Ricky Devoid
Ricky Devoid (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 1. He assumed office on December 4, 2024. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Devoid (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 1. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on September 8, 2026.
Biography
Ricky Devoid was born in Concord, New Hampshire. He earned a high school diploma from Concord High School. As of 2024, Devoid was retired, but had previously worked in law enforcement, sales, and as a store manager.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Incumbent Ricky Devoid (R) and Lorrie Carey (D) are running in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Ricky Devoid (R) | ||
| Lorrie Carey (D) | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Lorrie Carey (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on September 8, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lorrie Carey | 99.4 | 308 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6% | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 310 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Incumbent Ricky Devoid (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on September 8, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricky Devoid | 98.3 | 286 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7% | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 291 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Ricky Devoid defeated incumbent Lorrie Carey in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricky Devoid (R) ![]() | 53.4 | 1,095 | |
| Lorrie Carey (D) | 46.6 | 956 | ||
| Total votes: 2,051 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Incumbent Lorrie Carey advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lorrie Carey | 99.2 | 253 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 255 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Ricky Devoid advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricky Devoid ![]() | 98.0 | 293 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 299 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Devoid signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Lorrie Carey defeated Ricky Devoid in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lorrie Carey (D) ![]() | 50.7 | 752 | |
| Ricky Devoid (R) | 49.3 | 730 | ||
| Total votes: 1,482 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Lorrie Carey advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lorrie Carey ![]() | 97.6 | 207 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 212 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1
Ricky Devoid advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricky Devoid | 98.3 | 282 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 287 | ||||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8
Caroletta Alicea defeated Robert Forsythe (Unofficially withdrew) and Ricky Devoid in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caroletta Alicea (D) | 46.9 | 882 | |
| Robert Forsythe (R) (Unofficially withdrew) | 36.9 | 695 | ||
| Ricky Devoid (Independent) (Write-in) | 15.7 | 296 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,881 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8
Caroletta Alicea advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caroletta Alicea | 97.4 | 343 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 352 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8
Robert Forsythe (Unofficially withdrew) defeated Ricky Devoid in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Forsythe (Unofficially withdrew) | 66.7 | 226 | |
| Ricky Devoid (Write-in) | 29.2 | 99 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 339 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2025.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 |
Officeholder New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 9, 2024
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| Preceded by Lorrie Carey (D) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 2024-Present |
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