James P. Gray
New Hampshire State Senator, District 6 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 11
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +3.3
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Capital Budget · vice chair
- Election Law and Municipal Affairs · chair
- Finance · chair
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Gray sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Gray is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ruth Ward, Sharon Carson, Howard Pearl
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Gray’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%
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: Gray’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Gray | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 475: relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to… | Yes | 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… | Yes | 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 Gray 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 Senate District 6 | Won | R+3.3 | R+11.3 | −8.0 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 | Won | R+19.6 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 | Won | R+11.6 | — | — |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 | Won | R+15.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 | Won | R+9.8 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 | Won | R+10.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 808 | Won | R+14.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 808 (primary) | Lost | −93.7 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 808 (primary) | Won | +98.0 | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 808 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, STRAFFORD 1 | Lost | D+5.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Gray has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 · since 2016
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 808 · 2012–2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gray has run against
- Cecil Abels (D) · 2026 general, won
- John Ceskavich (D) · 2024 election, won
- Ruth Larson (D) · 2022 election, won
- Christopher J. Rice (D) · 2020 election, won
- Anne Grassie (D) · 2018 election, won
- Jacqueline Casey (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Gray
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e6443187-eb51-42eb-8bd7-349ed0ba9641
- Wikidata Q85770693
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET