2014Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 Republican primary for New Hampshire House District 523
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
4 seats: Bill Goulette (R), Shawn Sweeney (R), Barbara Biggie (R), Carolyn Halstead (R) won.
4 seatsBill GouletteRepublican · winner
28.4%877
Shawn SweeneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.2%780
Barbara BiggieRepublican · winner
23.4%724
Carolyn HalsteadRepublican · winner
22.8%706
Ruth HedenDemocrat · incumbent
0.1%2
Herb SalmonDemocrat
0.0%1
Mark LinnDemocrat
0.0%1
Elise DemichaelDemocrat
0.0%0
Dorothy H. LindonDemocrat
0.0%0
3,091 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Bill Goulette (R)Shawn Sweeney (R)Barbara Biggie (R)Carolyn Halstead (R)
Also on the ballot: Ruth Heden (Democrat), 0.1%; Herb Salmon (Democrat), 0.0%; Mark Linn (Democrat), 0.0%; Elise Demichael (Democrat), 0.0%; Dorothy H. Lindon (Democrat), 0.0%