Hampton, North Hampton Candidates Running 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 represented in the state's report just yet; incumbents' names are in bold):

State Senate

District 24: Republicans Nancy Stiles of Hampton and Steve Kenda of North Hampton. Democrat Chris Muns of Hampton.

District 21: Democrats Martha Fuller Clark of Portsmouth and Peter Macdonald of Lee. Republicans Dennis Lamare of Lee and Phil Nazzaro of Newmarket.

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

State Representative

District 21

Republicans

• Tracy Emerick of Hampton 
• Frederick C. Rice of Hampton 
• Ken Sheffert of Hampton
  
• David Wood of Hampton

Democrats

• Robert Renny Cushing of Hampton
• Michael Edgar of Hampton
• Frank D. DeLuca of Hampton
• George D. Harvey of Hampton 

District 22

Republican

• Michele Peacham of North Hampton 

District 24

Democrat 

• David A. Borden of New Castle 
• Tom Sherman of Rye 

Republican

• Daniel M. Hughes of New Castle
• Ray Tweedie of Rye 

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.