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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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Hillsborough County District 28 (2 seats)

Represents Weare
Travis Corcoran
Travis Corcoran (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); town finance board; town Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)

Keith Erf (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); Weare Finance Committee

David Erikson
David E. Erikson    
Democrat

Chair, Weare Energy Commission; former planning board member; retired public school teacher
 

Benson Goodwin
Benson H. Goodwin    
Democrat

Selectman

Hillsborough County District 29 (4 seats)

Represents Goffstown
Joe Alexander Jr. (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); "Representative Alexander currently works in the hospitality industry and serves as a 10 year member of the Goffstown Budget Committee."

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Karyn Battey    
Democrat
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Christopher Calhoun    
Democrat
Shanun Carey
Shanun R. Carey    
Republican

Homemaker; campaign volunteer for last 3 election cycles

Henry-Giasson-III
Henry R. Giasson III (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); member, Transportation Committee; U.S. Army (24 years, retired); Motorcycle Rider Coach; Small Business Owner

Judi Lanza
Judi L. Lanza    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - 2024), Registered Nurse

Marie Morgan
Marie B. Morgan    
Democrat

"Goffstown resident since 1996; 17 year Air Force veteran; 15 year NH state employee with the NH Division of State Police, the NH Department of Education's Apprenticeship Office and its School Approval Office."

Sherri Reinfurt
Sherri Reinfurt (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Clerk, House Housing Committee; Community Volunteer Board of Directors; Business Owner

Hillsborough County District 30 (3 seats)

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W. Gordon Allen    
Democrat

Co-Coordinator, Antrim Community Board Project, Antrim, NH (Mar 2019-Present); Chair, WNHN FM 94.7, Concord, NH (Jun 2011-Present); Board Member and Past Chair, Coalition for Open Democracy, Concord, NH (May 2000-Present); Policy Director, NH Citizens Alliance, Concord, NH (Sep 2010-Apr 2012); Executive Director, NH Council on Developmental Disabilities (2002-2010)

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Larry Baker    
Republican
William Bryk
William Bryk    
Democrat

Lawyer (since 1990); school board

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Austin Cottle    
Republican
Janet McEwen
Janet McEwen    
Democrat

Chair, Antrim Zoning Board of Adjustment; Chair of The Antrim Dems; former Chair, Antrim Planning Board Chair; BOD for the Contoocook Housing Trust

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Tim Morehouse    
Republican

Retired / Self-Employed

Hillsborough County District 31

Represents Greenfield, Hancock
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Jarvis Martin Adams IV    
Republican
Representative, New Hampshire House of Representatives (2000 - 2006); Owner, Jarvis Adams Plumbing & Heating
Molly Howard
Molly C. Howard (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); administration in planning and architecture office; administrative coordinator at Dartmouth; assistant to department chair at Harvard Design School

Hillsborough County District 32 (3 seats)

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Diane Kelley (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Real Estate Agent

Jim Kofalt (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); Software Executive; Finance Council, St. Marie Parish in Manchester

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Shane Sirois (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present)

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Richard Swanson    
Democrat

Selectman in Wilton, NH (3 years); City Council Member in Flagstaff, AZ (8 years)

Kermit Williams
Kermit Williams    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2012 - 2020); 4 Terms Wilton Select Board

Hillsborough County District 33 (2 seats)

Represents Peterborough, Sharon
Peter R. Leishman (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2011 - present, 2006 - 2010); member, Finance Committee; owner and operator, Milford-Bennington Railroad Co., Inc.; Selectman, Town of Milford

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Kimberly Joy Thomas    
Republican
Jonah Wheeler
Jonah Orion Wheeler (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present), Community organizer; education justice organizer

Hillsborough County District 34 (3 seats)

Represents Amherst
Stephanie Grund
Stephanie Grund (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Past President, Amherst Women's Club; Member, Amherst Ways & Means Committee; Volunteer, Various Town Organizations.

Jason Hennessey    
Republican

Computer researcher; Amherst School District Ways and Means Committee; member, Amherst Communications Infrastructure Committee; member, Nashua Regional Planning Commission

Russ Hodgkins
Russ Hodgkins    
Republican

Retired USAF Officer; Commercial Pilot; member, Amherst Town Ways and Means Committee

Diane Layton
Diane Layton    
Republican

Commodities Broker, Various Companies; Financial Planner; Member, Amherst Ways & Means Committee

Daniel LeClerc
Daniel LeClerc (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Union Carpenter; Manchester Planning Board; Amherst Planning Board

Daniel T. Veilleux (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); ranking member, House Transportation Committee; former member, Souhegan Cooperative School Board; former member, Board of Directors of Souhegan Regional Landfill District; accountant

Hillsborough County District 35 (2 seats)

Represents Hollis
Liz Barbour
Liz Barbour    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Newspaper Publisher

James "Jim" Kelly    
Republican

Physician; Lieutenant Colonel (ret.), New Hampshire Army National Guard

Kat McGhee (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); Technology Training & software Program Management (PMP Designation); member, House Science, Technology & Energy Committee (2018 - present)

Ben Ming
Ben Ming    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - 2024), Lawyer; Member, Hollis Planning Board

Hillsborough County District 36 (2 seats)

Diane Pauer
Diane Pauer (incumbent)  
Republican

Electrical Engineer (retired); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); House Municipal & County Government Committee Chair (2024 - Present), Vice Chair (2022 - 2024), Member (2020 - Present); Hillsborough County Nursing Home Subcommittee, Member (2022 - present); Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District Budget Committee, Chair and Member (2012 - 2015)

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Michael Pellerito    
Democrat

Operations Program Manager, BAE Systems; School Board Member, Mascenic Regional School District

Stephen Spratt    
Democrat

Representative NH House of Representatives 2006-2008, candidate NH House of Representatives 2010, 2008, 2004, 2002, Former Vice-Chairman of the Mascenic District School Board, Member of the Hillsborough County Executive Committee

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John W. Suiter (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Selectman, Mason; Iraq War Veteran

Hillsborough County District 37 (Floterial)

Represents Amherst, Milford
Daryl D'Angelo
Daryl D'Angelo    
Independent/Other

Retired management consultant; Amherst Conservation Commission (trails manager, chair); Souhegan Advisory Council; Coach

Daryl D'Angelo collected enough signatures to appear on the general election ballot as an independent candidate.
Megan A. Murray (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); former elementary school teacher

Michael Thornton
Michael "Mike" Thornton    
Republican

Retired Veteran of the USMC and the USAF; business owner

Hillsborough County District 38 (2 seats) (Floterial)

Represents Hudson, Litchfield
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Mahendra Bakshi    
Democrat

"Design, development, and implementation of management information systems. Database design and data administration. Published a landmark review paper that transformed the field of operations research by providing the first comprehensive, systematic organization of mathematical methods for solving scheduling problems. Officer of a political party organization."

Adam Haverstock
Adam Haverstock    
Republican

Director of Internal Operations, Plutus Nonprofit Solutions, Boston, MA (2023-Present); Director of Government and Economic Affairs, Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, Thousand Oaks, CA (2013-2023); Field Representative, Office of Assemblyman Jeff Gorell, Camarillo, CA (2010-2013)

Heidi Jakoby
Heidi Jakoby    
Democrat
Ted Trost
Ted Trost    
Republican

Hillsborough County District 39 (2 seats) (Floterial)

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Ellen A. Boudreau    
Democrat

Sr Mgmt Analyst, State of NH (1999-Present); Sr. Sales Administrator, Cisco Systems (1997-1999); Sr. Sales Administrator, Scitex America (1992-1997)

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