Portsmouth Candidates Seek Senate, House 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. 

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 represented in the state's report just yet; incumbents' names are in bold):

State Senate

District 23: Republican Russell Prescott of Kingston and Democrat Donna Schlachman of Exeter

District 24: Nancy Stiles of Hampton and Steve Kenda of North Hampton. Democrat Chris Muns of Hampton.

State Representatives

District 25: Democrat Laura C. Pantelakos of Portsmouth

District 26: Democrat Rebecca McBeath of Portsmouth

District 27: Democrat Debbie DiFranco of Portsmouth

District 28: Democrat Gerry Ward of Portsmouth

District 29: Democrat Pamela S. Gordon of Portsmouth

District 30: Democrat Jackie Cali-Pitts of Portsmouth 

Executive Council District 3

• Christopher Sununu of Newfields 

Democrat 

• Robin McLane of Portsmouth

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