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William Marsh
William Marsh (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Carroll 8. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 7, 2022.
Marsh (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Marsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Marsh announced on September 14, 2021, that he was leaving the Republican Party and would register as a Democrat, citing his disagreement with state Republicans' opposition to mask and vaccination mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Click here to learn more about state legislators who have switched political party affiliation.
Biography
William Marsh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marsh earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Dartmouth College in 1979 and an M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School in 1982. His career experience includes working as an ophthalmologist. Marsh has also worked as a moderator and health officer for the Town of Brookfield.[2][3]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Marsh was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Marsh was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Health, Human Services and Elderly 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
2024
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 3
Mark McConkey defeated William Marsh in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark McConkey (R) | 56.7 | 21,058 |
 | William Marsh (D)  | 43.3 | 16,066 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 37,143 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3
William Marsh advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Marsh | 99.5 | 4,857 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 4,882 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3
Mark McConkey advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McConkey | 99.1 | 6,313 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 6,373 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marsh in this election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 3
Incumbent Jeb Bradley defeated William Marsh in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeb Bradley (R) | 58.4 | 17,336 |
| William Marsh (D) | 41.5 | 12,309 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 29,673 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3
William Marsh advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Marsh | 99.3 | 3,854 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 3,882 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3
Incumbent Jeb Bradley defeated Nancy Cunning in the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeb Bradley | 80.7 | 6,407 |
| Nancy Cunning | 18.9 | 1,502 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 7,944 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8
Incumbent William Marsh defeated Eve Klotz in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Marsh (R) | 62.9 | 8,203 |
| Eve Klotz (D) | 37.1 | 4,832 | ||
| Total votes: 13,035 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8
Eve Klotz advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eve Klotz | 99.5 | 1,829 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,838 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8
Incumbent William Marsh advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Marsh | 99.4 | 2,778 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 2,794 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8
Incumbent William Marsh defeated Richard Stuart in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Marsh (R) | 60.2 | 5,624 |
| Richard Stuart (D) | 39.7 | 3,712 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 9,342 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8
Richard Stuart advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Stuart | 100.0 | 1,536 | |
| Total votes: 1,536 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8
Incumbent William Marsh defeated Richard Surette in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Marsh | 72.0 | 1,458 |
| Richard Surette | 28.0 | 567 | ||
| Total votes: 2,025 | |||
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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 Donald Wright (R) did not seek re-election.
William M. Marsh ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 8 general election.[4][5]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 8 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  William M. Marsh (unopposed) | |
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||
William M. Marsh ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 8 Republican primary.[6][7]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Carroll 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | William M. Marsh (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William Marsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marsh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I practiced ophthalmology in Wolfeboro for 30 years. As a business owner I created jobs and as a doctor I got people back to work. Many of my constituents are my former patients – they know me, I know them, and they know I will have their best interests in mind as I make decisions in Concord. I have given back to the community that has treated me so well. I have served as Brookfield’s volunteer Health Officer; as Trustee and Treasurer of Huggins Hospital; and as Brookfield’s Town Moderator.
For six years, I represented Carroll 8 in the NH House and became one of the most productive House members. As your Senator I intend to continue the tradition of our Senator working with both sides to solve real problems for real people in NH. Like many people in NH, I have always seen myself as fiscally conservative and socially liberal.
Because the leadership of the Republican party in NH has been taken over by extremists intolerant of moderate "RINOs" like me, in 2021 I left the Republican party and became a Democrat. I invite others to join me in moving on and am pleased to find like minded people among the Carroll County Democrats.- The key issue facing New Hampshire today is whether we allow the radical right NH Liberty Alliance, who has already taken over the NH Republican Party, to control NH Politics. If we let this happen, our opinions on every other issue we care about will not matter. Bill is determined to preserve the NH he moved to 50 years ago and not allow extreme radicals to change the NH we know and love.
- We need to maintain access to healthcare in rural communities and support our local hospitals. A woman’s decisions about her body are hers alone. In some cases, continuing an unwanted pregnancy may pose significant risks to her physical or mental health. Laws that limit access to abortion have already reduced OB/GYN care in rural New Hampshire. Doctors don’t want to practice in fear and are going elsewhere.
