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Democrat Leishman Wins Special House Election!

by: William Tucker

Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 20:17:13 PM EDT

Democrat Peter Leishman beats Republican David Simpson by a 60% - 40% margin to win the special election for the Hillsborough District 3 state House seat. Congratulations Rep.-elect Leishman!

Town          Simpson-R    Leishman-D   Simpson-R    Leishman-D
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Peterborough     358          915          28%          72%
Sharon            27           68          28%          72%
New Ipswich      369          160          70%          30%
Greenville        70          117          37%          63%
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total            824         1260          40%          60%

h/t: Pindell for election results.

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Democrat Leishman Wins Special House Election! | 9 comments

Fun fact: (4.00 / 5)

Four elections in a row (three of which in GOP districts), no Republican candidate has won a majority of votes.

(Janvrin won a plurality).

Congrats, Rep-Elect Leischman!

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by: Dean Barker @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 19:19:47 PM CDT

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Congratulations to Peter Leishman! (4.00 / 3)

New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley's Statement on the Democratic Victory in Tonight's Special Election

Concord, NH - New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley issued the following statement on Democratic candidate Peter Leishman's landslide victory in the Hillsborough District Three special election.

"Peter Leishman's victory tonight makes New Hampshire voters four-for-four in rejecting Speaker O'Brien's reckless job killing agenda. In a district with more registered Republicans than Democrats, New Hampshire citizens sent a loud and clear message to the Tea Party Republicans in Concord who have spent the last nine months pursuing policies that don't match up with New Hampshire values - attacking education, killing jobs, and hurting women's health care by cutting funding for breast cancer screenings.

"Tonight's results should serve as a warning to all Republicans seeking the Corner Office who are campaigning on continuing and enlarging the reckless and irresponsible agenda we have seen in Concord this year."

by: HarrellKirstein @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 19:57:08 PM CDT

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Wahoo! (4.00 / 4)

Another election down, another vote up for working families in New Hampshire!

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by: Zandra Rice Hawkins @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 20:00:28 PM CDT

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The Speaker's neighbors, they seem to be growing disenchanted n/t (4.00 / 3)

by: elwood @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 20:12:35 PM CDT

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those who know him best, like him least...n/t (4.00 / 3)

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 23:04:00 PM CDT

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a landslide (4.00 / 3)

Leishman didn't just win, he won by a (Bob) Perry-esque landslide. Yayyy!

by: TimothyHorrigan @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 20:49:07 PM CDT

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Great That Peter Is Back In The House (4.00 / 3)

Like Bob Perry, having him back is a big "plus" for Democrats, and a warning to Republicans who want to take away marriage equality, or want to continue to hurt our citizens in need, our children, and our elderly with their short-sighted budget cuts.

by: Rep. Jim Splaine @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 21:24:31 PM CDT

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Congratulations, Peter! (4.00 / 3)

The tide is turning, but it won't truly change direction without a lot of hard work.

We can do it!

by: Jennifer Daler @ Tue Sep 20, 2011 at 22:24:04 PM CDT

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wooohooo Zandra (0.00 / 0)

it must your be print and mail vendor...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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