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Bonnie Ham
Bonnie Ham (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton 5. She assumed office on December 2, 2020. She left office on December 7, 2022.
Ham (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Grafton 3. She lost in the Republican primary on September 10, 2024.
Biography
Bonnie Ham earned an M.B.A. from Plymouth State University. Ham's career experience includes working as an auctioneer, as an antique dealer, and owning a diner.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Ham 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 |
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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Sponsored legislation
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 Grafton 3
Incumbent Jerry Stringham defeated Paul Schirduan in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Stringham (D) | 58.1 | 1,146 |
| Paul Schirduan (R) | 41.7 | 821 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,971 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3
Incumbent Jerry Stringham advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stringham | 97.1 | 340 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 350 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3
Paul Schirduan defeated Bonnie Ham in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Schirduan | 60.4 | 255 | |
 | Bonnie Ham | 37.7 | 159 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 422 | |||
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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 Grafton 3
Jerry Stringham defeated incumbent Bonnie Ham in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stringham (D) | 55.0 | 862 |
| Bonnie Ham (R) | 44.6 | 699 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,568 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3
Jerry Stringham advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stringham | 98.0 | 245 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 250 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3
Incumbent Bonnie Ham defeated Paul Schirduan in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bonnie Ham | 50.0 | 194 |
| Paul Schirduan | 49.0 | 190 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 388 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5
Bonnie Ham defeated incumbent Jerry Stringham in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bonnie Ham (R) | 51.9 | 1,071 |
| Jerry Stringham (D) | 48.1 | 991 | |
| Total votes: 2,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5
Incumbent Jerry Stringham advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stringham | 98.1 | 352 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 359 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5
Bonnie Ham defeated Paul Schirduan in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bonnie Ham | 62.7 | 239 |
| Paul Schirduan | 36.5 | 139 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 381 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5
Jerry Stringham defeated incumbent Bonnie Ham in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stringham (D) | 50.4 | 749 |
| Bonnie Ham (R) | 49.5 | 735 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,486 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5
Jerry Stringham advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stringham | 100.0 | 251 |
| Total votes: 251 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5
Incumbent Bonnie Ham advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bonnie Ham | 100.0 | 199 |
| Total votes: 199 | |||
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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 Edmond Gionet (R) did not seek re-election.
Bonnie Ham defeated A.J. Barry in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 5 general election.[2][3]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bonnie Ham |
61.71% | 1,107 | |
| Democratic | A.J. Barry | 38.29% | 687 | |
| Total Votes | 1,794 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
A.J. Barry ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 5 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | A.J. Barry (unopposed) | |
Bonnie Ham ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Grafton 5 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Grafton 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Bonnie Ham (unopposed) | |
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 Edmond Gionet defeated Bonnie Ham in the Republican primary. Gionet was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edmond Gionet Incumbent |
76.4% | 649 | |
| Republican | Bonnie Ham (Write-In) | 21.7% | 184 | |
| NA | Scatter | 1.9% | 16 | |
| Total Votes | 849 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Edmond Gionet Incumbent |
51.3% | 177 |
| Bonnie Ham | 48.7% | 168 |
| Total Votes | 345 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Bonnie Ham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Bonnie Ham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 3 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 4 through June 22. The state House met for a veto session on November 2.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NH General Court, "Representative Bonnie Ham (R)," accessed April 13, 2021
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 'New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official general election results"
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jerry Stringham (D) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 2016-2018 |
Succeeded by - |
