Russell Muirhead
New Hampshire State Representative, District 412 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
New Hampshire State Representative, District 412Born 1965Political scientist
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 25.7%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +0.1
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Election Law
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in committee Mar 2026
Failed in committee Feb 2026
Failed in committee Feb 2026
Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Muirhead sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Muirhead is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: David Paige, James Newsom, Merryl Gibbs
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Muirhead’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Muirhead’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Muirhead | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 150–166 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1726: relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study… | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Muirhead 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 Grafton 12 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 412 | Won | D+0.1 | D+71.7 | −71.6 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 412 | Won | D+0.1 | D+74.6 | −74.5 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 412 | Won | R+0.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Muirhead has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 412 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Muirhead has run against
- Mary Hakken-Phillips (D) · 2024 election, won
- James M. Murphy (D) · 2022 election, won
- Sharon L. Nordgren (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Muirhead
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/33c30ffc-2203-48fc-9161-e14946abce23
- Wikidata Q112537427
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET