Bill Gardner (politician)

Bill Gardner (born October 26, 1948) is an American politician who was the New Hampshire Secretary of State from 1976 to 2022. In that role, he was in charge of the department that oversees all general elections, primary elections, voter registration and recounts within the state, including the New Hampshire primary. His tenure is the longest of any secretary of state in U.S. history. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Bill Gardner
Secretary of State of New Hampshire
In office
December 2, 1976  January 10, 2022
Governor
See list
Preceded byEd Kelly (acting)
Succeeded byDavid Scanlan
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the 30th Hillsborough district
In office
December 6, 1972  December 1, 1976
Serving with Mary Sullivan, Edward Clancy, Frank Conway, Dorothy Drewniak
Preceded byWilliam Cullity
John Welch
Walter McDermott
Succeeded byGary Girolimon
Edward Crotty
Rudolph Juneau
Personal details
Born (1948-10-26) October 26, 1948
Manchester, New Hampshire,
U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of New Hampshire (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
London School of Economics (MSc)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro (MA)
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