CHESHIRE Southwestern New Hampshire - 
The Monadnock Region 
The Campaigns in Cheshire County
Cheshire County

Population, July 2001 est.: 74,243.  (5.90% of total NH population of 1,259,181)

County Seat: Keene

City: Keene (5 wards).  Towns (22): Alstead, Chesterfield, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Marlborough, Marlow, Nelson, Richmond, Rindge, Roxbury, Stoddard, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Troy, Walpole, Westmoreland, Winchester.

Registration
Cheshire County Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 12,216 (32.48%)  Dem. 10,499 (27.91%)   Undecl. 14,901 (39.61%)   Total: 37,616.
Total NH Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 233,363  (36.45%)   Dem. 167,062 (26.09%)   Undecl. 239,805 (37.46%)  Total: 640,230.

Representation
Cheshire County sends 1 State Senator (District 10) and 24 State Representatives (Districts 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28) to Concord.  In 2003-04, 16 of the 24 State Reps. are Democrats:
Dist. 24 (4)
Jack Pratt, Walpole
Dan Eaton, Stoddard
 
 

former
Bob Batchelder, Marlow resigned effective 7/21/03

Dist. 25 (7 At-large)
Keene
Peter Espiefs
David Meader
Pamela Russell Slack
Chuck Weed
Timothy Robertson
James T. Dunn
District 26 (5 At-large)
Irene Pratt, Winchester
Henry Parkhurst, Winchester
Barbara Hull Richardson, Richmond
McKim W. Mitchell,
Chesterfield
District 27 (4 At-large)
Peter Allen, Harrisville
Anna Tilton, Marlborough
 

District 28 (4 At-large)
Amy Webber, Dublin


Democratic Party
Cheshire County Democratic Committee
Chair:  Rep. McKim Mitchell of Chesterfield 
Vice Chair:  Rep. Anna Tilton of Marlborough
Second Vice Chair:  Gregory T. Martin of Keene
Secretary:  Nat Stout of Keene
Treasurer:  Richard Daschbach of Westmoreland
At large
Andi Johnson of Keene
Dick Minard of Alstead Center
Rep. Tim Robertson of Keene
. Useful Links
The Keene Sentinel,  Sentinel's KeeneNH.com
Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce
Keene State College
WKBK 1290 AM
Monadnock Travel Council
Town Chairs
Keene - Andi Johnson. Alstead - Dick Minard.   Chesterfield - McKim Mitchell. Dublin - Daniel Burnham.   Fitzwilliam - Eleanor Vander Haegan.   Gilsum - Barbara Bryce. Harrisville - John Colony.   Jaffrey - Kevin Hampsey. Marlborough - Robert Leahy.  Marlow - Rep. Bob Batchelder. Rindge - Patricia Lang Barry.  Swanzey - Terry Clark. Walpole - Jack Pratt.   Westmoreland - Stuart E. West.



Past Results
Feb. 1, 2000 Democratic Presidential Primary
  Cheshire
Statewide
Bill Bradley
4,567
46.43%
70,502
45.59%
Al Gore
4,766
48.45%
76,897
49.73%
John McCain
 300
3.05%
3,320
2.15%
Others
203
2.06%
3,920
2.53%
Total
9,836
 
154,639
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