Tom Alciere
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tom Alciere
| office = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Hillsborough 29th district
| term_start = December 6, 2000
| term_end = January 11, 2001
| alongside = David Cote, Mary Gorman
| predecessor = Alphonse A. Haettenschwiller
| successor = David J. Gleneck
| party = Republican (1996-2018, 2022-current){{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=50276|title=Alciere, Tom|work=Our Campaigns|date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=June 19, 2025}}
Libertarian (2018)
Democratic (2020){{Cite web|url=https://www.citizenscount.org/candidate/tom-alciere|title=Tom Alciere|work=CitizensCount|date=6 September 2022 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}
}}
Tom Alciere is an American web designer, politician, and perennial political candidate. A member of the Republican Party, the Libertarian Party, and the Democratic Party, he served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from December 2000 to January 2001.
Life and career
Alciere is a self-employed webmaster.{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crowded-race-nh-1st-congressional-225000535.html|title=Crowded race in NH 1st Congressional District|work=The Eagle-Tribune|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023|via=Yahoo! Finance}}
In 2000, Alciere was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives along with David E. Cote and Mary J. Gorman in the general election for the Hillsborough 29th district. He defeated Democratic incumbent Alphonse A. Haettenschwiller by just 55 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://electiondatabase.nhpr.org/elections/view/55081/|title=2000 State Representative General Election: Hillsborough 29 District|work=ElectionStats and New Hampshire Public Radio|access-date=December 31, 2023}}
Shortly after Alciere's election to the house, he received backlash for endorsing the murder of police officers in numerous online posts, including one that read "nobody will ever be safe until the last cop is dead." Alciere resigned from the House on January 11, 2001, just over a month into his term.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/11/us/legislator-who-endorsed-killing-of-police-resigns-under-fire.html|title=Legislator Who Endorsed Killing of Police Resigns Under Fire|work=The New York Times|first=Carey|last=Goldberg|date=January 11, 2001|access-date=December 31, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/14/us/national-news-briefs-ex-legislator-apologizes-for-anti-police-remarks.html|title=National News Briefs; Ex-Legislator Apologizes For Anti-Police Remarks|work=The New York Times|date=January 14, 2001|access-date=December 31, 2023}}
A perennial candidate, Alciere has run for office over a dozen times since 1992, with his only victory being the aforementioned 2000 state house election.{{cite web |work=Our Campaigns |access-date=June 12, 2024 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=911697 |title=Alciere, Tom}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district Republican primary results{{cite web |title=New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District Primary |url=https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/new-hampshire/?r=30018 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=12 September 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Lily Tang Williams|votes=22,040|percentage=35.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Vikram Mansharamani|votes=16,565|percentage=27.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Bill Hamlen|votes=9,860|percentage=16.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Paul Wagner|votes=2,329|percentage=3.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Casey Crane|votes=2,046|percentage=3.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Randall Clark|votes=1,866|percentage=3.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=William Harvey|votes=1,743|percentage=2.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jay Mercer|votes=1,573|percentage=2.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Riddle|votes=869|percentage=1.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Robert D'Arcy|votes=714|percentage=1.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Michael Callis|votes=632|percentage=1.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Tom Alciere|votes=623|percentage=1.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Gerard Belloin|votes=552|percentage=0.9}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=61,412|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district Republican primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Karoline Leavitt|votes=25,931|percentage=34.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Matt Mowers|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=19,072|percentage=25.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate= Gail Huff Brown|votes=12,999|percentage=17.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Russell Prescott|votes=7,551|percentage=10.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Tim Baxter|votes=6,970|percentage=9.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mary Maxwell|votes=673|percentage=0.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Kevin Rondeau|votes=610|percentage=0.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Gilead Towne|votes=466|percentage=0.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mark Kilbane|votes=347|percentage=0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Tom Alciere|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=342|percentage=0.5}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=74,961|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire Democratic primary results{{cite web |title=2020 State Primary Democratic State Primary |url=https://sos.nh.gov/elections/elections/election-results/2020/2020-state-primary/democratic-state-primary/ |website=New Hampshire Department of State |access-date=September 16, 2020}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jeanne Shaheen (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 142,012
| percentage = 93.88%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Paul Krautman
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 5,914
| percentage = 3.91%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Alciere
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 2,992
| percentage = 1.98%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Don Bolduc (write-in)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 199
| percentage = 0.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Corky Messner (write-in)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 137
| percentage = 0.09%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Andy Martin (write-in)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 11
| percentage = 0.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Gerard Beloin (write-in)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3
| percentage = 0.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 151,268
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2018 New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district election Libertarian primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Justin O'Donnell
|votes = 426
|percentage = 74.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Alciere
|votes = 144
|percentage = 25.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 570
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Kelly Ayotte (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 86,676
| percentage = 78.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Rubens
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 19,156
| percentage = 17.36%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Alciere
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,586
| percentage = 1.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Gerald Beloin
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,255
| percentage = 1.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Stanley Emanuel
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,187
| percentage = 1.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Maggie Hassan (write-in)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 301
| percentage = 0.27%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 167
| percentage = 0.15%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 110,328
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2010 United States Senate election in New Hampshire Republican primary results{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary+2010/usssumrep.pdf|title=Home - NHSOS|website=www.sos.nh.gov|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225015159/http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary%202010/usssumrep.pdf|archive-date=February 25, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Kelly Ayotte
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 53,056
| percentage = 38.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ovide Lamontagne
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 51,397
| percentage = 37.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Binnie
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 19,508
| percentage = 14.05%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Bender
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,611
| percentage = 9.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dennis Lamare
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,388
| percentage = 1.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Alciere
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 499
| percentage = 0.36%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Gerard Beloin
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 402
| percentage = 0.29%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 138,861
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire Republican primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = John Sununu (incumbent)
| votes = 60,852
| percentage = 88.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Tom Alciere
| votes = 7,084
| percentage = 10.3%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 685
| percentage = 1.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 68,621
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2006 New Hampshire State Senate District 13 Republican Primary{{cite web | url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/52231/| title=2006 State Senator Republican Primary District 13 | publisher=NHPR | access-date=May 21, 2025}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dennis C. Hogan
|votes = 830
|percentage = 80.98%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Alciere
|votes = 133
|percentage = 12.98%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph A. Foster
|votes = 4
|percentage = 0.39%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Write in
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 58
|percentage = 5.66%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2004 U.S. Senate Republican Primary{{cite web | url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/53448/| title=2004 U.S. Senate Republican Primary District 13 | publisher=NHPR | access-date=May 21, 2025}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Judd A. Gregg
|votes = 60,597
|percentage = 91.59%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Alciere
|votes = 2,682
|percentage = 4.05%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael Tipa
|votes = 2,563
|percentage = 3.87%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Doris "Granny D" Haddock
|votes = 143
|percentage = 0.22%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Write in
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 179
|percentage = 0.27%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=2000 State Representative Hillsborough 29 District General Election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = David E. Cote
|votes = 1,333
|percentage = 33.96%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mary J. Goreman
|votes = 1,034
|percentage = 26.34%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Alciere
|votes = 806
|percentage = 20.53%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Alphonse A. Haettenschwiller
|votes = 751
|percentage = 19.13%
|change = N/A
}}
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