Jay Mercer
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Maggie Goodlander (D) | 52.9 | 211,641 |
![]() | Lily Williams (R) ![]() | 47.0 | 187,810 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 367 |
Total votes: 399,818 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sterling Sykes (Independent)
- Ryan Donnelly (Independent)
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Maggie Goodlander | 63.7 | 42,960 |
![]() | Colin Van Ostern | 36.1 | 24,342 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 160 |
Total votes: 67,462 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Neenos (D)
- Annie Kuster (D)
- Becky Whitley (D)
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lily Williams ![]() | 35.6 | 22,040 |
Vikram Mansharamani | 26.7 | 16,565 | ||
![]() | Bill Hamlen ![]() | 15.9 | 9,860 | |
![]() | Paul Wagner | 3.8 | 2,329 | |
![]() | Casey Crane | 3.3 | 2,046 | |
![]() | Randall Clark ![]() | 3.0 | 1,866 | |
William Harvey | 2.8 | 1,743 | ||
![]() | Jay Mercer | 2.5 | 1,573 | |
Jason Riddle ![]() | 1.4 | 869 | ||
![]() | Robert D'Arcy | 1.2 | 714 | |
Michael Callis | 1.0 | 632 | ||
![]() | Tom Alciere ![]() | 1.0 | 623 | |
Gerard Beloin | 0.9 | 552 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 533 |
Total votes: 61,945 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Kilbane (R)
- Hillary Seeger (R)
- Robin Ng (R)
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annie Kuster (D) | 55.8 | 171,636 |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bob Burns | 33.0 | 21,065 |
George Hansel | 29.8 | 19,024 | ||
![]() | Lily Williams ![]() | 24.6 | 15,729 | |
![]() | Scott Black ![]() | 3.5 | 2,211 | |
![]() | Jay Mercer | 3.3 | 2,085 | |
![]() | Dean Poirier ![]() | 3.2 | 2,047 | |
Michael Callis | 1.8 | 1,133 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 574 |
Total votes: 63,868 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Greeson (R)
- Jeff Cozzens (R)
- Jason Riddle (R)
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annie Kuster (D) ![]() | 55.5 | 155,358 |
![]() | Steve Negron (R) | 42.2 | 117,990 | |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annie Kuster ![]() |
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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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steve Negron | 26.0 | 11,166 |
Stewart Levenson | 25.3 | 10,858 | ||
Lynne Blankenbeker | 22.9 | 9,836 | ||
![]() | Bob Burns | 15.9 | 6,811 | |
Brian Belanger | 5.6 | 2,388 | ||
![]() | Jay Mercer | 2.9 | 1,232 | |
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 | ||
✔ | Justin O'Donnell | 74.6 | 428 | |
![]() | Tom Alciere ![]() | 25.4 | 146 |
Total votes: 574 | ||||
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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]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
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 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ WMUR, "Jay Mercer, Republican candidate for 2nd CD seat," accessed August 23, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jay Mercer," accessed August 23, 2024
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New Hampshire House Primary Results," September 13, 2016