NH Executive Council District 5
About This Office
The executive councilor for District 5 is responsible for representing the interests of that district's residents while overseeing state contracts and appointments. Learn more about the Executive Council.
Who Is Represented
- Amherst
- Antrim
- Bennington
- Brookline
- Deering
- Dunbarton
- Fitzwilliam
- Francestown
- Goshen
- Greenfield
- Greenville
- Hillsborough
- Hollis
- Hudson
- Jaffrey
- Lempster
- Litchfield
- Lyndeborough
- Mason
- Merrimack
- Milford
- Mont Vernon
- Nashua-Ward 1
- Nashua-Ward 2
- Nashua-Ward 3
- Nashua-Ward 4
- Nashua-Ward 5
- Nashua-Ward 6
- Nashua-Ward 7
- Nashua-Ward 8
- Nashua-Ward 9
- New Boston
- New Ipswich
- Richmond
- Rindge
- Stoddard
- Swanzey
- Temple
- Troy
- Washington
- Weare
- Wilton
- Windsor
Number of seats:
1
Elected Officials
Dave Wheeler
Republican
Upcoming Elections
2026 NH Executive Council Primary
Voting Date:
Democrat
Melanie Levesque
Democrat
Senator, NH Senate (2018 - 2020); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2006 - 2010, 2012 - 2014); Secretary, Nashua Ethnic Awareness Committee (2005); Vice President, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2004); President, TCS of American Enterprises LLC; telecommunications consultant
Republican
Dave Wheeler
(incumbent)
Republican
Executive Councilor (2011 - 2012, 2014 - 2018, 2022 - present); Senator, NH Senate (1992 - 1998); Owner, Maranatha Carpet