRob Davies advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Pittman	50.2	1,454
✔	Submit photo	Rob Davies	49.3	1,429
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	16

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,899
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)

IncumbentRichard Brown andBrian R. Taylor defeated incumbentMichael Costable Jr. in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Brown	43.0	1,760
✔		Brian R. Taylor	28.8	1,179
		Michael Costable Jr.	27.5	1,126
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	25

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,090
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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 8 (2 seats)

IncumbentMark McConkey andMichael Costable Jr. defeated incumbentJerry Knirk andSandra Ringelstein in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey (R)	31.2	6,062
✔		Michael Costable Jr. (R)	24.6	4,785
		Jerry Knirk (D)	22.1	4,298
	Submit photo	Sandra Ringelstein (D)	22.1	4,287
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	4

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,436
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)

Sandra Ringelstein and incumbentJerry Knirk advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sandra Ringelstein	50.2	1,241
✔		Jerry Knirk	49.4	1,221
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	11

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,473
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)

IncumbentMark McConkey andMichael Costable Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark McConkey	59.3	2,302
✔		Michael Costable Jr.	40.0	1,554
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	25

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,881
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2020

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

Michael Costable Jr. did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Pratt (R)	22.4	2,250
✔		Kathleen Hoelzel (R)	19.6	1,973
✔		Michael Costable Jr. (R)	18.9	1,903
	Submit photo	Jennifer Dube (D)	13.4	1,347
	Submit photo	Michelle Couture (D)	13.4	1,347
	Submit photo	Deborah Nelson (D)	12.2	1,228
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,049
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)

Jennifer Dube,Michelle Couture, andDeborah Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Dube	34.1	400
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Couture	33.9	398
✔	Submit photo	Deborah Nelson	32.0	376

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,174
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 (3 seats)

Kevin Pratt, incumbentKathleen Hoelzel, and incumbentMichael Costable Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Pratt	38.8	659
✔		Kathleen Hoelzel	32.8	557
✔		Michael Costable Jr.	28.5	484

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,700
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2016

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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.IncumbentLawrence Kappler (R) did not seek re-election.

Michael Costable Jr., incumbentKathleen Hoelzel, and incumbentCarolyn L. Matthews defeatedSusan Ouellett andRichard Rousseau in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 general election.^[1][2]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Costable Jr.	23.67%	2,624
	Republican	Kathleen HoelzelIncumbent	22.98%	2,547
	Republican	Carolyn L. MatthewsIncumbent	22.18%	2,458
	Democratic	Susan Ouellett	14.45%	1,602
	Democratic	Richard Rousseau	16.72%	1,853
Total Votes				11,084
Source:New Hampshire Secretary of State

Susan Ouellett andRichard Rousseau were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Susan Ouellett
	Democratic	Richard Rousseau

Michael Costable Jr., incumbentKathleen Hoelzel, and incumbentCarolyn L. Matthews defeatedMichael Pawlik in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 3 Republican primary.^[3][4]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Costable Jr.	29.43%	498
	Republican	Kathleen HoelzelIncumbent	29.20%	494
	Republican	Carolyn L. MatthewsIncumbent	25.12%	425
	Republican	Michael Pawlik	16.25%	275
Total Votes				1,692

Endorsements

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Michael Costable Jr. did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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2024

In 2024, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.

• Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire

Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.

• Cornerstone

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• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• New Hampshire House Republican Alliance

Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.

• New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."

• Open Democracy Action

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

• Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund:Senate andHouse

Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues

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2018

2017

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