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The2018 New Hampshire Executive Council elections were held on November 6, 2018 to elect all five members of theExecutive Council of New Hampshire. The party primaries were held on September 11.[1]
The Democrats gained a majority on the council for the first time since 2014.[2]
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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| No. | % | No. | +/– | % | ||||||||||
| Democratic | 5 | 282,602 | 50.90 | 3 |  1 | 60% | ||||||||
| Republican | 5 | 259,384 | 46.72 | 2 |  1 | 40% | ||||||||
| Libertarian | 4 | 12,996 | 2.34 | 0 |  | 0% | ||||||||
| Write-ins | 215 | 0.04 | 0 | | 0% | |||||||||
| Total | 14 | 555,197 | 100% | 5 | | 100% | ||||||||
| Democratic | 50.90% | |||
| Republican | 46.72% | |||
District 1 covered all ofCoos,Carroll, andGrafton counties, plus the municipalities ofAlton,Center Harbor,Gilford,Laconia,Meredith,New Hampton,Sanbornton,Tilton inBelknap County, the towns ofAndover,Danbury,Hill,New London, andWilmot inMerrimack County, the towns ofMiddleton,Milton, andNew Durham inStrafford County, and the municipalities ofClaremont,Cornish,Croydon,Grantham,Newport,Plainfield,Springfield, andSunapee inSullivan County.
Incumbent Republican councillorJoseph Kenney was defeated by Democratic challengerMichael Cyrans, a former banker and high school teacher.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Cryans | 58,066 | 50.66% | ||
| Republican | Joseph Kenney (incumbent) | 53,956 | 47.07% | ||
| Libertarian | Tobin Menard | 2,571 | 2.24% | ||
| n/a | Write-ins | 25 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 114,618 | 100% | N/A | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | |||||
District 2 covered the towns ofBarnstead,Belmont, andGilmanton inBelknap County, the municipalities ofAlstead,Chesterfield,Dublin,Gilsum,Harrisville,Hinsdale,Keene,Marlborough,Marlow,Nelson,Roxbury,Stoddard,Sullivan,Surry,Walpole,Westmoreland, andWinchester inCheshire County, the town ofHancock inHillsborough County, the municipalities ofBoscawen,Bradford,Canterbury,Concord,Franklin,Henniker,Hopkinton,Newbury,Northfield,Salisbury,Sutton,Warner, andWebster inMerrimack County, the municipalities ofDover,Durham,Farmington,Madbury,Rochester,Rollinsford,Somersworth, andStrafford inStrafford County, and the towns ofAcworth,Charlestown,Goshen,Langdon,Lempster,Unity, andWashington inSullivan County.
Incumbent Democratic councillorAndru Volinsky won re-election over Republican challenger James Beard.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andru Volinsky (incumbent) | 63,059 | 57.90% | ||
| Republican | James Beard | 45,768 | 42.03% | ||
| n/a | Write-ins | 282 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 108,901 | 100% | N/A | ||
| Democratichold | |||||
District 3 covered the municipalities ofAtkinson,Brentwood,Chester,Danville,Derry,East Kingston,Epping,Exeter,Fremont,Greenland,Hampstead,Hampton,Hampton Falls,Kensington,Kingston,New Castle,Newfields,Newington,Newmarket,Newton,North Hampton,Plaistow,Portsmouth,Raymond,Rye,Salem,Sandown,Seabrook,South Hampton,Stratham, andWindham inRockingham County, and the town ofPelham inHillsborough County.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell Prescott (incumbent) | 57,956 | 48.95% | ||
| Democratic | Joe Pace | 56,902 | 48.06% | ||
| Libertarian | James Jarvis | 3,504 | 2.96% | ||
| n/a | Write-ins | 27 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 118,389 | 100% | N/A | ||
| Republicanhold | |||||
District 4 covered the municipalities ofBedford,Goffstown, andManchesterHillsborough County, the towns ofAllenstown,Bow,Chichester,Epsom,Hooksett,Loudon,Pembroke, andPittsfield inMerrimack County, the towns ofAuburn,Candia,Deerfield,Londonderry,Northwood, andNottingham inRockingham County, and the towns ofBarrington andLee inStrafford County.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted Gatsas | 50,692 | 48.91% | ||
| Democratic | Gray Chynoweth | 49,137 | 47.41% | ||
| Libertarian | Richard Tomasso | 3,746 | 3.61% | ||
| n/a | Write-ins | 63 | 0.06% | ||
| Total votes | 103,638 | 100% | N/A | ||
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District 5 covered the towns ofFitzwilliam,Jaffrey,Richmond,Rindge,Swanzey, andTroy inCheshire County, the town ofDunbarton inMerrimack County, and the municipalities ofAmherst,Antrim,Bennington,Brookline,Deering,Francestown,Greenfield,Greenville,Hillsborough,Hollis,Hudson,Litchfield,Lyndeborough,Mason,Merrimack,Milford,Mont Vernon,Nashua,New Boston,New Ipswich,Peterborough,Sharon,Temple,Weare,Wilton, andWindsor inHillsborough County.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Debora Pignatelli | 55,438 | 50.56% | ||
| Republican | Dave Wheeler (incumbent) | 51,012 | 46.52% | ||
| Libertarian | Brian Chabot | 3,175 | 2.90% | ||
| n/a | Write-ins | 26 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 109,651 | 100% | N/A | ||
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