Walter Spilsbury

Walter Spilsbury (Republican Party) (also known as Terry) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Sullivan 3. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Spilsbury (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Sullivan 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Walter Spilsbury was born in New York, New York. Spilsbury graduated from Huntington High School. He earned a B.A. in political science and environmental studies from Bowdoin College in 1976, a J.D. from the University of Washington in 1980, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1992. Spilsbury's career experience includes working as a maritime counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, an associate attorney, a marketing director with Sea-Land Service, and an independent financial consultant.^[1]^[2] He has served as the chair of the Charlestown Heritage Commission, the Charlestown School Withdrawal Study Committee, and the Charlestown Planning Board.^[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Spilsbury was assigned to the following committees:

House Ways and Means Committee

Elections

2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

Incumbent Skip Rollins, incumbent Steven Smith, and incumbent Walter Spilsbury defeated Nikki Murphy in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Skip Rollins (R)	29.9	3,936
✔		Steven Smith (R)	26.7	3,508
✔		Walter Spilsbury (R)	23.8	3,130
		Nikki Murphy (D)	19.5	2,566
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	12

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,152
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

Nikki Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on September 10, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Nikki Murphy	94.9	796
	Other/Write-in votes	5.1	43

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 839
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

Incumbent Skip Rollins, incumbent Steven Smith, and incumbent Walter Spilsbury advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Skip Rollins	38.1	898
✔		Steven Smith	33.3	786
✔		Walter Spilsbury	28.1	664
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	11

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,359
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Endorsements

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