Somersworth-Ward 4, Strafford County, NH
WARD 4 - Idlehurst Elementary School
46 Stackpole Rd
Somersworth, NH 03878
United States
1 Government Way
Somersworth, NH 03878
United States
US President
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NH Governor
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US Senate (2 seats)
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US House NH District 1
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NH Executive Council District 1
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NH Senate District 04
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NH House Strafford 12 (4 seats)
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2024 Presidential Primaries
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Democrat
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U.S. President (2021 - present); U.S. Vice President (2008 - 2016); Senator, U.S. Senate (1972 - 2008)
In 2021 Joe Biden was the oldest American ever to be sworn in as president, at age 78. From day one of his presidency there was speculation he would step down for a younger Democrat rather than seek reelection. After Democrats outperformed expectations in the midterms, however, Biden supporters gained momentum. In April 2023 Biden announced he would run for reelection as president. He won New Hampshire's Democratic primary despite his name not appearing on the ballot after supporters organized a write-in campaign.
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Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2018 - present); co-owner, Penny's Coffee (2016 - present); co-owner, Talenti gelato (2012 - 2014); president and CEO, Phillips Distilling Company (2000 - 2012)
Dean Phillips announced he was challenging president Biden for the Democratic nomination in October 2023. He said, "I think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country. But it's not about the past. This is an election about the future. I will not sit still I will not be quiet in the face of numbers that are so clearly saying that we're going to be facing an emergency next November." Phillips has served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and is one of the wealthiest members of Congress, thanks to his successful business ventures. He lost to Biden in New Hampshire's Democratic primary.
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Author; political activist; founder, Los Angeles and Manhattan Centers for Living; founder, Project Angel Food; co-founder, The Peace Alliance
Williamson has been described as a self-help author, spiritual advisor, and activist. She criticizes Biden and other Democratic Party leaders for policies that favor wealthy donors over working class voters – including efforts to bump New Hampshire later in the presidential primary calendar. She suspended her campaign in early February, then "un-suspended" her campaign after the Michigan primary on February 27. She acknowledged her slim chances at victory but said, "something so much more important than the horse race is at stake here. And we must respond."
Republican
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U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2017 - 2018); governor, South Carolina (2011 - 2017); representative, South Carolina House of Representatives (2004 - 2010)
Nikki Haley served as governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under president Trump. Her campaign announcement in February 2023 included a clear jab at both Trump and Biden: “America is not past our prime, it’s just that our politicians are past theirs.” Haley dropped out of the race after Super Tuesday in March 2024 but has not endorsed Donald Trump.
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U.S. President (2016 - 2020); Businessman; Television personality; Author; CEO, The Trump Organization; Chairman, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Inc.
Shortly after the 2022 midterm election former president Donald Trump announced his third presidential campaign from Florida. Sticking with his previous campaign catchphrase, he said, “Our country was great. Our country is not great anymore.” He is a formidable campaign fundraiser, but not all Republicans are as enchanted with him as they were in the past. Still, he has emerged as the frontrunner, handily winning the New Hampshire Republican primary.
2024 NH Gubernatorial Primary
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Mayor of Manchester, NH (2017 - present)
Currently the mayor of Manchester, NH, Joyce Craig is the first woman to occupy the office. Now, she has set her sights on the governorship, and officially launched her campaign in July. She has served as Manchester’s mayor since 2018. She is known as a strong fundraiser and defeated well-known incumbent Ted Gatsas, making her a potentially formidable candidate.
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Newmarket Town Council; Owner, Jonny Boston's International
Jon Kiper is a restaurant owner with local government experience. In his campaign announcement video he said, "As a lifelong resident, a single dad, and a small business owner, I understand New Hampshire's economy, and I've got a plan to fight inflation." His website focuses on increasing affordable housing and reworking New Hampshire's education funding system.
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Executive Councilor, District 2 (2020 - present); 40 years of health care experience in laboratory medicine, hospital managerial positions, and health care regulatory law
Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington has announced she is running for New Hampshire Governor in 2024. She describes herself as a lifelong health care advocate and served as partner at the Shaheen & Gordon law firm before running for office. As the lone Democrat on the Executive Council, she has gained a reputation for pushing Republican councilors and Gov. Sununu on abortion-related issues.
Republican
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Former Senator, US Senate (2011 - 2016); NH Attorney General (2004 - 2009)
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte served as New Hampshire’s attorney general before her election to the U.S. Senate in 2010. She lost re-election in 2016 in a close race against then-Gov. Maggie Hassan. Ayotte broke with fellow Republicans that year when she chose to disavow Donald Trump. Ayotte announced her campaign for governor at the end of July.
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Senator, NH Senate (2006 - 2022); President, Freshwater Farms & Garden Center; Former Representative, NH House of Representatives; Former Selectman and Moderator, Town of Salem
Former State Senate President Chuck Morse ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2022, placing second behind Don Bolduc. Morse has served decades in state office and is well-known within political circles. He arrived at his U.S. Senate campaign announcement riding a skid-steer loader. Morse officially announced his run for governor the same day Sununu announced his retirement.
2024 US House Primary
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District 1
Democrat
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Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2018 - present); Executive Councilor (2012 - 2018); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2002 - 2006); Co-Owner, Puritan Backroom Restaurant; Treasurer, Hillsborough County
Chris Pappas has served as a U.S. Representative since 2018. Prior to that he served as an executive councilor. (His family is also known for their world-famous chicken tenders at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant in Manchester.) In Congress Rep. Pappas is more moderate than many of his Democratic colleagues, and broke with the Democratic majority on bills from the Laken Riley Act to the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act.
Republican
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CEO, American Facilities Professionals (2018 - present); CEO, Owl, Inc. (2014 - 2017); Captain, U.S. Army (1994 - 2004)
Chris Bright is a businessman and U.S. Army veteran who lives in Derry, New Hampshire. He wrote on Facebook, "As a political outsider, small business owner, and combat veteran, I know what it's like to run a budget for a family of five, build a small business from scratch into a national company that was recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the country, and deploy in defense of my country and our ideals. I'll take that real life experience to Washington where it is so sorely needed."
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Owner, Novel Iron Works; Captain, U.S. Army Reserve (8 years); registered nurse
Hollie Noveletsky is a business owner and former U.S. Army reservist. Her website states, "Hollie Noveletsky is scrappy, adventurous, and decisive – she doesn’t wait for the perfect plan to formulate, she jumps in with two feet to a challenge, figures out where she lands, and starts swimming from there." She announced her campaign in October 2023.
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Executive Councilor (2016 - 2020); Senator, NH Senate (2000 - 2004, 2010 - 2016); President and owner, R.E. Prescott Company
Former executive councilor Russell Prescott jumped into the Republican congressional primary in July 2023, and he has been building a base of support ever since. In his campaign announcement he wrote, "Our state’s leadership in Congress has forgotten the independent 'Live Free or Die' values we pride ourselves on in New Hampshire. We need a fresh voice who has the business and elected experience to change the status quo."