CONWAY — Dana Hilliard, the Democratic mayor of Somersworth, is challenging incumbent Joe Kenney (R-Wakefield) in the Nov. 8 general election for a seat in Concord at the executive council table.
Hilliard, 46, told the Sun at an editorial board last Friday that he believes the stakes in this election cycle are higher than ever.
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