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William Foster (New Hampshire)
William Foster (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 5. He assumed office on December 2, 2020. He left office on December 7, 2022.
Foster (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 42. He lost in the Republican primary on September 13, 2022.
Biography
William Foster lives in New Boston, New Hampshire. Foster served in the U.S. Air Force.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Foster 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 Hillsborough 42 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Post (R) | 17.0 | 2,693 |
| ✔ |  | Gerald Griffin (R) | 16.8 | 2,651 |
| ✔ |  | Keith Ammon (R) | 16.7 | 2,649 |
| Karen Roach (D) | 16.7 | 2,641 | ||
| Richard Backus (D) | 16.4 | 2,590 | ||
 | Brian Paquette (D) | 16.4 | 2,589 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 15,820 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (3 seats)
Karen Roach, Richard Backus, and Brian Paquette advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Roach | 35.1 | 671 | |
| ✔ | Richard Backus | 32.4 | 621 | |
| ✔ | | Brian Paquette | 32.4 | 620 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,914 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 (3 seats)
Incumbent Gerald Griffin, incumbent Keith Ammon, and incumbent Lisa Post defeated incumbent William Foster in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Griffin | 26.9 | 796 |
| ✔ | | Keith Ammon | 26.3 | 777 |
| ✔ | | Lisa Post | 23.2 | 686 |
| William Foster | 22.9 | 677 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 2,960 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (2 seats)
William Foster and Gerald Griffin defeated incumbent David Woodbury and incumbent Donna Mombourquette in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Foster (R) | 25.7 | 2,638 | |
| ✔ | | Gerald Griffin (R) | 25.5 | 2,618 |
| David Woodbury (D) | 24.6 | 2,522 | ||
| Donna Mombourquette (D) | 24.2 | 2,487 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 10,270 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent Donna Mombourquette and incumbent David Woodbury advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Mombourquette | 50.2 | 878 | |
| ✔ | David Woodbury | 49.6 | 867 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 1,748 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 (2 seats)
Gerald Griffin and William Foster advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Griffin | 53.4 | 755 |
| ✔ | William Foster | 46.6 | 660 | |
| Total votes: 1,415 | |||
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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 David Woodbury and Albert J. LaChance were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent William O'Brien and William Sanborn Foster were unopposed in the Republican primary. Woodbury, LaChance, O'Brien and Foster faced off in the general election.[2] Following the general election, the vote count was close enough to trigger a mandatory recount on Thursday, November 13, 2014.[3] Following the recount, Woodbury and O'Brien were declared the winners over LaChance and Sanborn Foster.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  William O'Brien Incumbent |
27.8% | 1,745 | |
| Democratic | David Woodbury Incumbent |
26.1% | 1,637 | |
| Republican | William Sanborn Foster | 24.8% | 1,557 | |
| Democratic | Albert J. LaChance | 21.4% | 1,341 | |
| Total Votes | 6,280 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
William Foster did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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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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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ NH General Court, "Representative William Foster (R)," accessed April 14, 20210
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "RECOUNTS - General Election – November 4, 2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 2014
