William Pearson
William Pearson (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Cheshire 16. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 2, 2020.
Pearson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Cheshire 16. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 8, 2020.
Pearson served in the state House from 2014 to 2016, representing District Cheshire 4.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Pearson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Election Law |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pearson served on the following committees:
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| • Election Law |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Joe Schapiro and Amanda Toll defeated Matt Roach and Jerry Sickels in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Schapiro (D) | 35.1 | 7,478 |
| ✔ |  | Amanda Toll (D) | 34.9 | 7,425 |
| Matt Roach (R) | 16.2 | 3,451 | ||
| Jerry Sickels (R) | 13.8 | 2,950 | ||
| Total votes: 21,304 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Joe Schapiro and Amanda Toll defeated incumbent William Pearson and Ryan Meehan in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro | 37.5 | 1,853 |
| ✔ | | Amanda Toll | 32.2 | 1,588 |
| William Pearson | 21.8 | 1,077 | ||
| Ryan Meehan | 8.2 | 405 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 4,936 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Matt Roach and Jerry Sickels defeated Varrin Swearingen and Ian Freeman in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Roach | 29.7 | 425 | |
| ✔ | Jerry Sickels | 28.8 | 413 | |
| Varrin Swearingen | 20.9 | 299 | ||
 | Ian Freeman | 19.7 | 282 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 1,433 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Joe Schapiro and incumbent William Pearson defeated Darryl Perry in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro (D) | 47.4 | 6,200 |
| ✔ | William Pearson (D) | 44.4 | 5,805 | |
 | Darryl Perry (L) | 7.9 | 1,034 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 13,081 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 (2 seats)
Joe Schapiro and incumbent William Pearson defeated incumbent Delmar Burridge in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Schapiro | 50.0 | 2,030 |
| ✔ | William Pearson | 25.5 | 1,038 | |
| Delmar Burridge | 24.5 | 996 | ||
| Total votes: 4,064 | |||
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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 Kris Roberts (D) and incumbent Larry Phillips (D) did not seek re-election.
Delmar Burridge and William Pearson defeated Howie Bagley and Mark Reed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 16 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 16 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Delmar Burridge |
32.20% | 6,258 | |
| Democratic | William Pearson |
34.30% | 6,666 | |
| Republican | Howie Bagley | 15.60% | 3,032 | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 17.89% | 3,476 | |
| Total Votes | 19,432 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Delmar Burridge and William Pearson were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 16 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 16 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Delmar Burridge | |
| Democratic | William Pearson | |
Howie Bagley and Mark Reed were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Cheshire 16 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Cheshire 16 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Howie Bagley | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | |
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. William Pearson defeated James Cleaveland in the Democratic primary, while David Crawford was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pearson and Crawford faced off in the general election.[5] Democrat Pearson defeated the Republican challenger Crawford in the general election, and was elected to the seat.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | William Pearson |
70.3% | 580 | |
| Republican | David Crawford | 29.3% | 242 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.4% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 825 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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William Pearson |
77.3% | 102 |
| James Cleaveland | 22.7% | 30 |
| Total Votes | 132 | |
Campaign themes
2020
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2020
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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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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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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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2015
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In 2015, the New Hampshire General Court was in session from January 7 to July 1.
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See also
2020 Elections
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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
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
