Laura Lynch

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Laura Lynch

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Laura Lynch (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 25. Lynch lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Diane Kelley and incumbent Paul Somero defeated Laura Lynch and Elizabeth Crooker in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diane Kelley (R)	30.5	2,420
✔		Paul Somero (R)	30.3	2,401
		Laura Lynch (D)	19.7	1,563
		Elizabeth Crooker (D)	19.4	1,536
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,928
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Laura Lynch and Elizabeth Crooker advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Lynch	54.9	519
✔		Elizabeth Crooker	44.4	420
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	7

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 946
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Somero and Diane Kelley advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Somero	51.1	881
✔		Diane Kelley	47.3	815
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	27

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,723
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Somero and Tim Merlino defeated Laura Lynch and Lisa Beaudoin in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Somero (R)	31.8	1,906
✔		Tim Merlino (R)	30.9	1,850
		Laura Lynch (D)	18.8	1,128
		Lisa Beaudoin (D)	18.5	1,106
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,992
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Laura Lynch and Lisa Beaudoin advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Lynch	53.4	428
✔		Lisa Beaudoin	46.6	373

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 801
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Somero and Tim Merlino advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Somero	61.9	534
✔		Tim Merlino	38.1	329

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 863
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2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 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 James Coffey (R) and incumbent Jim Parison (R) did not seek re-election.

Craig Moore and Paul Somero defeated Lisa Beaudoin and Laura Lynch in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 25 general election.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 25 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Craig Moore	29.82%	2,054
	Republican	Paul Somero	32.01%	2,205
	Democratic	Lisa Beaudoin	20.86%	1,437
	Democratic	Laura Lynch	17.31%	1,192
Total Votes				6,888
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Lisa Beaudoin ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 25 Democratic primary.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 25 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Lisa Beaudoin  (unopposed)

Craig Moore and Paul Somero were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 25 Republican primary.

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 25 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Craig Moore
	Republican	Paul Somero

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