COöS The North Country 
The Campaigns in Coös County
Coös County (UNH page)

Population, July 2001 est.: 32,964.  (2.62% of total NH population of 1,259,181)

County Seat: Lancaster

City: Berlin (4 wards).  Towns (20): Carroll, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dalton, Dixville, Dummer, Errol, Gorham, Jefferson, Lancaster, Milan, Northumberland, Pittsburg, Randolph,  Shelburne, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Whitefield.  Unincorporated Places: Atk. & Gilm. Ac. Gt., Bean's Grant, Bean's Purchase, Cambridge, Chandlers' Purchase, Crawford's Purchase, Cutt's Grant, Dix's Grant, Erving's Location, Green's Grant, Hadley's Purchase, Kilkenny, Low & Burbank's Gt, Martin's Location, Millsfield, Odell, Pinkhams' Grant, Sargent's Pur., Second College Gt, Success, Thompson & Mes.'s Pur., Wentworth's Loc.. 

Registration
Coös County Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 5,587 (33.50%)  Dem. 5,011 (30.04%)   Undecl. 6,081 (36.46%)   Total: 16,679.
Total NH Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 233,363  (36.45%)   Dem. 167,062 (26.09%)   Undecl. 239,805 (37.46%)  Total: 640,230.

Representation
Coös County sends 1 State Senator (District 1) and 11 State Representatives (Districts 1, 2, and 3) to Concord.  [1-2, 2-5, 3-4]
In 2003-04, 3 of the 11 State Reps. are Democrats:
Richard Poulin, Berlin.
Robert Theberge, Berlin.
Edgar Mears, Berlin.

Democratic Party
Coös County Democratic Committee
Chair:  Paul Robitaille of Gorham
Vice Chair:  Lawrence Kelly of Berlin
Secretary:  Bob Fink of Lancaster
Treasurer:  Paula Bradley of Randolph
At large
William Bradley of Randolph 
Marian Woodruff of Randolph
. Useful Links
Berlin Daily Sun
Berlin Reporter
The Coös County Democrat (Lancaster)
The News and Sentinel (Colebrook)
WMOU AM 1230
Northern White Mountain Chamber of Commerce (Berlin)
Northern Gateway Chamber of Commerce (Lancaster)
North Country Chamber of Commerce (Colebrook)
NHCTC-Berlin
Town Chairs
Berlin - Paul Grenier and Larry Kelly.   Clarksville, Colebrook, and Columbia - Priscilla R. McGuire.   Dummer - Wayne & Claudet Moynihan. Errol - Larry Enman.   Gorham - Paul Robitaille. Groveton - Dana Landers.   Lancaster - Robert Fink. Milan and Stark - Sharon Michalik.  Northumberland - Dana Landers. Randolph - William Bradley.   Whitefield - Alicia Woodburn. 
(Groveton is a village in the township of Northumberland).

Past Results
Feb. 1, 2000 Democratic Presidential Primary
  Coös
Statewide
Bill Bradley
 1,478
35.26%
70,502
45.59%
Al Gore
 2,394
57.11%
76,897
49.73%
John McCain
124
2.96%
3,320
2.15%
Others
 196
4.68%
3,920
2.53%
Total
 4,192
 
154,639
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Feb. 20, 1996 Democratic Presidential Primary Details>>
 
 
Feb. 18, 1992 Democratic Presidential Primary
including write-ins
  Coös
Statewide
Jerry Brown
302
6.11%
13,659
8.15%
Bill Clinton
1,494
30.24%
41,540
24.78%
Tom Harkin
912
18.46%
17,063
10.18%
Bob Kerrey
611
12.37%
18,584
11.09%
Paul Tsongas
922
18.66%
55,663
33.21%
Mario Cuomo
222
4.49%
6,577
3.92%
Others
478
9.67%
14,547
8.68%
Total
 4,941
 
167,633
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