Dennis Acton
Dennis Acton (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 10. He assumed office on December 5, 2018. He left office on December 7, 2022.
Acton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 7. He lost in the Republican primary on September 13, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Acton was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Acton was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7
Emily Phillips defeated Ellen Marie Douglas in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emily Phillips (R)  | 60.6 | 1,416 |
| Ellen Marie Douglas (D) | 39.1 | 914 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 2,337 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7
Ellen Marie Douglas advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ellen Marie Douglas | 98.0 | 198 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 202 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7
Emily Phillips defeated incumbent Dennis Acton in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Phillips | 56.2 | 488 |
 | Dennis Acton | 43.7 | 379 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 868 | |||
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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 10
Incumbent Dennis Acton defeated Ellen Marie Douglas in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Acton (R) | 61.2 | 1,649 |
| Ellen Marie Douglas (D) | 38.7 | 1,042 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,693 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10
Ellen Marie Douglas advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ellen Marie Douglas | 99.7 | 354 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 355 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10
Incumbent Dennis Acton advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Acton | 99.2 | 584 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 589 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10
Dennis Acton won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Acton (R) | 99.6 | 1,424 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 1,430 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10
Dennis Acton advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Acton | 100.0 | 390 |
| Total votes: 390 | |||
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2012
Acton ran in the 2012 election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 23. Acton was defeated by incumbent Russell Prescott in the September 11th Republican primary election. Carol E. Croteau ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Russell Prescott Incumbent |
77% | 3,415 |
| Dennis Acton | 23% | 1,018 |
| Total Votes | 4,433 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Dennis Acton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Acton's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Acton's priorities:
- "Reduce & eliminate burdensome taxes and regulations to create jobs here in NH."
- "Fight federal health care mandates & work for a system that puts the patient first."
- "Unlock the power of innovation to improve our schools. A skilled workforce attracts business."
- "Protect NH citizens & businesses from federal gov’t overreach & abuse of power."
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2022
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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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2020
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In 2020, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 30. The session was suspended from March 14 to June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 2 through June 30.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Daniel Itse (R) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
