Lynne Blankenbeker
Lynne Blankenbeker (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 11.
Blankenbeker (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on September 8, 2020.
Blankenbeker was 2018 Republican a candidate for the same seat.
Blankenbeker is a former Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 11 District from 2009—when she won in a special election—to 2012.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Blankenbeker served on this committee:
- State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs, Vice Chair
Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primary)
New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (September 8 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2
Incumbent Annie Kuster defeated Steve Negron and Andrew Olding in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Annie Kuster (D) | 53.9 | 208,289 |
 | Steve Negron (R) | 43.7 | 168,886 | |
 | Andrew Olding (L) | 2.4 | 9,119 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 147 | ||
| Total votes: 386,441 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2
Incumbent Annie Kuster defeated Joseph Mirzoeff in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annie Kuster | 92.8 | 71,358 |
 | Joseph Mirzoeff | 7.2 | 5,500 | |
| Total votes: 76,858 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2
Steve Negron defeated Lynne Blankenbeker, Matthew Bjelobrk, and Eli Clemmer in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Negron | 48.1 | 30,503 |
| Lynne Blankenbeker | 38.6 | 24,464 | ||
 | Matthew Bjelobrk | 6.9 | 4,381 | |
| Eli Clemmer | 6.1 | 3,850 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 153 | ||
| Total votes: 63,351 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gilead Towne (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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2010
On November 2, 2010, Blankenbeker won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 11 general election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Jim MacKay (D)
|
3,071 | |||
| Dick Patten (D)
|
2,998 | |||
| Candace Bouchard (D)
|
2,869 | |||
| Robert Williams (D)
|
2,706 | |||
| Lynne Blankenbeker (R)
|
2,521 | |||
| Michael Bartlett (D) | 2,481 | |||
| Barbara Barrett (R) | 2,055 | |||
| Jeff Newman (R) | 2,030 | |||
| Frank Rosano (R) | 1,919 | |||
| Klee Dienes (R) | 1,652 | |||
2009
On April 24, 2009, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch nominated State Representative Tara Reardon to become the commissioner of the Department of Employment Security.[3] The vacancy created by the appointment led to a special election, held in November of 2009. Blankenbeker won the special election by receiving 860 votes, defeating Democrat Jim MacKay, who received 838 votes. Blankenbeker was sworn into office on November 18, 2009.[4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack District 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lynne Blankenbeker (R)
|
860 | |||
| Jim MacKay (D) | 843 | |||
2008
Blankenbeker ran unsuccessfully for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2008. She ran for election from District 11 of Merrimack County, receiving 2,703 votes. Blankenbeker failed to win a seat in the 2008 election because District 11 has five seats, and Blankenbeker did not finish as one of the top five finishers in the election.[5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack District 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lynne Blankenbecker (R) | 2,703 | |||
| John DeJoie (D)
|
3,766 | |||
| Tara Reardon (D)
|
5,176 | |||
| Bob Williams (D)
|
4,104 | |||
| Candace Bouchard (D)
|
4,263 | |||
| Michael Bartlett (D)
|
3,672 | |||
| Jim MacKay (R) | 3,478 | |||
| Jeff Newman (R) | 2,243 | |||
| Margaret Carnahan (R) | 2,111 | |||
| Elizabeth A. Cheney (R) | 2,600 | |||
| Hager | 46 | |||
| Others | 21 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lynne Blankenbeker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Lynne Blankenbeker for State Rep on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Business Review Article on Lynch's nomination of Rep. Reardon
- ↑ New Hampshire House of Representatives official election results for 2009 special election
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election Merrimack County- November 4, 2008," accessed May 15, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tara Reardon (D) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 11 2009-2012 |
Succeeded by Steve Shurtleff (D) |
