2014Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 Republican primary for New Hampshire Senate District 12
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Kevin Avard (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Michael McCarthy (R) by 7.4 points.
Kevin AvardRepublican · winner
53.7%2,651
Michael McCarthyRepublican
46.3%2,284
Peggy GilmourDemocrat · incumbent
0.0%0
4,935 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET