Mark Preston (New Hampshire)
Mark Preston (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 14.
Preston (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 40. Preston lost in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2022.
Preston was a 2016 Democratic candidate for Rockingham 20 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
He is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 14 from 2006 to 2010.
Committee assignments
While in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Preston served on the following committees:
Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40
Jason Janvrin defeated Erica deVries in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Janvrin (R) | 52.1 | 6,472 | |
| Erica deVries (D) | 47.8 | 5,945 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 12,431 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40
Erica deVries defeated Mark Preston in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erica deVries | 75.5 | 1,503 |
| Mark Preston | 24.1 | 480 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,991 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40
Jason Janvrin defeated incumbent Max Abramson in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Janvrin | 50.7 | 1,316 | |
| Max Abramson | 48.6 | 1,262 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 2,598 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Johnson (R)
2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent Max Abramson (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Francis Chase, Jason Janvrin, and Aboul Khan defeated Mark Preston in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 20 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Francis Chase Incumbent |
24.61% | 2,470 | |
| Republican | Jason Janvrin |
23.99% | 2,408 | |
| Republican | Aboul Khan |
28.18% | 2,829 | |
| Democratic | Mark Preston | 23.22% | 2,331 | |
| Total Votes | 10,038 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Mark Preston ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 20 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mark Preston (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Francis Chase, Jason Janvrin, and Aboul Khan defeated Ivan Eaton III in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 20 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Francis Chase Incumbent |
27.95% | 445 | |
| Republican | Jason Janvrin |
26.57% | 423 | |
| Republican | Aboul Khan |
27.64% | 440 | |
| Republican | Ivan Eaton III | 17.84% | 284 | |
| Total Votes | 1,592 | |||
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Mark Preston was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Max Abramson, Francis Chase and Dennis B. Sweeney were unopposed in the Republican primary. John H. Kelley (I) and Edward T. Cody (I) did not qualify for the general election ballot. Preston, write-in candidate David Ahearn (D), Abramson, Chase and Sweeney faced off in the general election.[5] Republicans Abramson, Chase, and Sweeney defeated Democrats Preston and Ahearn in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis B. Sweeney |
23.7% | 1,977 | |
| Republican | Francis Chase |
23% | 1,912 | |
| Republican | Max Abramson |
20.8% | 1,732 | |
| Democratic | Mark Preston | 17% | 1,416 | |
| Democratic | David Ahearn | 15.4% | 1,283 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 8,327 | |||
2010
Preston did not seek re-election to Rockingham 14 in 2010.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Preston ran for the Rockingham District 14 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, winning the fourth of four seats with 2,833 votes.[7]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham District 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mark Preston (D)
|
2,833 | |||
| Amy Perkins (R)
|
3,005 | |||
| Lawrence Perkins (R)
|
2,985 | |||
| Albert Weare (R)
|
2,874 | |||
| Morris (R) | 2,670 | |||
| Thrbodeau (D) | 2,626 | |||
| Webber (D) | 2,327 | |||
| Kelly (L) | 721 | |||
| Others | 5 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Preston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
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