Ruth WardRuth Ward

RRepublican · State Senator · District 8
Democratic Socialists of America Alignment Index
Certified Anti-Socialist
0%
Voted the DSA-aligned way on 0 of 9 recorded votes.
Not on the November ballot

Citizens Count lists no 2026 filing for Ruth Ward. Nothing in the source says why. The seat is up in November; Ruth Ward is not among the choices.

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2024 election

Won this seat with 18,463 votes, a margin of 5,285 votes over the closest candidate who did not win a seat, or 16.7% of all votes cast.

Official results, NH Secretary of State.

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Score by issue

Abolish ICE and Shield Illegal Immigration
0%
0 of 4 aligned
Grow the State Budget
0%
0 of 1 aligned
A New Tax on Paint
0%
0 of 1 aligned
Defend the Public School Monopoly
0%
0 of 1 aligned
Government-Run Health Care
0%
0 of 2 aligned

Every vote we counted

Read the motion carefully. On several of these bills the recorded vote is a motion to kill, table or shelve the bill, so a legislator who supports the bill votes Nay on it.

BillWhat the vote wasMotionDSA positionWard votedResult
SB 71
2025-03-06
SB 71 - require cooperation with federal immigration authorities, Senate finalOught to Pass with AmendmentNayYeaNot aligned
SB 295
2025-03-27
SB 295 - education freedom accounts, Senate passageOught to PassNayYeaNot aligned
HB 511
2025-05-15
HB 511 - ban sanctuary policies, Senate passageOught to PassNayYeaNot aligned
SB 62
2025-05-15
SB 62 - allow police to join federal 287g immigration program, Senate concurrenceConcurNayYeaNot aligned
HB 2
2025-06-26
HB 2 - state budget, Senate final adoptionCommittee of Conference ReportNayYeaNot aligned
HB 451
2026-01-07
HB 451 - paint tax, Senate passageOught to PassYeaNayNot aligned
SB 484
2026-02-19
SB 484 - prohibit Medicaid premiums and limit cost sharing, motion to killInexpedient to LegislateNayYeaNot aligned
SB 551
2026-03-05
SB 551 - legal protections for reproductive health care services, motion to killInexpedient to LegislateNayYeaNot aligned
SB 623
2026-03-05
SB 623 - limits on officers assisting immigration enforcement, motion to killInexpedient to LegislateNayYeaNot aligned

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