Advertisement Updated: Democrat Schultz scores landslide win in NH House special election in Concord Also: Migliore, Adjutant win party primaries in special NH House election in Grafton County Share Shares Copy Link Copy

Communications specialist and former political consultant Kris Schultz easily won a New Hampshire House special election in Concord Ward 9 Tuesday, defeating Republican Michael Feeley by a count of 284 to 82.Also Tuesday, party primaries were held in a special House election in Grafton County District 9, which includes Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol and Grafton. Unofficial results showed Vincent Paul Migliore of Bridgewater easily defeating Paul H. Simard of Bristol, 243 to 86, with 28 votes for Timothy Sweetsir of Ashland. On the Democratic side, write-in candidate Josh Adjutant of Bridgewater won in a landslide over Tom Ploszaj of Grafton, with the unofficial result, 204 to 32. Migliore, Adjutant and Libertarian John Babiarz, who had no primary opposition, will compete in a general election to be held Sept. 5.In the Concord race, the 78 percent to 22 percent margin of victory by Schultz was greater than the Democratic registration advantage in the district, which is 38 percent Democratic and 26 percent Republican, with 35 percent undeclared voters.Schultz and Feeley competed to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Democratic Rep. Andrew deTreville in February. DeTreville had won the November election by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent.Republicans maintain a majority in the New Hampshire House, with 220 members, while the Democrats will have 170 members when Schultz is sworn into office. There are two Libertarian members.State Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley said the margin of victory showed that his party is energized. “The energy and enthusiasm of Democratic activism across the state have delivered two special election wins and Democrats should be encouraged to continue working hard in the coming months," he said. House Democratic Leader Steve Shurtleff of Penacook said, “We are thrilled to have such a great champion for health care and education joining our caucus to fight for Democratic values in Concord.”In May, Democrat Edith DesMarais scored an upset by winning a special election for a House seat in the Republican town Wolfeboro, while Republican Mark McLean won a special election seat to represent Manchester Wards 8 and 9 and the town of Litchfield.