Dick Thackston
New Hampshire State Representative, District 212 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 7 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 27.8%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −5.0
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 8
- 2012–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- Housing
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Thackston sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Thackston is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mike Murphy, Tom Ploszaj, Linda Franz
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Thackston’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills62%
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: Thackston’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Thackston | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 150–166 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1726: relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Thackston 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, District 212 | Lost | D+5.0 | R+14.3 | −19.3 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 212 | Won | R+9.5 | R+14.3 | −4.8 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 212 | Won | R+9.7 | R+3.7 | +6.0 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 210 | Lost | D+2.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 15 | Lost | D+14.3 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 15 (primary) | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 15 (primary) | Won | +100.0 | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 15 | Lost | D+21.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Thackston has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 212 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thackston has run against
- Kristan Tilton (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Jack Gettens (D) · 2024 election, won
- Lucius Parshall (D) · 2020 election, lost
- Bruce L. Tatro (D) · 2014 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Thackston
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5e1bcd9f-9dd0-46b1-8c7f-b9e84bbba8e7
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET