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2026 NH House Primary

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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. Representatives are elected by the voters of their district every two years.

Our profiles include candidate issue positions and background information to help you make an informed decision on who to vote for. Candidates who win their party's nomination in the primary will go on to the general election in November. 

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Belknap County District 1

Democrat
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Amber Schaefer    
Democrat

Republican
Tom Ploszaj
Tom Ploszaj (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); Analytic Research Scientist (retired); UAW 626 Union Automotive employee (1973 - 1988); Union foundry employee (1971 - 1973); retail business; agriculture; construction; EMS; laboratory science

Belknap County District 3

Represents Sanbornton, Tilton

Democrat
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William Lawrence, Jr.    
Democrat

Republican
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Steven Bunce    
Republican

Belknap County District 4

Represents Belmont

Republican
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Kevin M. Nugent, Jr.    
Republican
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Dana Silcock    
Republican

Belknap County District 6 (4 seats)

Democrat
David Nagel
David Nagel (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Physician, Concord Orthopaedics (34 years); multiple local, regional, and national advocacy positions (see website)

Republican
Glen Aldrich
Glen Aldrich (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - 2022, 2024 - present); Member, House Science, Technology and Energy Committee; Owner, Glen Aldrich Construction; retired

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Priscilla M. Bean    
Republican
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Colleen M. Harkey    
Republican
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Heather Ingala    
Republican
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Jade Wood    
Republican

Belknap County District 7 (3 seats)

Represents Alton, Barnstead

Democrat
Stephen Copithorne
Stephen Copithorne    
Democrat
"30 years supporting Deveopmentally Disabled Adults, In 2010 I helped start The Tri-town Democrats meetings."
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Laura Dunham    
Democrat
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Nancy Mitchell    
Democrat

Republican
Barbara Comtois (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Member, Governor's Commission on the Humane Treatment of Animals; Member, UNH Belknap County Advisory Council; Member, NH Farm Bureau and Belknap County Farm Bureau

Belknap County District 8 (2 seats) (Floterial)

Democrat
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Donald J. Giguere    
Democrat
Don House
Don House    
Democrat

Town of Belmont Budget Committee; Project and Program Manager

Republican
Lisa M. Freeman (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2018, 2024 - present); Geriatric Occupational Therapist; Member, Manchester School District Board of School Committee

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Cameron Thompson    
Republican

Carroll County District 1 (3 seats)

Represents Conway

Democrat
David Paige
David Paige (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); publishing executive; Trustee, Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School; Trustee, Conway Public Library (2014 – 2020); President, United for Libraries (2020 – 2021)

Republican
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Gregory T. Corrigan    
Republican

Carroll County District 2 (2 seats)

Democrat
Anita Burroughs (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); Founding Board Member, Conway Area Humane Society; Chair, Starting Point; Bartlett Zoning Board of Appeals; Marketing/Operations Management for healthcare consulting company

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Adam Heard    
Democrat

Republican
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Jennifer LePla    
Republican

Carroll County District 3 (2 seats)

Democrat
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Todd Milliken    
Democrat
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Bryan Randolph    
Democrat

Republican
Richard Brown
Richard R. Brown    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Construction engineer, Seabrook Station; project engineer and construction manager, UPS (26 years); U.S. Army

Karel A. Crawford (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2012 - present); self-employed, business owner, driver education; Moultonborough School Board, Board Selectmen

Carroll County District 5

Represents Ossipee

Republican
Jonathan Smith
Jonathan H. Smith (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); Electronics Technician; Police Officer, NYPD; Firefighter, FDNY; Ossipee Selectman; Member, Budget Committee; Member, Planning Board; Deputy Treasurer and Trustee of Trust Funds

Carroll County District 6 (2 seats)

Represents Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro

Democrat
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Deirdre McEachern    
Democrat

Republican
John T. MacDonald (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); Chairman, Town of Wolfeboro Budget Committee; Detective, New Hampshire State Police (retired); attorney

Carroll County District 7 (Floterial)

Republican
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Dallas Emery Jr.    
Republican

Carpenter; water and sewer commissioner; member, budget committee; member, zoning board of adjustment

Dale Fincher
Dale Fincher    
Republican

20+ years non-profit education (e.g. founded Soulation, Inc. 2005 - 2018); Investor (e.g. co-founded i3, Inc in 2010 - present); author; sailor; fisher man

Carroll County District 8 (2 seats) (Floterial)

Democrat
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James Pittman    
Democrat

Republican
Brian Taylor
Brian R. Taylor (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Planning Board, Freedom; US Army; Career in Engineering & Manufacturing

Cheshire County District 1

Represents Keene-Ward 1

Democrat
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Dylan Germana    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Traveling Manager for Jersey Mikes Subs; Keene Board of Education

Republican
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Timothy J. Donovan    
Republican

Cheshire County District 2

Represents Keene-Ward 3

Democrat
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Dru Fox (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); administrative assistant, Keene School District (retired)

Cheshire County District 3

Represents Keene-Ward 5

Democrat
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Philip Jones (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present)

Cheshire County District 4

Represents Keene-Ward 4

Democrat
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C. Riley Blake    
Democrat
Jodi Newell
Jodi Newell (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Homeless Advocate, Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore; Overdose Crisis Organizer, Rights & Democracy

Cheshire County District 5

Represents Surry, Walpole

Democrat
Lucy McVitty Weber
Lucy McVitty Weber (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2006 - present); Democratic Floor Leader and Ranking Member, Committee on Health Human Services and Elderly Affairs, NH House of Representatives; Former Owner, Walpole Inn; former Vermont Attorney; former teacher

Republican
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William J. Sommer    
Republican

Cheshire County District 6 (2 seats)

Democrat
Paul Berch (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2012 - 2022, 2024 - present); Former Acting Judge; Former President, Windham County Bar Association; Board Member and Co-Chairman, Legal Panel of the Vermont ACLU; Retired Attorney

Cathryn A. Harvey (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Retired Music Teacher; Trustee, Chesterfield Library; Founder and Member, Chesterfield Public School Foundation; Member, Chesterfield School Board

Cheshire County District 7

Represents Keene-Ward 2

Democrat
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Teresa "Terri" O'Rorke (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); retired hairdresser; former deputy town clerk, Richmond NH; Trustee of Trust Funds, Richmond (2 terms); Author

Republican
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Jonathan Liptak    
Republican

Cheshire County District 8

Democrat
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Christine L. Parshall    
Democrat
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