Catherine Rombeau
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Hillsborough 7th district
Assumed office
October 13, 2021
Preceded byDavid Danielson
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.
EducationAmherst College (BA)
New York University (JD)

Catherine A. Rombeau is an American politician of the Democratic Party, who is a State Representative for Hillsborough County's 7th district in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Her 37-vote victory in a special election marked the first flip for Democrats in the 2021 United States state legislative elections, and made her only the second Democrat to be elected to the state house from the town of Bedford, a historically Republican town.[1]

Before being elected to the state legislature, Rombeau was a member of the Bedford City Council.[2]

Electoral history

2020 New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough County 7th district election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Linda Gould (incumbent) 7,241 9.7
Republican Niki Kelsey 7,079 9.5
Republican John Graham (incumbent) 6,907 9.3
Democratic Sue Mullen (incumbent) 6,896 9.3
Republican David Danielson (incumbent) 6,890 9.3
Republican Ted Gorski 6,747 9.1
Republican Stephen Kenda 6,370 8.6
Democratic Daniel Dong 5,717 7.7
Democratic Catherine Rombeau 5,488 7.4
Democratic Shana Potvin 5,207 7.0
Democratic Emma Paradis 5,188 7.0
Democratic Cheri Schmitt 4,771 6.4
Total votes 74,501 100.0
Republican hold
Republican hold
Republican hold
Democratic hold
Republican hold
Republican hold
2021 New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough County 7th district special election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Catherine Rombeau 2,325 50.4%
Republican Linda Camarota 2,288 49.6%
Total votes 4,613 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "NH Dems Surprise Victory in Bedford - Special Election Fluke or 2022 Omen?". NH Journal. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Democrat Catherine Rombeau Wins State House Seat in Bedford, N.H. Special Election". September 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Election Results – Hillsborough 7 General election". WMUR, Associated Press. November 3, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Gowins, Max (September 7, 2021). "Special Election Results from New Hampshire and Alabama - DDHQ". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved September 8, 2021.


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