Gerry Ward

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Gerry Ward
Image of Gerry Ward
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28
Successor: Rebecca McBeath

Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Ph.D

Boston University

Personal
Profession
Editor
Contact

Gerry Ward (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 27. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Ward (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 27. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Gerry Ward earned a Ph.D. from Boston University. Ward's career experience includes working as the curator of the Portsmouth Historical Society, the editor of the Portsmouth Marine Society Press, and a visiting lecturer with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Ward was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ward was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017
Election Law

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ward served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ward served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27

Incumbent Gerry Ward defeated Diane Bitter in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward (D)
 
61.9
 
1,538
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Diane Bitter (R)
 
38.1
 
948

Total votes: 2,486
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27

Incumbent Gerry Ward advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward
 
98.8
 
420
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
5

Total votes: 425
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27

Diane Bitter advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Diane Bitter
 
99.2
 
237
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
2

Total votes: 239
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27

Incumbent Gerry Ward defeated Alan Forbes in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward (D)
 
62.9
 
1,230
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Alan Forbes (R)
 
36.8
 
720
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
4

Total votes: 1,954
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27

Incumbent Gerry Ward advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward
 
100.0
 
310

Total votes: 310
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27

Alan Forbes advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Alan Forbes
 
98.3
 
232
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
4

Total votes: 236
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28

Incumbent Gerry Ward defeated Cynthia Taylor-Hollandbeck in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward (D)
 
62.1
 
1,541
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Cynthia Taylor-Hollandbeck (R)
 
37.7
 
936
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
5

Total votes: 2,482
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28

Incumbent Gerry Ward advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward
 
99.0
 
573
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
6

Total votes: 579
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28

Cynthia Taylor-Hollandbeck advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Cynthia Taylor-Hollandbeck
 
99.2
 
241
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
2

Total votes: 243
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2018

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28

Incumbent Gerry Ward won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward (D)
 
99.1
 
1,352
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
12

Total votes: 1,364
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28

Incumbent Gerry Ward advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward
 
100.0
 
439

Total votes: 439
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2016

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.

Incumbent Gerry Ward ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 28 general election.[2][3]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 28 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gerry Ward Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State


Incumbent Gerry Ward ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 28 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 28 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gerry Ward Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Gerry Ward was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6]

2012

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

Ward won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 28. Ward was unopposed in the September 11 primary election and defeated Maurice Foster (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 28, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGerry Ward 62% 1,303
     Republican Maurice Foster 38% 800
Total Votes 2,103

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Gerry Ward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Gerry Ward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Gerry Ward campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27Won general$0 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27Won general$0 $0
2018New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28Won general$0 N/A**
2016New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Rockingham 28Won $0 N/A**
2014New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 28Won $0 N/A**
2012New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 28Won $0 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Peter Somssich (D)
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27
2022-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28
2012-2022
Succeeded by
Rebecca McBeath (D)


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Carroll 1
Tom Buco (D)
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John Hunt (R)
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Dru Fox (D)
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Coos 1
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Seth King (R)
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Grafton 10
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Bill Ohm (R)
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Matt Drew (R)
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Keith Erf (R)
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Lily Foss (D)
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Lisa Post (R)
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Alvin See (R)
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Zoe Manos (D)
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Pam Brown (R)
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Mary Ford (R)
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Terry Roy (R)
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