2014Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 Democratic primary for New Hampshire House District 523
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Ruth Heden (D), Dorothy H. Lindon (D), Elise Demichael (D) and Herb Salmon (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsRuth HedenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.4%427
Dorothy H. LindonDemocrat · winner
21.3%333
Elise DemichaelDemocrat · winner
20.2%315
Herb SalmonDemocrat · winner
17.9%280
Mark LinnDemocrat
13.1%204
Barbara BiggieRepublican
0.1%1
Carolyn HalsteadRepublican
0.1%1
Shawn SweeneyRepublican · incumbent
0.0%0
Bill GouletteRepublican
0.0%0
1,561 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ruth Heden (D)Dorothy H. Lindon (D)Elise Demichael (D)Herb Salmon (D)Mark Linn (D)
Also on the ballot: Barbara Biggie (Republican), 0.1%; Carolyn Halstead (Republican), 0.1%; Shawn Sweeney (Republican), 0.0%; Bill Goulette (Republican), 0.0%