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County Sheriff — Merrimack County
2022 General Election
· PVI
D+2.0
(these towns' lean vs. statewide)
✓ Croft
Democratic
33,788 49.6%
Mitchell
Republican
31,428 46.1%
Weir
lib
2,970 4.4%
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 | Mitchell | Weir | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenstown | 648 | 929 | 90 | 1,667 |
| Andover | 612 | 525 | 55 | 1,192 |
| Boscawen | 773 | 649 | 63 | 1,485 |
| Bow | 2,169 | 2,002 | 162 | 4,333 |
| Bradford | 428 | 399 | 37 | 864 |
| Canterbury | 763 | 574 | 61 | 1,398 |
| Chichester | 519 | 759 | 71 | 1,349 |
| Concord Ward 1 | 1,033 | 654 | 92 | 1,779 |
| Concord Ward 10 | 1,301 | 995 | 72 | 2,368 |
| Concord Ward 2 | 890 | 627 | 76 | 1,593 |
| Concord Ward 3 | 564 | 391 | 37 | 992 |
| Concord Ward 4 | 1,194 | 488 | 91 | 1,773 |
| Concord Ward 5 | 1,578 | 692 | 62 | 2,332 |
| Concord Ward 6 | 899 | 464 | 80 | 1,443 |
| Concord Ward 7 | 1,414 | 820 | 69 | 2,303 |
| Concord Ward 8 | 922 | 678 | 78 | 1,678 |
| Concord Ward 9 | 913 | 544 | 52 | 1,509 |
| Danbury | 205 | 340 | 36 | 581 |
| Dunbarton | 612 | 930 | 56 | 1,598 |
| Epsom | 771 | 1,379 | 103 | 2,253 |
| Franklin Ward 1 | 402 | 595 | 60 | 1,057 |
| Franklin Ward 2 | 300 | 384 | 40 | 724 |
| Franklin Ward 3 | 525 | 661 | 53 | 1,239 |
| Henniker | 1,069 | 828 | 101 | 1,998 |
| Hill | 180 | 280 | 40 | 500 |
| Hooksett | 2,655 | 3,419 | 240 | 6,314 |
| Hopkinton | 1,949 | 1,279 | 108 | 3,336 |
| Loudon | 1,015 | 1,712 | 152 | 2,879 |
| New London | 1,546 | 949 | 68 | 2,563 |
| Newbury | 645 | 632 | 54 | 1,331 |
| Northfield | 754 | 1,004 | 92 | 1,850 |
| Pembroke | 1,409 | 1,626 | 144 | 3,179 |
| Pittsfield | 529 | 869 | 147 | 1,545 |
| Salisbury | 322 | 402 | 36 | 760 |
| Sutton | 565 | 503 | 38 | 1,106 |
| Warner | 827 | 654 | 53 | 1,534 |
| Webster | 429 | 476 | 74 | 979 |
| Wilmot | 459 | 316 | 27 | 802 |
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 |