Ruth Ward
Ruth Ward (Republican Party) is a member of theNew Hampshire State Senate, representingDistrict 8. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Ward (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire State Senate to representDistrict 8. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Ward was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee,Chair
- Education Finance Committee
- Rules and Enrolled Bills Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2023-2024
Ward was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Ward was assigned to the following committees:
- Administrative Rules Committee
- Senate Education Committee,Chair
- Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Ward was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| •Education |
| •Public and Municipal Affairs, Vice chair |
| •Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward defeatedDavid Trumble in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ruth Ward (R) | 58.3 | 18,463 |
 | David Trumble (D)  | 41.6 | 13,178 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 31,653 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
David Trumble advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Trumble | 99.7 | 4,368 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 12 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,380 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Ward | 99.0 | 5,292 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 56 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,348 | ||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
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2022
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward defeatedCharlene Marcotte Lovett in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Ward (R) | 57.2 | 14,080 |
| Charlene Marcotte Lovett (D) | 42.7 | 10,520 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 24,610 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
Charlene Marcotte Lovett advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charlene Marcotte Lovett | 99.3 | 3,068 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 21 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,089 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Ward | 99.0 | 4,980 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 52 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,032 | ||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward defeatedJenn Alford-Teaster in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Ward (R) | 55.6 | 18,903 |
| Jenn Alford-Teaster (D) | 44.4 | 15,114 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 34,017 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
Jenn Alford-Teaster advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jenn Alford-Teaster | 99.5 | 6,103 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 32 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,135 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Ward | 99.0 | 6,131 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 65 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,196 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward defeatedJenn Alford-Teaster in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Ward (R) | 51.3 | 12,859 |
| Jenn Alford-Teaster (D) | 48.7 | 12,212 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 25,071 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
Jenn Alford-Teaster advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jenn Alford-Teaster | 100.0 | 4,778 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,778 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8
IncumbentRuth Ward advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 8 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Ward | 100.0 | 4,343 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,343 | ||
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2016
Elections for theNew Hampshire State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.This seat was vacant. It was last represented byJerry Little (R).
Ruth Ward defeatedJohn Garvey in the New Hampshire State Senate District 8 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ruth Ward | 53.06% | 16,150 | |
| Democratic | John Garvey | 46.94% | 14,289 | |
| Total Votes | 30,439 | |||
| Source:New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
John Garvey ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | John Garvey (unopposed) | |
Ruth Ward defeatedJim Beard in the New Hampshire State Senate District 8 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ruth Ward | 50.09% | 2,618 | |
| Republican | Jim Beard | 49.91% | 2,609 | |
| Total Votes | 5,227 | |||
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2014
Elections for theNew Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. IncumbentDaniel Eaton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileRuth Ward was unopposed in the Republican primary. Eaton and Ward faced off in the general election.[5] Incumbent Eaton defeated Ward int he general election, and was re-elected for another term.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel EatonIncumbent | 54% | 788 | |
| Republican | Ruth Ward | 46% | 672 | |
| Total Votes | 1,460 | |||
2012
Ward ran for election in the2012 election forNew Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 3. Ward was unopposed in the September 11 primary and was defeated byDaniel Adams Eaton (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Adams Eaton | 53.1% | 1,013 | |
| Republican | Ruth Ward | 46.9% | 896 | |
| Total Votes | 1,909 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ruth Ward did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ruth Ward did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024* | New Hampshire State Senate District 8 | Won general | $80,080 | $0 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate District 8 | Won general | $65,050 | $0 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate District 8 | Won general | $87,660 | N/A** |
| 2018 | New Hampshire State Senate District 8 | Won general | $65,143 | N/A** |
| 2016 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 | Won | $105,238 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $403,171 | N/A** | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| * Data from this year may not be complete | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2020
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In 2020, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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2018
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In 2018, theNew Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, theNew Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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2016
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate New Hampshire State Senate District 8 | Officeholder New Hampshire State Senate District 8 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑3.03.1New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑4.04.1New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
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| Preceded by Jerry Little (R) | New Hampshire State Senate District 8 2016-Present | Succeeded by - |
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