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State Office Name Party Rating
Russell Day 57%
John Gimas 57%
Sandra Keans 56%
Bruce MacMahon 56%
Michael Weeden 56%
Candace Bouchard 55%
Patricia Lovejoy 55%
Larry Rappaport 55%
Andrew Schmidt 55%
NH State House - Coos 5 Marc Tremblay Republican 55%
NH State House - Grafton 17 Susan Almy Democratic 50%
Randy Brownrigg 50%
Jenn Coffey 50%
Naida Kaen 50%
Karen Keegan-Hutchinson 50%
Nickolas Levasseur 50%
Evalyn Merrick 50%
Leo Pepino 50%
Peter Ramsey 50%
Herbert Richardson 50%
Jenna Roberts 50%
Ted Rokas 50%
Todd Smith 50%
Bruce Tatro 50%
James Webb 50%
Bernard Benn 45%
Michael Buxton 45%
William Condra 44%
Laura Gandia 44%
NH State House - Hillsborough 23 Jean Jeudy Democratic 44%
Mary Cooney 42%
Rich DiPentima 42%
Raymond Gagnon 42%
Laurie Harding 42%
Marshall Quandt 42%
Matthew Quandt 42%
Robin Read, Jr. 42%
Tara Sad 42%
Donna Schlachman 42%
NH State House - Strafford 14 Peter Schmidt Democratic 42%
NH Commissioner - 1 Robert Theberge Republican 42%
NH State Senate - 4 David Watters Democratic 42%
Philip Ginsburg 40%
Terie Norelli 40%
Amy Perkins 40%
Lawrence Perkins, Jr. 40%
Michael Reed 40%
Brian Rhodes 40%
Kris Roberts 40%
Kathleen Taylor 40%
NH State House - Cheshire 5 Lucy Weber Democratic 40%
William Hatch 38%
Daniel Sullivan 38%
Brendon Browne 36%
William Butynski, Sr. 36%
Jackie Cali-Pitts 36%
David Cote 36%
Stephen DeStefano 36%
Gladys Johnsen 36%
Steven Lindsey 36%
Derek Owen 36%
Chip Rice 36%
Barbara Shaw 36%
David Smith 36%
Benjamin Baroody 33%
NH State House - Sullivan 6 John Cloutier Democratic 33%
Helen Deloge 33%
Patrick Garrity 33%
Ken Gidge 33%
Mary Gorman 33%
Franklin Gould 33%
Samuel Hawkes 33%
Roland Hofemann 33%
NH State Senate - 20 Patrick Long Democratic 33%
NH State House - Merrimack 18 James MacKay Republican 33%
Sharon Nordgren 33%
Beatriz Pastor 33%
Marsha Pelletier 33%
David Pierce 33%
Frances Potter 33%
James Powers 33%
Gary Richardson 33%
NH State Senate - 13 Cindy Rosenwald Democratic 33%
Stephen Shurtleff 33%
Dale Spainhower 33%
Judith Spang 33%
NH State House - Strafford 11 Janet Wall Democratic 33%
Carol Williams 33%
Michael Brunelle 30%
Daniel Carr 30%
Roger Berube 29%
NH School Board Member - At-Large Anne Grassie Democratic 29%
Christine Hamm 29%
Dorothea Hooper 29%
David Meader 29%
Tony Soltani 29%
Rick Watrous 29%
Gary Coulombe 27%
Randy Foose 27%
June Frazer 27%
State Office Name Party Rating
Russell Day 57%
John Gimas 57%
Sandra Keans 56%
Bruce MacMahon 56%
Michael Weeden 56%
Candace Bouchard 55%
Patricia Lovejoy 55%
Larry Rappaport 55%
Andrew Schmidt 55%
NH State House - Coos 5 Marc Tremblay R 55%
NH State House - Grafton 17 Susan Almy D 50%
Randy Brownrigg 50%
Jenn Coffey 50%
Naida Kaen 50%
Karen Keegan-Hutchinson 50%
Nickolas Levasseur 50%
Evalyn Merrick 50%
Leo Pepino 50%
Peter Ramsey 50%
Herbert Richardson 50%
Jenna Roberts 50%
Ted Rokas 50%
Todd Smith 50%
Bruce Tatro 50%
James Webb 50%
Bernard Benn 45%
Michael Buxton 45%
William Condra 44%
Laura Gandia 44%
NH State House - Hillsborough 23 Jean Jeudy D 44%
Mary Cooney 42%
Rich DiPentima 42%
Raymond Gagnon 42%
Laurie Harding 42%
Marshall Quandt 42%
Matthew Quandt 42%
Robin Read, Jr. 42%
Tara Sad 42%
Donna Schlachman 42%
NH State House - Strafford 14 Peter Schmidt D 42%
NH Commissioner - 1 Robert Theberge R 42%
NH State Senate - 4 David Watters D 42%
Philip Ginsburg 40%
Terie Norelli 40%
Amy Perkins 40%
Lawrence Perkins, Jr. 40%
Michael Reed 40%
Brian Rhodes 40%
Kris Roberts 40%
Kathleen Taylor 40%
NH State House - Cheshire 5 Lucy Weber D 40%
William Hatch 38%
Daniel Sullivan 38%
Brendon Browne 36%
William Butynski, Sr. 36%
Jackie Cali-Pitts 36%
David Cote 36%
Stephen DeStefano 36%
Gladys Johnsen 36%
Steven Lindsey 36%
Derek Owen 36%
Chip Rice 36%
Barbara Shaw 36%
David Smith 36%
Benjamin Baroody 33%
NH State House - Sullivan 6 John Cloutier D 33%
Helen Deloge 33%
Patrick Garrity 33%
Ken Gidge 33%
Mary Gorman 33%
Franklin Gould 33%
Samuel Hawkes 33%
Roland Hofemann 33%
NH State Senate - 20 Patrick Long D 33%
NH State House - Merrimack 18 James MacKay R 33%
Sharon Nordgren 33%
Beatriz Pastor 33%
Marsha Pelletier 33%
David Pierce 33%
Frances Potter 33%
James Powers 33%
Gary Richardson 33%
NH State Senate - 13 Cindy Rosenwald D 33%
Stephen Shurtleff 33%
Dale Spainhower 33%
Judith Spang 33%
NH State House - Strafford 11 Janet Wall D 33%
Carol Williams 33%
Michael Brunelle 30%
Daniel Carr 30%
Roger Berube 29%
NH School Board Member - At-Large Anne Grassie D 29%
Christine Hamm 29%
Dorothea Hooper 29%
David Meader 29%
Tony Soltani 29%
Rick Watrous 29%
Gary Coulombe 27%
Randy Foose 27%
June Frazer 27%
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