ROCKINGHAM Seacoast 
The 2004 Campaigns in Rockingham County
Rockingham County

Population, July 2001 est.: 284,061.  (22.56% of total NH population of 1,259,181)

County Seat: Brentwood.

Cities: Portsmouth (5 wards).  Towns (36): Atkinson, Auburn, Brentwood, Candia, Chester, Danville, Deerfield, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, Londonderry, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, Northhampton, Northwood, Northwood Narrows, Nottingham, Plaistow, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, West Nottingham, Westfield, Windham.

Registration
Rockingham County Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 54,124 (35.83%)  Dem. 36,856 (24.40%)   Undecl. 60,097 (39.78%)   Total:151,077. >
Total NH Reg. (Sept. 2001): Rep. 233,363  (36.45%)   Dem. 167,062 (26.09%)   Undecl. 239,805 (37.46%)  Total: 640,230.

Representation
Rockingham County includes State Senate Districts 19, 23 and 24 and parts of Districts 6, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22 and sends 87 State Representatives (Districts 73-88) to Concord.
Elected Democrats:
Sen. Burt Cohen of New Castle (Dist. 24)
State Representatives
Dist. 73 (5) Dist. 74 (3) Dist. 75 (9) Dist. 76 (13)
Dist. 77 (11) Dist. 78 (2) Dist. 79 (11)
Corey Corbin of Sandown1
Dist. 80 (4)
Matt Vallone of Epping
Dist. 81 (2)
Kim Casey of East Kingston
Dist. 82 (3)
Betsy Coes of Newfields
Bob Davidson of Newmarket
Dist. 83 (8) Dist. 84 (4)
Dist. 85 (5) Dist. 86 (7) Portsmouth
Mary Ann Blanchard 
Paul McEachern
Terie Norelli
Linda Pantelakos
Jackie Pitts
Betsy Shultis
Jim Splaine
Dist. 87 (1) Dist. 88 (2)
1. Corbin switched from Republican to Democratic in late May 2003.

Democratic Party
Rockingham County Democratic Committee
Chair:  Deb Crapo of Rye
Vice Chair:  Kevin Fleming of Exeter
Secretary:  Lenore Patton of Hampton
Treasurer:  Anita Freedman of Portsmouth
At large
Barbara Lowrey of Londonderry
Courtney Hickson 
Chip Moynihan of Hampton
James Demers of Hampton
Barbara Ward of Portsmouth
Margaret Ives of Derry 
Billie Tooley of Exeter
Paul Ferguson of Derry
Harley Featherson of Salem 
Wayne McRae of Exeter
. Useful Links
Portsmouth Herald
includes Dover Community News, Exeter News-Letter, Hampton Union, Rockingham News.
Atlantic News (wkly-Hampton)
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce
Hampton Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Town Chairs
Atkinson - Linda Stier.   Auburn - Brenda Been.   Brentwood - Sean & Jane O'Leary.   Deerfield - John Richards. Derry - Al Blinker.   East Kingston - Jackson & Kim Casey.  Hampton - Gary & Lenore Patton. Hampton Falls - E. Elaine Ahearn.   Kingston - Lynn Stearney. Londonderry - Barbara Lowrey.  New Castle - Janet Prince. Newfields - Betsyanne Coes. Newmarket - Bob Davidson. North Hampton - Richard Ingram.   Plaistow - Bill Verge. Portsmouth - Anita Freedman.   Rye - Debra Crapo. Salem - Michael Garofalo.   Seabrook - Elizabeth & Francis Thibodeau.  Windham - Scott Brody.

Past Results
Feb. 1, 2000 Democratic Presidential Primary
  Rockingham
Statewide
Bill Bradley
 16,054
47.27%
70,502
45.59%
Al Gore
 16,572
48.79%
76,897
49.73%
John McCain
 676
1.99%
3,320
2.15%
Others
 661
1.95%
3,920
2.53%
Total
 33,963
 
154,639
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