Posted on 11/08/2022 9:51:36 AM PST by Momaw Nadon
Two candidates are on the ballot as both a Republican and Democrat in NH.
Both are listed as Democrats in Ballotpedia.
Ballotpedia: Mark Brave (Strafford County Sheriff, New Hampshire, candidate 2022)
Ballotpedia: Thomas P. Velardi (Strafford County Attorney, New Hampshire, candidate 2022)
Care to bet Mark & Thomas are Dems ?
I think that means that the position is uncontested. It probably happens often in very small towns and rural areas.
They are.
Strafford, NH has an area of more than 50 square miles, and a population of 4,186 people; this means probably less than 3000 voters.
It’s about 95% forest, except for Bow Lake, which appears to be mostly a vacation spot.
Looks like it’s been the same story for Velardi for 14 years:
https://nh.electionstats.com/candidates/view/Thomas-P-Velardi
Jeesh! Only 10 counties in NH: you’d think the GOP could do better than that!
No, the county has 132,000 people:
https://www.google.com/search?q=strafford+county+nh+population&rlz=
I don't see why not. Trump appeared twice on the New York State ballot as both the Republican and Conservative Party nominee.
Doesn’t matter!
Nobody’s bitchin’ about it except you!
Who are you to question your betters?
Just shut up and vote, citizen!
Know your place!
Thanks for the correction.
In some cases (mostly local races where everyone knows each other) both local nominating committees will agree. Usually these are folks who will run unopposed anyway.
It’s actually nice to see in some local elections that the person matters more than the party.
Ran one time as both a Dem and a Republican.
No one ran against these candidates. We do this with a line for a write in if you don’t want to vote for them . These are not in my town so I don’t know their party affiliation. But it happens.
Sheriff is no big deal . They all take an oath to uphold the Constitution. ( sarc off)
“In several other states, notably New Hampshire, fusion is legal when primary elections are won by write-in candidates.”
Fusion, here, refers to the practice of combining the votes of multiple parties when those parties nominate the same candidate for the same position. In New York, for instance, this is very common; a typical Republican might secure the nomination of the Conservative Party, or the Reform Party, while a Democrat might secure the Liberal Party, Working Families Party (remember ACORN?), or the Green Party.
It seems odd for Democrats and Republicans to agree on a candidate, but what may have happened here is that in a small position with no policy-making authroity a local sheriff had no opposition, and won the other party’s nomination based on write-ins.
Likely legit. Locals will know better.
In Connecticut some of the First selectmen are on both party lines, and Ed LaMont is on both the Democrat and the Lazy Families - oops sorry, I meant the Working Family - Party.
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