Sharon M. Carson
New Hampshire State Senator, District 14 since 2008. Ran in 14 elections between 2002 and 2024, winning 13. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 18 yrs
- Since 2008
- Bills became law
- 0
- 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +1.9
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Rules and Enrolled Bills · vice chair
- Capital Budget
- Education Finance
- Finance
- Judiciary
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 Carson sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Carson is closer to the center than 19% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: James Gray, Tim Lang, Ruth Ward
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Carson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%
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: Carson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Carson | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 475: relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to… | No | 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… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1766: relative to cruelty to livestock. | No | Yes | No | Failed 11–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Carson 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 14 | Won | R+1.9 | R+8.8 | −6.9 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+17.6 | R+8.8 | +8.8 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+18.2 | R+5.7 | +12.5 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+17.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+15.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+28.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+27.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 (primary) | Lost | −99.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 (primary) | Won | +100.0 | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+12.6 | — | — |
| 2010 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+37.7 | — | — |
| 2008 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 | Won | R+17.5 | — | — |
| 2006 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 3 | Won | D+0.5 | — | — |
| 2004 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 3 | Won | R+1.4 | — | — |
| 2002 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 75 | Won | R+0.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Carson has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 14 · since 2008
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District ROCKINGHAM 3 · 2004–2008
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District ROCKINGHAM 75 · 2002–2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carson has run against
- Timothy T. Wyatt (D) · 2026 election, won
- Kara Roy (D) · 2024 election, won
- John Robinson (D) · 2022 election, won
- Nancy Hendricks (D) · 2020 election, won
- Tammy Marie Siekmann (D) · 2018 election, won
- Kate Messner (D) · 2014 election, won
- Sandy Amlaw (D) · 2008 election, won
- Betsy McKinney (R) · 2006 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Carson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/00964fc0-dd57-44c3-87bf-b6d5bbc34560
- Wikidata Q55433423
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET