New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 4
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 is represented by Jose Cambrils (R) and Michael Moffett (R).
As of the 2020 Census, New Hampshire state representatives represented an average of 3,448 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 3,304 residents.
About the office
Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[1]
- At least 18 years of age
- A registered voter
- A resident of the state for two years immediately preceding the election
- A resident of the town or ward the candidate is running to represent
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $100/year | No per diem is paid. |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The governor and executive council must call a special election within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.[3][4][5]
See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8
District map
Redistricting
2020-2022
On March 23, 2022, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. On May 6, Sununu signed a new state senate map into law. These maps took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 elections.
On Jan. 5, 2022, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.[6] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[6] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[6]
On Feb. 16, the state Senate voted 14-10 to approve the state Senate map. On April 21, the House voted 172-149 to approve the map.[7]
How does redistricting in New Hampshire work? In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[8]
State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[8]
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Ruth Heath and Edward Friedrich in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Moffett (R) | 28.8 | 2,798 |
| ✔ |  | Jose Cambrils (R)  | 26.0 | 2,523 |
 | Ruth Heath (D) | 23.8 | 2,311 | |
 | Edward Friedrich (D) | 21.5 | 2,086 | |
| Total votes: 9,718 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Ruth Heath and Edward Friedrich advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Heath | 56.7 | 898 |
| ✔ | | Edward Friedrich | 43.2 | 685 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Carolyn Virtue in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Moffett | 43.7 | 910 |
| ✔ | | Jose Cambrils | 37.7 | 785 |
| Carolyn Virtue | 18.5 | 386 | |
| Total votes: 2,081 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Ruth Heath and Ellen Scarponi in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Moffett (R) | 28.6 | 2,321 |
| ✔ | | Jose Cambrils (R) | 24.3 | 1,972 |
| Ruth Heath (D) | 23.7 | 1,924 | |
| Ellen Scarponi (D) | 23.3 | 1,891 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 8,109 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Ellen Scarponi and Ruth Heath advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Scarponi | 51.0 | 640 |
| ✔ | | Ruth Heath | 48.6 | 610 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,255 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Moffett and incumbent Jose Cambrils defeated Sumner Dole in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Moffett | 49.3 | 904 |
| ✔ | | Jose Cambrils | 36.1 | 661 |
| Sumner Dole | 14.0 | 257 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 1,833 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
Incumbent Tom Schamberg defeated Victor Prieto in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Schamberg (D) | 54.9 | 1,239 |
| Victor Prieto (R) | 44.9 | 1,014 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 2,256 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
Incumbent Tom Schamberg advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Schamberg | 99.6 | 539 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 541 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
Victor Prieto advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victor Prieto | 98.5 | 323 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 328 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
Tom Schamberg defeated incumbent Douglas Long in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Schamberg (D) | 53.6 | 938 |
| Douglas Long (R) | 46.3 | 810 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,750 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
Tom Schamberg advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Schamberg | 100.0 | 384 |
| Total votes: 384 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4
Incumbent Douglas Long advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Douglas Long | 100.0 | 282 |
| Total votes: 282 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.
Incumbent Douglas B. Long defeated Tom Schamberg in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 4 general election.[9][10]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Douglas B. Long Incumbent |
51.99% | 1,047 | |
| Democratic | Tom Schamberg | 48.01% | 967 | |
| Total Votes | 2,014 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Tom Schamberg ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 4 Democratic primary.[11][12]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tom Schamberg (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Douglas B. Long ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Merrimack 4 Republican primary.[11][12]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Merrimack 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Douglas B. Long Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Thomas Schamberg was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Douglas B. Long was unopposed in the Republican primary. Schamberg and Long faced off in the general election.[13] A mandatory recount took place on Wednesday, November 12, 2014.[14] Following the recount, Long was declared the victor over Schamberg.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Douglas B. Long |
50.5% | 783 | |
| Democratic | Tom Schamberg Incumbent | 49.5% | 768 | |
| Total Votes | 1,551 | |||
2012
Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 15, 2012. Thomas Schamberg (D) defeated Stuart Cooper (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the September 11 primary elections.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas Schamberg |
53.8% | 1,023 | |
| Republican | Stuart Cooper | 46.2% | 878 | |
| Total Votes | 1,901 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2004 to 2024, candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 raised a total of $53,876. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,122 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $0 | 5 | $0 |
| 2022 | $25,376 | 5 | $5,075 |
| 2020 | $1,355 | 1 | $1,355 |
| 2018 | $716 | 2 | $358 |
| 2016 | $466 | 2 | $233 |
| 2014 | $1,630 | 2 | $815 |
| 2012 | $0 | 3 | $0 |
| 2010 | $5,968 | 8 | $746 |
| 2008 | $2,494 | 5 | $499 |
| 2006 | $12,533 | 7 | $1,790 |
| 2004 | $3,338 | 8 | $417 |
| Total | $53,876 | 48 | $1,122 |
See also
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire State Senate
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- New Hampshire state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed February 2, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)
- ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 New Hampshire General Court, "HB50," accessed February 16, 2022
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "SB240," accessed February 16, 2022
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "RECOUNTS - General Election – November 4, 2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 6, 2013
