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County Sheriff — Merrimack County
2020 General Election
· PVI
D+2.0
(these towns' lean vs. statewide)
✓ Croft
Democratic
42,734 51.3%
Crawford
Republican
40,549 48.7%
Top of the ticket — how these towns voted
President / Governor / U.S. Senate margins in the same 38 municipalities, so you can compare this race to the top of the ticket.
| Year | This race | President | Governor | U.S. Senate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D+3.3% | D+5.3% | R+6.4% | — |
| 2022 | D+3.5% | — | R+11.3% | D+13.6% |
| 2020 | D+2.6% | D+10.0% | R+28.1% | D+20.3% |
| 2018 | R+17.1% | — | R+4.6% | — |
| 2016 | unopposed | D+3.2% | D+5.0% | D+3.6% |
Town by town
| Municipality | Croft | Crawford | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allenstown | 901 | 1,259 | 2,160 |
| Andover | 791 | 721 | 1,512 |
| Boscawen | 1,052 | 871 | 1,923 |
| Bow | 2,796 | 2,383 | 5,179 |
| Bradford | 469 | 547 | 1,016 |
| Canterbury | 904 | 701 | 1,605 |
| Chichester | 684 | 936 | 1,620 |
| Concord Ward 1 | 1,535 | 920 | 2,455 |
| Concord Ward 10 | 1,790 | 1,150 | 2,940 |
| Concord Ward 2 | 1,239 | 936 | 2,175 |
| Concord Ward 3 | 1,036 | 583 | 1,619 |
| Concord Ward 4 | 1,372 | 577 | 1,949 |
| Concord Ward 5 | 1,778 | 706 | 2,484 |
| Concord Ward 6 | 1,220 | 606 | 1,826 |
| Concord Ward 7 | 1,693 | 879 | 2,572 |
| Concord Ward 8 | 1,211 | 850 | 2,061 |
| Concord Ward 9 | 1,140 | 652 | 1,792 |
| Danbury | 257 | 433 | 690 |
| Dunbarton | 739 | 1,175 | 1,914 |
| Epsom | 992 | 1,735 | 2,727 |
| Franklin Ward 1 | 543 | 820 | 1,363 |
| Franklin Ward 2 | 421 | 587 | 1,008 |
| Franklin Ward 3 | 700 | 787 | 1,487 |
| Henniker | 1,311 | 1,173 | 2,484 |
| Hill | 197 | 378 | 575 |
| Hooksett | 3,337 | 4,439 | 7,776 |
| Hopkinton | 2,227 | 1,676 | 3,903 |
| Loudon | 1,364 | 2,159 | 3,523 |
| New London | 1,688 | 1,229 | 2,917 |
| Newbury | 724 | 811 | 1,535 |
| Northfield | 1,097 | 1,344 | 2,441 |
| Pembroke | 1,925 | 2,117 | 4,042 |
| Pittsfield | 689 | 1,240 | 1,929 |
| Salisbury | 407 | 478 | 885 |
| Sutton | 632 | 640 | 1,272 |
| Warner | 872 | 965 | 1,837 |
| Webster | 512 | 679 | 1,191 |
| Wilmot | 489 | 407 | 896 |
County Sheriff in Merrimack — by year
| Year | Winner | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | David Croft | Democratic | 3.3% |
| 2022 | Croft | Democratic | 3.5% |
| 2020 | Croft | Democratic | 2.6% |
| 2018 | Hilliard | Republican | 17.1% |
| 2016 | Hilliard | Republican | unopposed |