Ruth Ward
New Hampshire State Senator, District 8 since 2016. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 3
- 12 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +16.7
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education · chair
- Education Finance
- Rules and Enrolled Bills
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ward sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Ward is closer to the center than 6% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: James Gray, Howard Pearl, Sharon Carson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Ward’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New Hampshire State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ward’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Ward | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 475: relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to… | No | Yes | No | Failed 8–16 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 535: defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and… | Yes | No | No | Failed 5–19 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 434: relative to regulation of public school materials. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 468: relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1766: relative to cruelty to livestock. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 11–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ward 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+16.7 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+14.5 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+11.1 |
| 2018 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+2.6 |
| 2016 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 | Won | R+6.1 |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 203 | Lost | D+7.9 |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 203 | Lost | D+6.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ward has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 8 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ward has run against
- David Trumble (D) · 2024 general, won
- Charlene Marcotte Lovett (D) · 2022 general, won
- Jenn Alford-Teaster (D) · 2020 general, won
- Jenn Alford Teaster (D) · 2018 general, won
- John Garvey (D) · 2016 general, won
- Eaton (D) · 2014 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Ward
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/9089a509-1f26-4770-adc6-199ed716e692
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET