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2026 NH House General Election

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The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the counterpart to the New Hampshire Senate in the NH Legislature. The House has 400 members across 204 voting districts, elected every two years. Following the September 8, 2026 primary, candidates from both parties are set for the November 3, 2026 general election, where all 400 House seats will be decided.

Our profiles include candidate issue positions and background information to help you make an informed decision on who to vote for.

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Sullivan County District 6 (3 seats)

Chris cogswell
Chris Cogswell    
Democrat

Chemical and Environmental Engineer; Podcast Host; Entrepreneur; City Council Member at Large, Claremont, NH

Dale Girard
Dale Girard (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Paramedic; Business Owner; Mayor

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Lisa R. Gosselin    
Democrat

Retired Clinical Audiologist; former School Board Member

Wayne Hemingway
Wayne J. Hemingway (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); MSG/E8 NH Army National Guard (retired); Claremont City Councilor at Large

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Emily Sandblade    
Republican

Physicist, Physics and Computer Science Instructor (retired); Engineer (part-time); NH House of Representatives (2012 - 2014); Member, Goffstown Zoning Board of Adjustment (past)

Sullivan County District 7 (Floterial)

Margaret M. Drye (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Emergency Medical Technician; CPR Instructor; Cemetery Trustee, Plainfield; Chairman, Plainfield Finance Committee; Clerk, Plainfield Village Water District; home educator

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Lawrence A. Schissel    
Democrat

Sullivan County District 8 (2 seats) (Floterial)

Hope Damon
Hope Damon (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); retired dietitian/diabetes educator and small business owner; board member, Southwestern Community Services and Safe Schools; chair of grantmaking, NH Women's Foundation

Sam Deering
Samuel Deering    
Democrat

Potter, pottery instructor, Navy veteran

Cathy Peschke
Catherine Peschke    
Republican
Jonathan F. Stone
Jonathan F. Stone    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - 2024); small business; law enforcement (retired)

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