# Gerri Cannon

Gerri Cannon is an American politician, who was elected in 2018 to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. She represents the Strafford 18th District as a member of the Democratic Party. She was previously (in 2017) elected to the Somersworth, New Hampshire School Board.
Cannon is transgender, and she and Lisa Bunker were elected alongside each other as the state's first openly transgender state legislators.

## Electoral history
### 2018

New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18th district Democratic primary, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Chase | 774 | 31.73 |
| | Democratic | Gerri Cannon | 605 | 24.81 |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Rich | 549 | 22.51 |
| | Democratic | Roger Berube (incumbent) | 511 | 20.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,439 | 100.0 |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18th district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Chase | 2,215 | 19.12 |
| | Democratic | Gerri Cannon | 2,055 | 17.74 |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Rich | 1,923 | 16.60 |
| | Republican | Matthew Spencer (incumbent) | 1,727 | 14.90 |
| | Republican | Jodi Carnes | 1,538 | 13.27 |
| | Republican | Padraic O'Hare | 1,378 | 11.89 |
| | Independent | Dale Sprague (incumbent) | 601 | 5.19 |
| | Libertarian | Jarec Rondeau | 147 | 1.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,584 | 100.0 |

### 2020

New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18th district Democratic primary, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Chase (incumbent) | 1,092 | 35.31 |
| | Democratic | Gerri Cannon (incumbent) | 1,009 | 32.62 |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Rich (incumbent) | 988 | 31.94 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 4 | 0.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,093 | 100.0 |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18th district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Chase (incumbent) | 3,260 | 19.51 |
| | Democratic | Gerri Cannon (incumbent) | 3,042 | 18.20 |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Rich (incumbent) | 2,959 | 17.71 |
| | Republican | Matthew Spencer | 2,670 | 15.98 |
| | Republican | Steven Douglas McMahon | 2,387 | 14.28 |
| | Republican | Jodi Lavoie-Carnesa | 2,382 | 14.25 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 10 | 0.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,710 | 100.0 |

### 2022

New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12th district Democratic primary, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kenneth Vincent (incumbent) | 628 | 25.86 |
| | Democratic | Gerri Cannon (incumbent) | 627 | 25.82 |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Rich (incumbent) | 612 | 25.21 |
| | Democratic | Jeffrey Rich | 561 | 10.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,428 | 100.0 |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12th district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kenneth Vincent (incumbent) | 3,153 | 14.76 |
| | Democratic | Gerri Cannon (incumbent) | 3,095 | 14.49 |
| | Democratic | Cecilia Rich (incumbent) | 3,043 | 14.24 |
| | Democratic | Jeffrey Rich | 2,860 | 13.39 |
| | Republican | Ken Hilton | 2,470 | 11.56 |
| | Republican | Matthew Spencer | 2,309 | 10.81 |
| | Republican | Nick Boyle | 2,245 | 10.51 |
| | Republican | Steven Douglas McMahon | 2,190 | 10.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,365 | 100.0 |