New Hampshire State House District Rockingham 27
Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Gerry Ward Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Gerry Ward (Democratic) won by 23.6 points, 2024
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Official results for New Hampshire
History (18 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 2,491
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
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- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGerry WardWonName as filed: Gerald Wr Ward Democratic 1,53861.7% RepublicanDiane D. Bitter Republican 94838.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,954
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGerry WardWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Gerald W. Ward Democratic 1,23063.0% RepublicanAlan Forbes Republican 72036.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,701
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter SomssichWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,69699.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,481
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter SomssichWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,481100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,582
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter F. SomssichWon Democratic 1,582100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 00.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,125
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDifrancoWon Democratic 1,10698.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 191.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,662
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRebecca EmersonbrownWon Democratic 1,662100.0% - No results on file 2001 to 2011
- Votes for listed candidates
- 9,912
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- Seats
- 3
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMary E. GriffinWon(incumbent) Republican 3,59136.2% RepublicanJanet S. ArndtWon(incumbent) Republican 3,33533.6% RepublicanAnthony R. DifrusciaWon(incumbent) Republican 2,98630.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,969
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- Seats
- 3
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMary E. GriffinWon(incumbent) Republican 1,93427.8% RepublicanJanet S. ArndtWon(incumbent) Republican 1,77825.5% RepublicanAnthony R. DifrusciaWon Republican 1,24517.9% DemocraticThomas J. Case Democratic 1,14916.5% DemocraticJohn J. Oconnor Democratic 86312.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,218
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- Seats
- 3
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMary E. GriffinWon Republican 2,89231.4% RepublicanJanet S. ArndtWon(incumbent) Republican 2,68529.1% RepublicanDebbie L. MorrisWon(incumbent) Republican 2,30325.0% DemocraticEvelyn F. Napoli Democratic 1,33814.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,452
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- Seats
- 3
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share OtherCarol A. YennacoWon(incumbent) Other 1,96930.5% RepublicanJanet S. ArndtWon(incumbent) Republican 1,76727.4% RepublicanDebbie L. MorrisWon Republican 1,40421.8% OtherMary E. Griffin Other 1,31220.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,842
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- Seats
- 3
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarol A. YennacoWon Republican 3,53632.6% RepublicanPatricia M. SkinnerWon(incumbent) Republican 3,47932.1% RepublicanJanet S. ArndtWon Republican 2,32121.4% DemocraticMargaret Hanlon Democratic 1,50613.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,741
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- Seats
- 2
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles L. VaughnWon(incumbent) Democratic 87531.9% DemocraticCynthia A. McGovernWon(incumbent) Democratic 65023.7% RepublicanRaimond Bowles Republican 63023.0% RepublicanEvelyn E. Marconi Republican 58621.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,198
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- Seats
- 2
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles L. VaughnWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,39533.2% DemocraticCynthia A. McGovernWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,14927.4% RepublicanBradley M. Lown Republican 82819.7% RepublicanC. Cecil Dame Republican 82619.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,640
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- Seats
- 2
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles L. VaughnWon(incumbent) Democratic 91634.7% DemocraticCynthia Ann McGovernWon Democratic 68726.0% RepublicanRaimond Bowles Republican 58122.0% RepublicanC. Cecil Dame Republican 45617.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,096
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- Seats
- 2
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElaine KraskerWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,34132.7% DemocraticCharles L. VaughnWon Democratic 1,11027.1% RepublicanRobert S. Silberman Republican 99024.2% RepublicanC. Cecil Dame Republican 65516.0% - No results on file 1971 to 1983
- Votes for listed candidates
- 2,719
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRaimond BowlesWon(incumbent) Republican 82430.3% RepublicanJ. Walter JamesonWon(incumbent) Republican 72626.7% DemocraticJ. Richard Bodge Democratic 58721.6% DemocraticRichard T. Chaisson Democratic 58221.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,271
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New Hampshire House of Representatives, State House District Rockingham 27, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJulia H. WhiteWon(incumbent) Republican 89027.2% RepublicanJ. Walter JamesonWon(incumbent) Republican 86926.6% DemocraticJ. Richard Bodge Democratic 84525.8% DemocraticCharles L. Vaughn Democratic 66720.4%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). New Hampshire State House District Rockingham 27, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nh/house/rockingham-27. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nh/sldl:rockingham_27
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026