Bill Bolton
New Hampshire State Representative, District 408 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 2.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.8%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −1.0
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 5
- 2018–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in committee Sep 2026
Failed in committee Jan 2026
Failed in committee Nov 2025
Failed in committee Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bolton sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Bolton is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Loren Selig, Suraj Budathoki, Luz Bay
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Bolton’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills57%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Bolton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Bolton | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | No | No | Yes | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | No | No | Yes | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | No | No | Yes | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | No | No | Yes | Failed 150–166 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1726: relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study… | No | No | Yes | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bolton 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Hampshire House of Representatives: State House District Grafton 08 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 408 | Won | R+1.0 | D+15.9 | −16.9 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 408 | Won | R+0.9 | D+24.7 | −25.6 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 2 | Lost | R+11.6 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 2 | Lost | R+3.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Bolton has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 408 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bolton has run against
- Sallie Fellows (D) · 2024 election, won
- Bob Giuda (R) · 2020 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bolton
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6d4386a3-50ff-437f-bf9e-50faea1fd774
- Wikidata Q126163967
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET