Ellen Read
New Hampshire State Representative, District 710 since 2016. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 0
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- −1.0
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Housing
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
Failed in the Senate Jan 2026
Failed in the House Aug 2026
Failed in committee Aug 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Read 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 Rockingham 10 | Lost | — | D+29.7 | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 710 | Won | R+1.0 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 710 | Won | R+1.0 | — | — |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 717 | Won | R+1.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 717 | Won | R+1.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 717 | Won | R+0.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Read has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 710 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 717 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Read has run against
- Democratic (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Michael Cahill (D) · 2024 election, won
- Charlotte DiLorenzo (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Read
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/77304532-17fb-4b2c-aed6-213a435e4a46
- Wikidata Q86688692
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET