The 2024 New Hampshire Executive Council elections took place on November 5, 2024, to elect all five members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire. Party primaries were held on September 10. Republicans have held a majority on the executive council since 2021.
District 1
After redistricting, the 1st district includes six of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities: Berlin, Dover, Franklin, Laconia, Rochester, and Somersworth. Towns in the district include Alton, Belmont, Conway, Durham, Farmington, Gilford, Meredith, Wakefield, and Wolfeboro. The incumbent is Republican Joseph Kenney, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Declared
- Joseph Kenney, incumbent executive councilor
Results
Democratic primary
Declared
- Emmett Soldati, cafe owner and candidate for the 2nd district in 2020
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
After redistricting, the 2nd district includes four of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities: Claremont, Concord, Keene, and Lebanon. Towns in the district include Bow, Charlestown, Hanover, Henniker, Hopkinton, Littleton, Newport, Peterborough, and Plymouth. The incumbent was Democrat Cinde Warmington, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2022. Warmington did not seek re-election, instead choosing to run for governor.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Karen Liot Hill, Grafton County Treasurer
Eliminated in primary
- Mike Liberty, New Hampshire Democratic Party finance chair
Declined
- Cinde Warmington, incumbent executive councilor (ran for governor)
Results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Kim Strathdee, cook, antiques seller, farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and perennial candidate
Eliminated in primary
- Mary Rose Deak, laboratory scientist
Declined
- Harold French, former state senator and nominee for this district in 2022
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 3
The 3rd district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Portsmouth. Towns in the district include Atkinson, Chester, Epping, Exeter, Hampstead, Hampton, Kingston, Newmarket, Pelham, Plaistow, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, Stratham, and Windham. The incumbent was Republican Janet Stevens, who was re-elected with 53.2% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Declared
- Janet Stevens, incumbent executive councilor
Results
Democratic primary
Declared
- Jon Morgan, Brentwood selectman and former state senator
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 4
The 4th district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Manchester. Towns in the district include Auburn, Barrington, Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett, Londonderry, Loudon, Nottingham, and Pembroke. The incumbent is Republican Ted Gatsas, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Declared
- Terese Bastarache, nurse and candidate for this district in 2022
- Robert Burns, former Hillsborough County Treasurer and nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in 2022
- John Reagan, former state senator
- John Stephen, former commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services and nominee for governor in 2010
- Ryan Terrell, former member of the New Hampshire Board of Education
- Ross Terrio, Manchester alder and former state representative
Declined
- Sharon Carson, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate
- Ted Gatsas, incumbent executive councilor
- B.J. Perry, former New Hampshire field director for the Republican National Committee
Results
Democratic primary
Declared
- Jim O'Connell, at-large Manchester school board member
Withdrawn
- Michael Strand, Bedford town councilor (endorsed O'Connell)
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 5
The 5th district includes one of New Hampshire's thirteen charter cities, Nashua. Towns in the district include Amherst, Brookline, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hudson, Jaffrey, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, New Boston, New Ipswich, Rindge, Swanzey, and Weare. The incumbent is Republican Dave Wheeler, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Declared
- Dave Wheeler, incumbent executive councilor
Results
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Melanie Levesque, former state senator from the 12th district (2018–2020)
Eliminated in primary
- Shoshanna Kelly, at-large Nashua alder and nominee for this district in 2022
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
See also
- 2024 New Hampshire elections
- 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
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