Jay Mercer

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Jay Mercer
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September 10, 2024

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Jay Mercer (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District. Mercer lost in the Republican primary on September 10, 2024.

Biography

Jay Mercer was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. Mercer earned a bachelor's degree in health administration and planning, and a master's degree in professional development. His career experience includes working as a paramedic, physician's assistant, and as a department head at New Hampshire Technical Institute and Rivier University.[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (September 10 Democratic primary)

New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (September 10 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Maggie Goodlander defeated Lily Williams in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Maggie Goodlander
Maggie Goodlander (D)
 
52.9
 
211,641
Image of Lily Williams
Lily Williams (R) Candidate Connection
 
47.0
 
187,810
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
367

Total votes: 399,818
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Maggie Goodlander defeated Colin Van Ostern in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Maggie Goodlander
Maggie Goodlander
 
63.7
 
42,960
Image of Colin Van Ostern
Colin Van Ostern
 
36.1
 
24,342
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
160

Total votes: 67,462
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lily Williams
Lily Williams Candidate Connection
 
35.6
 
22,040
Image of Vikram Mansharamani
Vikram Mansharamani
 
26.7
 
16,565
Image of Bill Hamlen
Bill Hamlen Candidate Connection
 
15.9
 
9,860
Image of Paul Wagner
Paul Wagner
 
3.8
 
2,329
Image of Casey Crane
Casey Crane
 
3.3
 
2,046
Image of Randall Clark
Randall Clark Candidate Connection
 
3.0
 
1,866
William Harvey
 
2.8
 
1,743
Image of Jay Mercer
Jay Mercer
 
2.5
 
1,573
Image of Jason Riddle
Jason Riddle Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
869
Image of Robert D'Arcy
Robert D'Arcy
 
1.2
 
714
Image of Michael Callis
Michael Callis
 
1.0
 
632
Image of Tom Alciere
Tom Alciere Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
623
Image of Gerard Beloin
Gerard Beloin
 
0.9
 
552
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
533

Total votes: 61,945
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mercer in this election.

2022

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster defeated Bob Burns in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster (D)
 
55.8
 
171,636
Image of Bob Burns
Bob Burns (R)
 
44.1
 
135,579
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
369

Total votes: 307,584
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster
 
99.3
 
48,630
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
324

Total votes: 48,954
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bob Burns
Bob Burns
 
33.0
 
21,065
Image of George Hansel
George Hansel
 
29.8
 
19,024
Image of Lily Williams
Lily Williams Candidate Connection
 
24.6
 
15,729
Image of Scott Black
Scott Black Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
2,211
Image of Jay Mercer
Jay Mercer
 
3.3
 
2,085
Image of Dean Poirier
Dean Poirier Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
2,047
Image of Michael Callis
Michael Callis
 
1.8
 
1,133
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
574

Total votes: 63,868
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2018

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster defeated Steve Negron and Justin O'Donnell in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster (D) Candidate Connection
 
55.5
 
155,358
Image of Steve Negron
Steve Negron (R)
 
42.2
 
117,990
Image of Justin O'Donnell
Justin O'Donnell (L)
 
2.2
 
6,206
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
151

Total votes: 279,705
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster Candidate Connection

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Negron
Steve Negron
 
26.0
 
11,166
Stewart Levenson
 
25.3
 
10,858
Lynne Blankenbeker
 
22.9
 
9,836
Image of Bob Burns
Bob Burns
 
15.9
 
6,811
Brian Belanger
 
5.6
 
2,388
Image of Jay Mercer
Jay Mercer
 
2.9
 
1,232
Image of Gerard Beloin
Gerard Beloin
 
1.5
 
623

Total votes: 42,914
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Justin O'Donnell defeated Tom Alciere in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin O'Donnell
Justin O'Donnell
 
74.6
 
428
Image of Tom Alciere
Tom Alciere Candidate Connection
 
25.4
 
146

Total votes: 574
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2016

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) won re-election, defeating Jim Lawrence (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lawrence defeated Eric Estevez, Jack Flanagan, Walter Kelly, Andy Martin, Jay Mercer, and Casey Newell in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016.[3][4]

U.S. House, New Hampshire District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnnie Kuster Incumbent 49.8% 174,371
     Republican Jim Lawrence 45.3% 158,825
     Independent John Babiarz 4.9% 17,076
Total Votes 350,272
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


U.S. House, New Hampshire District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Lawrence 39.9% 17,180
Jack Flanagan 28% 12,046
Walter Kelly 10% 4,287
Andy Martin 7.3% 3,145
Eric Estevez 5.7% 2,443
Jay Mercer 4.9% 2,113
Casey Newell 4.3% 1,839
Total Votes 43,053
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jay Mercer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Jay Mercer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Jay Mercer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House New Hampshire District 2Lost primary$0 N/A**
2022U.S. House New Hampshire District 2Lost primary$0 N/A**
2018U.S. House New Hampshire District 2Lost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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