New Hampshire House of Representatives District Coos 3

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New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3
Incumbent
Assumed office: December 7, 2022

New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 is represented byMike Ouellet (R).

As of the 2020 Census, New Hampshire state representatives represented an average of3,448 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented3,304 residents.

About the office

Members of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives servetwo-year terms and are not subject toterm limits. New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.[1]

Qualifications

See also:State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[2]

  • At least 18 years of age
  • A registered voter
  • A resident of the state for two years immediately preceding the election
  • A resident of the town or ward the candidate is running to represent


Salaries

See also:Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2025[3]
SalaryPer diem
$100/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

See also:How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in theNew Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. Thegovernor and executive council must call a special election within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.[4][5][6]

DocumentIcon.jpgSee sources:New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 andNew Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8


2016 pivot county

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See also:Pivot Counties andLegislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or morePivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted forDonald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties were located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. At that time, the partisan makeup ofstate legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was slightly more Republican than theoverall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[7]

District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also:Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census

On March 23, 2022, Gov.Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. On May 6, Sununu signed a new state senate map into law. These maps took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 elections.

On Jan. 5, 2022, theNew Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.[8] On Feb. 16, theNew Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[8] On Feb. 16, theNew Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[8]

On Feb. 16, the state Senate voted 14-10 to approve the state Senate map. On April 21, the House voted 172-149 to approve the map.[9]

How does redistricting in New Hampshire work? In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by thestate legislature. These lines are subject to veto by thegovernor.[10]

State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[10]

New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3
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Elections

2026

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3

IncumbentMike Ouellet won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Mike Ouellet (R)
 
99.4
 
1,465
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
9

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Total votes: 1,474
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3

IncumbentMike Ouellet advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Mike Ouellet
 
99.2
 
361
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
3

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Total votes: 364
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2022

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3

Mike Ouellet won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Mike Ouellet (R)
 
98.1
 
1,169
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
23

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Total votes: 1,192
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3

Mike Ouellet defeatedGary Whitehill in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Mike Ouellet
 
51.1
 
294
Gary Whitehill
 
48.2
 
277
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
4

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Total votes: 575
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2020

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

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

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Larry Laflamme (D)
 
20.6
 
2,129
✔
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Robert Theberge (R)
 
19.1
 
1,971
✔
Image of Eamon Kelley
Eamon Kelley (D)
 
17.1
 
1,768
Image of Henry Noel
Henry Noel (D)
 
16.5
 
1,712
Image of Mark Evans
Mark Evans (R)
 
15.1
 
1,560
Image of Stuart Light
Stuart Light (R)
 
11.7
 
1,206

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Total votes: 10,346
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Democratic primary election

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

IncumbentLarry Laflamme, incumbentHenry Noel, andEamon Kelley advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Larry Laflamme
 
36.7
 
722
✔
Image of Henry Noel
Henry Noel
 
32.4
 
637
✔
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Eamon Kelley
 
30.8
 
606

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Total votes: 1,965
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Republican primary election

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

Robert Theberge,Mark Evans, andStuart Light advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Theberge
Robert Theberge
 
40.6
 
441
✔
Image of Mark Evans
Mark Evans
 
32.7
 
355
✔
Image of Stuart Light
Stuart Light
 
26.6
 
289

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Total votes: 1,085
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2018

General election

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

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

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Larry Laflamme (D)
 
23.9
 
1,638
✔Yvonne Thomas (D)
 
22.2
 
1,523
✔
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Henry Noel (D)
 
21.5
 
1,474
Image of Robert Theberge
Robert Theberge (R)
 
18.8
 
1,290
Gaston Gingues (R)
 
10.9
 
749
Image of Stuart Light
Stuart Light (L)
 
2.8
 
191
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

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Total votes: 6,867
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Democratic primary election

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

IncumbentYvonne Thomas, incumbentLarry Laflamme, andHenry Noel advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Yvonne Thomas
 
46.6
 
634
✔Larry Laflamme
 
46.3
 
630
✔
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Henry Noel
 
7.1
 
97

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Total votes: 1,361
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Republican primary election

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

IncumbentRobert Theberge andGaston Gingues advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Theberge
Robert Theberge
 
62.2
 
313
✔Gaston Gingues
 
37.8
 
190

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Total votes: 503
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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.IncumbentAlethea Lincoln Froburg (D) did not seek re-election.

Larry L. Laflamme, incumbentRobert Theberge, and incumbentYvonne Thomas were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Coos 3 general election.[11][12]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Coos 3 General Election, 2016
PartyCandidate
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngLarry L. Laflamme
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngRobert ThebergeIncumbent
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngYvonne ThomasIncumbent
Source:New Hampshire Secretary of State


Larry L. Laflamme, incumbentRobert Theberge, and incumbentYvonne Thomas defeatedTheodore L. Bosen in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Coos 3 Democratic primary.[13][14]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Coos 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngLarry L. Laflamme27.93%458
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngRobert ThebergeIncumbent31.83%522
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngYvonne ThomasIncumbent27.50%451
    DemocraticTheodore L. Bosen12.74%209
Total Votes1,640


2014

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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. IncumbentYvonne Thomas, incumbentRobert Theberge andAlethea Lincoln Froburg were unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileEric S. Catman, Sr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Thomas, Theberge, Froburg and Catman faced off in the general election.[15] All three Democrats were successful, with Lincoln Froburg, incumbent Thomas, and incumbent Theberge defeating Catman in the general election.[16]


New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 District, General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngRobert ThebergeIncumbent31.5%1,993
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngYvonne ThomasIncumbent28.5%1,802
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngAlethea Lincoln Froburg26.8%1,694
    RepublicanEric S. Catman, Sr.13.1%828
    NA Scatter0.2%14
Total Votes6,331

2012

See also:New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office ofNew Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election onNovember 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 15, 2012. IncumbentYvonne Thomas (D), incumbentRobert Theberge and incumbentGary Coulombe defeatedEric S. Catman, Sr. (R) in the general election. Thomas, Theberge and Coulombe were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Catman was not placed on the ballot until after the primary elections.[17][18][19]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Coos 3, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngGary CoulombeIncumbent32.5%2,940
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngRobert ThebergeIncumbent29.3%2,651
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngYvonne ThomasIncumbent26.8%2,426
    Republican Eric Catman11.4%1,029
Total Votes9,046

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 raised a total of $5,149. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $178 on average. All figures come fromFollow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3
YearAmountCandidatesAverage
2024$01$0
2022$4402$220
2018$2,5236$420
2016$4964$124
2014$04$0
2012$05$0
2010$02$0
2008$3802$190
2006$1,3102$655
2004$01$0
Total$5,14929$178


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑New Hampshire Constitution, "Part II, Article 3," accessed February 10, 2021
  2. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed May 23, 2025
  3. ↑National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
  4. ↑State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021(Sections 12 and 16)
  5. ↑State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021(Section 34)
  6. ↑New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021(Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
  7. ↑The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip ofAtlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  8. ↑8.08.18.2New Hampshire General Court, "HB50," accessed February 16, 2022
  9. ↑New Hampshire General Court, "SB240," accessed February 16, 2022
  10. ↑10.010.1All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
  11. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
  12. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
  13. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
  14. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
  15. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
  16. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
  17. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013
  18. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed December 6, 2013
  19. ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 6, 2013


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