- We all love our lakes and mountains. Our local economy depends on them. We need to protect the Ossipee Aquifer from contamination. We need more, not less, regulation of septic systems near our lakes and streams or we risk even more algae blooms harming our health and property values. And we need to appropriately regulate new landfills and reduce the quantity of out-of-state trash coming to NH.
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2022
William Marsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marsh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I practiced ophthalmology in Wolfeboro for 30 years. As a business owner I created jobs and as a doctor I got people back work. Many of my constituents are my former patients – they know me, I know them, and they know I have their best interests in mind as I make decisions in Concord. I have given back to the community that has treated me so well. I have served as Brookfield’s volunteer Health Officer; as Trustee and Treasurer of Huggins Hospital; and as Brookfield’s Town Moderator.
For six years, I have represented Carroll 8 in the NH House and become one of the most productive House members. Carroll County will not lose influence if I become your Senator.
Because the Republican party in NH has been taken over by extremists, last September I left the Republican party and became a Democrat.- We need to stop the vocal minority who are trying to remake the NH we know and love, and those who are enabling their agenda.
- We need to maintain access to healthcare in rural communities and support local hospitals.
- We need to ensure women's access to reproductive healthcare -- not just abortion but also contraception, STD treatment and cancer screenings.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2020
William Marsh did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William Marsh participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and William Marsh's responses follow below.[8]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Maintaining access and availability of healthcare in rural NH as healthcare systems consolidate.[9][10] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Maintaining access and availability of healthcare in rural NH as healthcare systems consolidate.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[10]
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Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Senator Jeb Bradley has been my friend since before either of us went into politics.[10] | ” |
| “ | No. Furthermore I think we need to make decisions based on specifics rather than making decisions based on a philosophy that may not coincide with reality.[10] | ” |
| “ | A willingness to listen to those affected by decisions.[10] | ” |
| “ | My experience as town Moderator has taught me to respect all parties and listen to their perspectives.[10] | ” |
| “ | To listen to constituents who may be affected by the bills before the legislature. After listening, you must make your best judgement knowing you will never satisfy everyone. People seem to understand that if you heard their concerns.[10] | ” |
| “ | That my children (who know me best) might want to emulate me in some way.[10] | ” |
| “ | I remember the 1964 presidential campaign. My father was against involvement in Vietnam, but felt if we were involved, we needed to fully support the young men sent there.[10] | ” |
| “ | I worked my way through medical school as a computer programmer. If I were as intelligent as Bill Gates, I would have continued in that field.[10] | ” |
| “ | It didn't happen because the girl said no when asked out -- a frequent occurrence at Dartmouth with its then unbalanced male/female ratio.[10] | ” |
| “ | I enjoy 4th of July with my family.[10] | ” |
| “ | The Moon is a Harsh Mistress[10] | ” |
| “ | I have no good answer. However, my House seat is under the portrait of Daniel Webster. I find the Dartmouth College case inspiring.[10] | ” |
| “ | My computer -- we use the internet for everything.[10] | ” |
| “ | I have no idea.[10] | ” |
| “ | I left home at 17 and have been self employed thru my life. I don't take orders well.[10] | ” |
| “ | The House is more receptive to public input; the Senate to professionals.[10] | ” |
| “ | Yes and No. Yes, in that prior experience allows one to function in an environment where there is really minimal training. No, in that "newbies" are less likely to think for themselves[10] | ” |
| “ | Bringing the economic prosperity of the southern tier to rural northern NH.[10] | ” |
| “ | Cooperative[10] | ” |
| “ | If you don't build relationships, your bills will not pass. Good bills represent a multiplicity of perspectives.[10] | ” |
| “ | The current legislative process.[10] | ” |
| “ | As a licensed physician, hospital trustee and former Treasurer, and a town health officer, I found I was uniquely qualified on Health and Human Services.[10] | ” |
| “ | If a leadership position requires adherence in detail to a party platform which the party refused to debate, amend or vote on, then I am not interested.[10] | ” |
| “ | Sen. Jeb Bradley has been able to forge bipartisan legislation where others thought compromise impossible.[10] | ” |
| “ | No[10] | ” |
| “ | Yes, several. As a physician, I don't repeat things which might be construed as a HIPAA violation.[10] | ” |
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2022
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2021
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2018
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2017
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Post, "New Hampshire lawmaker switches parties, joining Democrats because of GOP views on vaccines and masks," September 15, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 10, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 27, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "William Marsh's responses," September 6, 2018
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