Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Doug Thomas

New Hampshire State Representative, District 716 since 2006. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

New Hampshire State Representative, District 716

In office
20 yrs
Since 2006
Bills became law
1
1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 5.8%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+-0.7
Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Science, Technology and Energy · vice chair

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 1 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 189 relative to the department of energy's 10-year state energy strategy and removing references to the energy…
Became law Jul 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Thomas sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Thomas is closer to the center than 41% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianThomasMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Sean Durkin, Jess Edwards, Steve Bogert

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET

With Thomas’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Thomas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Thomas was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 716WonD+0.7
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 716WonD+0.7
2020New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 705WonD+0.7
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 705WonD+1.1
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 303WonD+1.7
2016New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 705WonD+1.3
2016New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 303WonD+2.3
2014New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 705WonD+1.7
2014New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 303WonD+3.0
2012New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 303WonD+5.7
2010New Hampshire House of Representatives, District COOS 4WonD+8.8
2008New Hampshire House of Representatives, District COOS 4WonD+3.6

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Thomas has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Thomas has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Thomas

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET