Londonderry Candidates Run for Senate, House, County Seats

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 report just yet, and will be updated Monday; incumbents' names are in bold):

State Senate

District 14

Republican

• Sharon M. Carson Londonderry
• Ted Siska Londonderry (REMOVED by Secretary of State / No Registered Republican)

Democrat

• Kate Messner of Hudson 

State Representative

Rockingham District 5

Republicans:

• Al Baldasaro  
• Deirdre M. Carson  
• Dana Coons 
• Roger Fillio 
• Robert Introne 
• David C. Lundgren 
• Betsy McKinney 
• Sherman Packard
• Daniel Tamburello
• Doug Thomas

• Lisa Whittemore
• Ted Combes 
• Gary Vermillion 
• Paul Skudlarek
• Robin Skudlarek 
• Tammy Siekmann

Rockingham County Attorney

• Joe Plaia of Portsmouth

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

Rockingham County Sheriff

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

• 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

• Jeanne Shaheen of Madbury

• 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

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