Hollingworth Focuses on Record, Doing 'Homework' in Last Campaign Event

With just days to go before the Nov. 6 general election, Bev Hollingworth didn't use her final planned campaign event to disparage incumbent Hampton State Sen. Nancy Stiles.

Hollingworth did "not want to talk about" her opponent. Instead, the Democrat said she wanted to articulate the most important thing voters need to do in order to elect a leader that shares "key" New Hampshire "values."

"I want you to do some homework," said Hollingworth. "I know that's hard for a lot of people to do."

Hollingworth, speaking to about 30 people Thursday afternoon in the Goody Cole Room at the Old Salt after receiving strong praise from U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, said the next state senator from District 24 needs to value the things that matter to Granite Staters, like adequate funding for educating the state's students, a hospital system that has compensated care, a system that aids and protects the rights of the mentally ill, and domestic violence support services for those in need.

"I want you to look at my opponent's record," said Hollingworth. "Many of the issues I talked about my opponent voted the other way on."

Local state representative, executive council and county attorney candidates also urged voters to carefully compare Hollingworth's record with Stiles', speaking highly of Hollingworth's past accomplishments as a state representative, state senator and executive councilor.

"We're fortunate Bev is running," said Judy Day, who is running for the North Hampton state representative seat currently held by Republican Michele Peckham. "She has the perspective of a state representative, state senator and executive councilor. So few people have that."

Renny Cushing, a Hampton state representative candidate, said Hollingworth was the "hardest working" person in Concord during her time in office, but said she also "never forgot where she came from."

"That's a rare thing," he said. "Sometimes people go to Concord and forget who they serve."

Hollingworth will go door-to-door over the next few days to speak directly with voters, although she said she has no formal campaign events planned before the Tuesday, Nov. 6, general election.

The polls in Hampton will be at Marston School and will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 6. North Hampton residents can vote at North Hampton School between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Nov. 6.