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Matthew Spencer
Matthew Spencer (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Strafford 18. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 4, 2018.
Spencer (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Strafford 12. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
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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| • Children and Family Law |
| • State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs |
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
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenneth Vincent (D) | 14.8 | 3,153 |
| ✔ |  | Cecilia Rich (D) | 14.5 | 3,095 |
| ✔ |  | Gerri Cannon (D) | 14.2 | 3,043 |
| ✔ | Jeffrey Rich (D) | 13.4 | 2,860 | |
| Ken Hilton (R) | 11.6 | 2,470 | ||
| Matthew Spencer (R) | 10.8 | 2,309 | ||
| Nick Boyle (R) | 10.5 | 2,245 | ||
| Steven Douglas McMahon (R) | 10.3 | 2,190 | ||
| Total votes: 21,365 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
Incumbent Kenneth Vincent, incumbent Gerri Cannon, incumbent Cecilia Rich, and Jeffrey Rich advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Vincent | 25.7 | 628 |
| ✔ | | Gerri Cannon | 25.6 | 627 |
| ✔ | | Cecilia Rich | 25.0 | 612 |
| ✔ | Jeffrey Rich | 22.9 | 561 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 2,447 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 (4 seats)
Ken Hilton, Matthew Spencer, Nick Boyle, and Steven Douglas McMahon advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Hilton | 27.6 | 688 | |
| ✔ | Matthew Spencer | 24.9 | 620 | |
| ✔ | Nick Boyle | 24.5 | 611 | |
| ✔ | Steven Douglas McMahon | 22.7 | 566 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 2,494 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wendy Chase (D) | 19.5 | 3,260 |
| ✔ | | Cecilia Rich (D) | 18.2 | 3,042 |
| ✔ | | Gerri Cannon (D) | 17.7 | 2,959 |
| Matthew Spencer (R) | 16.0 | 2,670 | ||
| Steven Douglas McMahon (R) | 14.3 | 2,387 | ||
| Jodi Lavoie-Carnes (R) | 14.3 | 2,382 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 16,710 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 (3 seats)
Incumbent Wendy Chase, incumbent Gerri Cannon, and incumbent Cecilia Rich advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendy Chase | 35.3 | 1,092 |
| ✔ | | Gerri Cannon | 32.6 | 1,009 |
| ✔ | | Cecilia Rich | 31.9 | 988 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 3,093 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 (3 seats)
Matthew Spencer, Jodi Lavoie-Carnes, and Steven Douglas McMahon defeated Philip Munck in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Spencer | 34.0 | 588 | |
| ✔ | Jodi Lavoie-Carnes | 24.4 | 422 | |
| ✔ | Steven Douglas McMahon | 23.7 | 410 | |
| Philip Munck | 17.4 | 300 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,727 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendy Chase (D) | 19.1 | 2,215 |
| ✔ | | Gerri Cannon (D) | 17.7 | 2,055 |
| ✔ | | Cecilia Rich (D) | 16.6 | 1,923 |
| Matthew Spencer (R) | 14.9 | 1,727 | ||
| Jodi Carnes (R) | 13.3 | 1,538 | ||
 | Padraic O'Hare (R) | 11.9 | 1,378 | |
| Dale Sprague (Independent) | 5.2 | 601 | ||
 | Jarec Rondeau (L) | 1.3 | 147 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 11,587 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 (3 seats)
Wendy Chase, Gerri Cannon, and Cecilia Rich defeated incumbent Roger Berube in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendy Chase | 31.8 | 782 |
| ✔ | | Gerri Cannon | 24.7 | 609 |
| ✔ | | Cecilia Rich | 22.6 | 555 |
| Roger Berube | 20.9 | 515 | ||
| Total votes: 2,461 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 (3 seats)
Incumbent Matthew Spencer, Jodi Carnes, and Padraic O'Hare advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Spencer | 37.7 | 411 | |
| ✔ | Jodi Carnes | 34.3 | 374 | |
| ✔ | | Padraic O'Hare | 28.0 | 305 |
| Total votes: 1,090 | |||
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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 Deanna Rollo (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 18 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 18 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Roger Berube Incumbent |
18.10% | 2,472 | |
| Democratic | Dale Sprague Incumbent |
19.46% | 2,658 | |
| Republican | Matthew Spencer |
17.83% | 2,436 | |
| Democratic | Ilyssa Sherman | 16.64% | 2,273 | |
| Republican | Jodi Lavoie-Carnes | 15.98% | 2,183 | |
| Republican | William Katan | 12.00% | 1,639 | |
| Total Votes | 13,661 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Roger Berube, Ilyssa Sherman, and incumbent Dale Sprague were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 18 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 18 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Roger Berube Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Ilyssa Sherman | |
| Democratic | Dale Sprague Incumbent | |
Jodi Lavoie-Carnes, William Katan, and Matthew Spencer were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Strafford 18 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Strafford 18 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jodi Lavoie-Carnes | |
| Republican | William Katan | |
| Republican | Matthew Spencer | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2018
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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2016
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In 2016, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 6 through June 1.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
