Denise Ricciardi
New Hampshire State Senator, District 9 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 14
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 11.1%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −7.2
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce · vice chair
- Transportation · chair
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ricciardi sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Ricciardi is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Victoria Sullivan, Keith Murphy, Daryl Abbas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Ricciardi’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills36%
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: Ricciardi’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Ricciardi | 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… | No | 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. | No | Yes | No | Failed 11–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ricciardi 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 State Senate, District 9 | Lost | D+7.2 | R+0.9 | −8.1 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 | Won | R+3.1 | R+0.9 | +2.2 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 | Won | R+4.5 | D+2.6 | +7.1 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 | Won | R+1.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Ricciardi has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 9 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ricciardi has run against
- Matthew McLaughlin (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Jeanne Dietsch (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Ricciardi
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8dc59c94-caba-41b2-a6ba-6bca0f595118
- Wikidata Q107711141
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET