Jim Qualey
Jim Qualey (Republican Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Cheshire 18. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.
Qualey (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Cheshire 18. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on September 8, 2026.
Biography
Jim Qualey lives in Rindge, New Hampshire. Qualey earned a Ph.D. in physics from Pennsylvania State University. His career experience includes working as an engineer in civilian and defense-related research and development and as a visiting professor of physics at Daniel Webster College.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Qualey was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Qualey was assigned to the following committees:
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
2026
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Rita Mattson (R), incumbent Jim Qualey (R), Allen Davis (D), and Rory Lovett Sherman (D) are running in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Rita Mattson (R) | |
 | Jim Qualey (R) | |
Allen Davis  (D) | ||
| Rory Lovett Sherman (D) | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Allen Davis (D) and Rory Lovett Sherman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on September 8, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allen Davis | 51.8 | 1,119 | |
| ✔ | Rory Lovett Sherman | 48.0 | 1,037 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2% | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 2,160 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Rita Mattson (R) and incumbent Jim Qualey (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on September 8, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rita Mattson | 50.0 | 778 |
| ✔ | | Jim Qualey | 49.6 | 772 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4% | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 1,556 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Rita Mattson and incumbent Jim Qualey defeated Hannah Bissex and Tom Hsu in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rita Mattson (R) | 28.1 | 4,061 |
| ✔ | | Jim Qualey (R) | 27.0 | 3,903 |
| Hannah Bissex (D) | 23.7 | 3,420 | ||
 | Tom Hsu (D) | 21.2 | 3,056 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 14,441 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Hannah Bissex and Tom Hsu defeated Jed Brummer in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hannah Bissex | 42.6 | 894 | |
| ✔ | | Tom Hsu | 31.8 | 667 |
| Jed Brummer | 25.5 | 534 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,097 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Rita Mattson and incumbent Jim Qualey advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rita Mattson | 49.7 | 1,041 |
| ✔ | | Jim Qualey | 48.7 | 1,020 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 2,094 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jim Qualey and incumbent Matthew Santonastaso defeated John McCarthy and Jeffrey Dickler in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Qualey (R) | 25.9 | 2,927 |
| ✔ |  | Matthew Santonastaso (R) | 25.9 | 2,917 |
 | John McCarthy (D) | 24.9 | 2,811 | |
| Jeffrey Dickler (D) | 23.2 | 2,621 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 11,280 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
John McCarthy and Jeffrey Dickler advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCarthy | 50.3 | 766 |
| ✔ | Jeffrey Dickler | 49.4 | 752 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,523 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jim Qualey and incumbent Matthew Santonastaso advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Qualey | 54.0 | 944 |
| ✔ | | Matthew Santonastaso | 45.5 | 795 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,748 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 (2 seats)
Incumbent John Hunt and Jim Qualey defeated Patricia Martin and Gene Andersen in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Hunt (R) | 32.8 | 2,875 |
| ✔ | | Jim Qualey (R) | 26.5 | 2,322 |
| Patricia Martin (D) | 21.0 | 1,845 | ||
| Gene Andersen (D) | 19.7 | 1,730 | ||
| Total votes: 8,772 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 (2 seats)
Patricia Martin and Gene Andersen advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Martin | 63.8 | 565 | |
| ✔ | Gene Andersen | 35.9 | 318 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 885 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 (2 seats)
Incumbent John Hunt and Jim Qualey advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Hunt | 57.4 | 868 |
| ✔ | | Jim Qualey | 42.2 | 637 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 1,511 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2025.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2024.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research — Legislators are scored based on their votes and whether they align with the organization's values.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their stances on reproductive health issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2023.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2022.
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
- Cornerstone Policy Research — Legislators are scored based on their votes and whether they align with the organization's values.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund — Legislators are scored on reproductive health issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2021.
- Americans for Prosperity - New Hampshire — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- New Hampshire House Republican Alliance — Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
- New Hampshire Liberty Alliance — Legislators are scored "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
- Open Democracy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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