MOULTONBOROUGH — Three Republicans are running in the Sept. 13 primary for two seats. Before redistricting, House District 3 consisted of Albany, Freedom, Madison and Tamworth and had two seats. Now, it has two seats and represents Madison, Moultonborough and Tamworth. There is a contested Republican primary between incumbent Karel Crawford and challengers Richard Brown and George Mottram. All three are from Moultonborough.
Candidates were asked the following questions:
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