N.H. House primaries: Highlights and lowlights
The 2014 New Hampshire primaries are in the books. Here are a few of the results from House of Representatives contests that caught our eye.
Goffstown: The center holds
Barbara Griffin and David Pierce, accused by Free Staters and Tea Partiers of being “long-time Democrats and big government apologists,” won handily in the Hillsborough District 6 GOP primary. Free Stater Rep. Calvin Pratt, the only incumbent in the race, and James Butcher, “Mark Warden’s protege,” lost.
A Free Stater hat trick for Manchester Democrats
Newcomers Elizabeth Edwards (Manchester Ward 4) and Amada Bouldin (Manchester Ward 5) joined Rep. Tim O'Flahery (Manchester Wards 4-7) as winners representing the Free State Project in Queen City Democratic primaries.
Oops he did it again
Rep. Kyle Tasker, Nottingham, the accidental gun slinger who makes frequent headlines with his impolitic and offensive comments, was the top vote-getter in the Rockingham District 2 GOP primary.
Blasts from the past
David Bates, Windham, best remembered most for “chasing homosexuals” and sponsoring legislation to repeal marriage equality won his Republican primary in Rockingham District 7. As did Jerry Bergevin, Manchester, in Hillsborough District 45. Rep. Bergevin made national headlines in 2012 when he claimed teaching the theory of evolution led to Nazi atrocities and the Columbine school shooting.
To err is human
The Democratic candidate known as human lost his bid for the House after winning his fight with the DMV over his COPSLIE vanity license plate. The Rochester resident received 30 votes in the Strafford District 22 primary.