Keith Murphy
New Hampshire State Senator, District 16 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 9 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 7.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 15
- 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −5.0
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 10
- 2008–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education Finance · chair
- Ways and Means · vice chair
- Commerce
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law May 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Murphy sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Murphy is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Denise Ricciardi, Victoria Sullivan, Daryl Abbas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Murphy’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%
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: Murphy’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Murphy | 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… | Yes | 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 Murphy 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 16 | Lost | D+5.0 | R+7.9 | −12.9 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 | Won | R+13.4 | R+7.9 | +5.5 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 | Won | R+6.8 | R+3.1 | +3.7 |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 507 | Won | D+1.7 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 507 | Won | D+1.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 507 (primary) | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 507 (primary) | Won | −0.6 | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 507 | Won | D+0.9 | — | — |
| 2010 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 518 | Won | D+0.8 | — | — |
| 2008 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 517 | Lost | D+1.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Murphy has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 507 · 2012–2018
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 518 · 2010–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Murphy has run against
- Dian McCarthy (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Michael York (D) · 2024 election, won
- June Trisciani (D) · 2022 election, won
- Linda Gould (R) · 2016 election, won
- David J. Danielson (R) · 2012 election, won
- Moe Villeneuve (R) · 2010 election, won
- Jane Beaulieu (D) · 2008 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Murphy
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7ec573c3-d961-4d08-a71c-d239490b5c1a
- Wikidata Q120127012
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET