Exeter Candidates for House, Senate

The state candidate filing period closed June 13 and the top of the ticket features races in which Republicans are trying to unseat Democratic incumbents, from the governor's office to U.S. Senate. 

The state filing period closed at 5 p.m. Friday, but the Republican and Democratic parties have until June 18 to fill vacancies on party tickets.

Below is a look at the candidates filing for local seats, according to the Secretary of State's website updated June 13 (some last-minute filings may not be reflected in the state's online report just yet, and will be updated Monday; incumbents' names are in bold):

State Senate

District 23: Republican Russell Prescott of Kingston and Democrat Donna Schlachman of Exeter

State Representative

District 18 (four seats)

Democrats

• Skip Berrien of Exeter 
• Steven J. Briden of Exeter 
• Paula Francese of Exeter 
• Frank H. Heffron of Exeter 
• Alexis Simpson of Exeter

• Robert Goeman
• Nelson Lourenco
• Paul Nicholson
• Frank Ferraro

• Everett Lamm of Stratham 
• C. David London

• Patrick Abrami of Stratham 
• Joanne Ward of Stratham 

• Patricia Lovejoy of Stratham 

Executive Council District 3

Republican

• Christopher Sununu of Newfields 

Democrat 

• Robin McLane of Portsmouth

Rockingham County Attorney

Democrat

• Joe Plaia of Portsmouth

Republican

• Jason Grosky of Atkinson
• Michael F. DiCroce of Fremont 
• Michael Zaino of Hampton 
• Patricia Conway of Salem

Rockingham County Sheriff

Republicans

• Michael W. Downing of Salem
• David J. Lovejoy of Hampton

Democrat

• Dante Mazzari of Portsmouth

Governor

Democrats

• Ian Freeman of Keene 
• Maggie Hassan of Exeter, the incumbent
• Clecia Terrio of Manchester

Republicans

• Daniel J. Greene of Pittsfield 
• Walt Havenstein of Alton
• Andrew Hemingway of Bristol 
• Jonathan Smolin of Alton 

U.S. Senate

Democrat

• Jeanne Shaheen of Madbury

Republicans

• Gerard Beloin of Colebrook
• Scott P. Brown of Rye
• Robert D'Arcy of Keene 
• Miro Dziedzic of Windham
• Mark W. Farnham of Lebanon
• Bob Heghmann of Wolfeboro
• Walter W. Kelly of Lancaster 
• Andy Martin of Manchester
• Jim Rubens of Hanover 
• Bob Smith of Tuftonboro

1st Congressional District

Democrat

Carol Shea-Porter of Rochester

Republican 

• Frank C. Guinta of Manchester
• Dan Innis of Portsmouth
• Brendan Kelly of Seabrook
• Everett Jabour of Barrington

The state filing period closed at 5 p.m. Friday, June 13, but the Republican and Democratic parties have until June 18 to fill vacancies on party tickets.