Tim McGough
New Hampshire State Senator, District 11 since 2024. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 8
- 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −16.1
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where McGough sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
McGough is closer to the center than 69% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: David Rochefort, Regina Birdsell, Daryl Abbas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With McGough’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%
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: McGough’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | McGough | 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 McGough 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 11 | Lost | D+16.1 | D+6.1 | −10.0 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 11 | Won | R+1.9 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 512 | Won | D+0.5 | — | — |
| 1998 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 518 | Won | D+1.9 | — | — |
| 1996 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 518 | Won | D+1.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats McGough has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 11 · since 2024
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 512 · 2022–2024
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 518 · 1996–2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McGough has run against
- Shannon E. Chandley (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Shannon E. Chandley (D) · 2024 election, won
- Rosemarie Rung (D) · 2022 election, won
- Robert J. Lheureux (R) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know McGough
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/18d80f49-9f78-441e-bf28-1ed0929b5fd3
- Wikidata Q124351805
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET