GRAFTON
The 2004 Campaigns in Grafton County
Grafton County (UNH page)

Population, July 2001 est.: 82,254.  (6.53% of total NH population of 1,259,181)

County Seat: North Haverhill

City: Lebanon (3 wards).  Towns (38): Alexandria, Ashland, Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Canaan, Dorchester, Easton, Ellsworth, Enfield, Franconia, Grafton, Groton, Hanover, Haverhill, Hebron, Holderness, Landaff, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Lyme, Monroe, Orange, Orford, Piermont, Plymouth, Rumney, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, Wentworth, Woodstock. Unincorporated area: Livermore.  also Etna

Registration
Grafton County Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 15,703 (37.14%)  Dem. 9,989 (23.62%)   Undecl. 16,592 (39.24%)   Total: 42,284.
Total NH Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 233,363  (36.45%)   Dem. 167,062 (26.09%)   Undecl. 239,805 (37.46%)  Total: 640,230.

Representation
Grafton County includes parts of 3 State Senate Districts (District 1, 2 and 5) and sends 26 State Representatives (Districts 9-18) to Concord.  [9-2, 10-1, 11-2, 12-1, 13-2, 14-2, 15-2, 16-3, 17-7, 18-4]  In 2003-04, 11 of the 26 State Reps. are Democrats.
Elected Democrats
Senator Clifton Below of Lebanon (Dist. 5)
State Representatives
Edward "Ned" Densmore of Bethlehem (Dist. 10)
Mary R. Cooney of Plymouth (Dist. 15)
Bernard L. Benn of Hanover (Dist. 17)
Estelle Diamond of Hanover (Dist. 17)
Sharon L. Nordgren of Hanover (Dist. 17)
Hilda W. Sokol of Hanover (Dist. 17)
Ruth Z. Bleyler of Lyme (Dist. 17)
Nancy M. Scovner of Enfield (Dist. 17)
Peter E. Solomon of Canaan (Dist. 17)
Susan W. Almy of Lebanon (Dist. 18)
Lee M. Hammond of Lebanon (Dist. 18)
and
Grafton County Executive Counselor Michael Cryans
 

Democratic Party
Grafton County Democratic Committee
Chair:  Arnold Shields of Piermont 
Vice Chair:  Paul Klee of Lyme
Secretary:  Mary Cooney of Plymouth 
Treasurer:  Ruth Cserr of Orford
At large
Ruth Bleyler of Lyme 
John Chamberlain of Hanover
Frances L.H. Taylor of Holderness
. Useful Links
Valley News (Lebanon)
The Dartmouth ("America's oldest college newspaper")
Littleton Courier (Wed.)
Grafton County Economic Development Council
Greater Lebanon Chamber of Commerce
Dartmouth College
Plymouth State College
WTNK Talk Radio 1020 AM and 99.7 FM
Town Chairs
Canaan - Jan Forbush. Enfield - Nancy Scovner.    Franconia - Martha McLeod.   Grafton - Kenny Neil.   Groton - Margaret Smith. Hanover - Bernie Benn.   Holderness - Frances L.H. Taylor. Lebanon - Lee Hammond.   Lyme - Thomas J. Little.    Orange - Robert Proulx. Orford - Carl Schmidt.   Piermont - S. Arnold Shields.  Plymouth - Darcy Cushing.

Past Results
Feb. 1, 2000 Democratic Presidential Primary
  Grafton
Statewide
Bill Bradley
 5,321
55.36%
70,502
45.59%
Al Gore
 3,824
39.78%
76,897
49.73%
John McCain
 195
2.03%
3,320
2.15%
Others
 272
2.83%
3,920
2.53%
Total
 9,612
 
154,639
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