Tammy Simmons Garthwaite
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (Republican Party) is running for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Carroll 8. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Republican primary on September 8, 2026.
Simmons Garthwaite (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 17. She assumed office on December 3, 2014. She left office in 2016.
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 Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Jim Pittman (D), Colin Mitchell (R), Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R), and George Randell (Independent / D) are running in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jim Pittman  (D) | |
 | Colin Mitchell (R) | |
 | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) | |
 | George Randell (Independent / D) | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Jim Pittman (D) and George Randell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 8, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Pittman | 86.2 | 2,126 |
| ✔ | | George Randell (Write-in) | 9.7 | 240 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1% | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 2,466 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 (2 seats)
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) and Colin Mitchell (R) defeated incumbent Brian R. Taylor (R) in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 on September 8, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite | 34.7 | 1,380 |
| ✔ | | Colin Mitchell | 32.7 | 1,298 |
 | Brian R. Taylor | 32.1 | 1,275 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5% | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 3,974 | |||
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Campaign finance
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Heidi Hamer (D) and incumbent Jane Beaulieu (D) defeated Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) and Daniel Garthwaite (R) in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heidi Hamer (D) | 27.0 | 1,471 |
| ✔ |  | Jane Beaulieu (D) | 26.2 | 1,425 |
| Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) | 23.9 | 1,300 | |
| Daniel Garthwaite (R) | 22.8 | 1,242 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2% | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 5,448 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Heidi Hamer (D) and incumbent Jane Beaulieu (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer | 51.1 | 373 |
| ✔ | | Jane Beaulieu | 48.4 | 353 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5% | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 730 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 (2 seats)
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) and Daniel Garthwaite (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite | 51.7 | 455 |
| ✔ | Daniel Garthwaite | 47.7 | 420 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6% | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 880 | |||
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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 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Heidi Hamer (D) and incumbent Timothy Smith (D) defeated Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) and Dan Garthwaite (R) in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer (D) | 28.9 | 2,102 |
| ✔ |  | Timothy Smith (D) | 24.3 | 1,764 |
| Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) | 23.4 | 1,697 | |
 | Dan Garthwaite (R) | 23.3 | 1,695 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1% | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 7,264 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Heidi Hamer (D) and incumbent Timothy Smith (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer | 57.6 | 583 |
| ✔ | | Timothy Smith | 41.6 | 421 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8% | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,012 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) and Dan Garthwaite (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite | 51.7 | 478 |
| ✔ | | Dan Garthwaite | 48.1 | 444 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2% | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 924 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Heidi Hamer (D) and incumbent Timothy Smith (D) defeated Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) and Dan Garthwaite (R) in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer (D) | 29.1 | 1,574 |
| ✔ | | Timothy Smith (D) | 25.3 | 1,369 |
| Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) | 22.9 | 1,235 | |
| Dan Garthwaite (R) | 22.7 | 1,224 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0% | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 5,403 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Heidi Hamer (D) and incumbent Timothy Smith (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Hamer | 60.1 | 593 |
| ✔ | | Timothy Smith | 39.9 | 394 |
| Total votes: 987 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 (2 seats)
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite (R) and Dan Garthwaite (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Simmons Garthwaite | 53.4 | 364 |
| ✔ | | Dan Garthwaite | 46.6 | 318 |
| Total votes: 682 | |||
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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.
Mark S. Mackenzie and incumbent Timothy Smith defeated Daniel Garthwaite and incumbent Tammy Simmons in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 17 general election.[1][2]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 17 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mark S. Mackenzie |
27.89% | 1,765 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Smith Incumbent |
24.77% | 1,568 | |
| Republican | Daniel Garthwaite | 23.50% | 1,487 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons Incumbent | 23.84% | 1,509 | |
| Total Votes | 6,329 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Mark S. Mackenzie and incumbent Timothy Smith were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 17 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 17 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mark S. Mackenzie | |
| Democratic | Timothy Smith Incumbent | |
Daniel Garthwaite and incumbent Tammy Simmons defeated Alexandria Knox in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 17 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 17 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Daniel Garthwaite |
37.40% | 328 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons Incumbent |
40.14% | 352 | |
| Republican | Alexandria Knox | 22.46% | 197 | |
| Total Votes | 877 | |||
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 Timothy Smith and Jon Hopwood defeated Pierre Cetoute in the Democratic primary, while Daniel Garthwaite and Tammy Simmons defeated George D'Orazio in the Republican primary. Smith, Hopwood, Simmons and Garthwaite faced off in the general election.[5] Following a mandatory recount on Friday, November 14, 2014[6], Simmons and Smith defeated Garthwaite and Hopwood in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timothy Smith Incumbent |
26.4% | 1,178 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons |
25.2% | 1,125 | |
| Democratic | Jon Hopwood | 24.3% | 1,084 | |
| Republican | Daniel Garthwaite | 24.1% | 1,075 | |
| Total Votes | 4,462 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Timothy Smith Incumbent |
43.1% | 190 |
| Jon Hopwood | 41.3% | 182 |
| Pierre Cetoute | 15.6% | 69 |
| Total Votes | 441 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tammy Simmons |
42.5% | 334 |
| Daniel Garthwaite |
36.6% | 287 |
| George D'Orazio | 20.9% | 164 |
| Total Votes | 785 | |
2012
Simmons ran for re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 17. Simmons was unopposed in the September 11 primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timothy Smith |
27.4% | 1,741 | |
| Democratic | George Katsiantonis |
26.8% | 1,702 | |
| Republican | Irene Messier Incumbent | 24.7% | 1,571 | |
| Republican | Tammy Simmons Incumbent | 21.2% | 1,346 | |
| Total Votes | 6,360 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Simmons won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 17 general election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Irene Messier (D)
|
3,238 | |||
| Connie Soucy (R)
|
3,232 | |||
| Carlos Gonzalez (R)
|
2,938 | |||
| Phil Greazzo (R)
|
2,792 | |||
| Matthew Swank (R)
|
2,724 | |||
| Jerry Bergevin (R)
|
2,697 | |||
| Tammy Simmons (R)
|
2,655 | |||
| Thomas Beattie (R)
|
2,465 | |||
| Joel Winters (D) | 2,324 | |||
| Ronald Boisvert (D) | 2,297 | |||
| Bob Backus (D) | 2,278 | |||
| George Katsiantonis (D) | 2,164 | |||
| Charles Bernier (D) | 2,152 | |||
| Tiffany Brown (D) | 2,141 | |||
| David George (D) | 1,978 | |||
| Shaun Leary (D) | 1,926 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2020
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential election.[12]
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Simmons served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Simmons served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services |
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- Cornerstone Policy Research — Legislators are scored based on 15 House and seven Senate roll call votes.
- New Hampshire Business and Industry Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on business legislation.
- 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.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the New Hampshire General Court in 2011.
- Cornerstone Policy Research — Legislators are scored based on 39 House and 20 Senate roll call votes.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small 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."
- NH Families for Education — Legislators are scored on their votes on education legislation.
Sponsored legislation
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2026 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, "RECOUNTS - General Election – November 4, 2014," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Representative - 2014 General Election," accessed November 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Ron Paul 2012, "Ron Paul Gains Endorsement of Two More New Hampshire State Representatives," September 8, 2011
