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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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Carroll County District 2 (2 seats)

Republican
Jennifer LePla
Jennifer LePla    
Republican

"Domestic Engineer and volunteer extraordinaire"

Carroll County District 3 (2 seats)

Democrat
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Todd Milliken    
Democrat
Bryan Randolph
Bryan Randolph    
Democrat

Mental Health Clinician, Growing Roots LLC, Plymouth, NH (Jul 2018-Present); Clinician and Facilitator, Adventurelore, Danville, NH (Sep 2018-Present); Senior Clinician, Mountain Valley Treatment Center, Pike, NH (Jul 2013-Jul 2018); Mentor, Shortridge Academy (Jan 2011-May 2013)

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

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George Mottram    
Republican

Retired general construction/builder with 25 employees

Carroll County District 4 (2 seats)

Democrat
Annie Gehring
Annie Gehring    
Democrat

Republican
Lino M. Avellani (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - present); Chef/Owner, Lino's Restaurant; Chairman, Carroll County Republicans; Vice-Chair, Wakefield Republicans; Range Safety Officer, International Defensive Pistol Association

Mike Belcher
Mike Belcher (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Political Writer; Wilderness EMT and Paramedic; over 1000 volunteer hours at Durham Ambulance Corps

Carroll County District 5

Represents Ossipee

Democrat
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Morgan Bultman    
Democrat

Republican
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Steven Brown    
Republican
Jonathan Smith
Jonathan H. Smith (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); Electronics Technician; Police Officer, NYPD; Firefighter, FDNY; Selectman; previous Trustee of Trust Funds

Carroll County District 6 (2 seats)

Represents Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro

Democrat
deirdre mceachern
Deirdre McEachern    
Democrat
Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler
Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler    
Democrat

Nonprofit Leader (Fundraiser & Communications); former teacher/school librarian

Republican
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Tim Bauman    
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)

Democrat
Karen Burnett Kurie
Karen Burnett-Kurie    
Democrat

Environmental Science; Nonprofit Administration and Education

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

Independent/Other
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George Randell    
Independent/Other

Republican
Colin Mitchell
Colin Mitchell    
Republican
Tammy Simmons
Tammy Simmons Garthwaite    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - 2016, 2010 - 2012); retired former small business owner

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
Timothy Donovan
Timothy J. Donovan    
Republican

Adjunct Professor, National University (Jan 2026-Present); General Counsel / Project Executive, Energy Efficient Investments, Inc. (Aug 2025-Present); Attorney, Law Office of Timothy J. Donovan (Apr 2014-Present, part-time); Assistant County Attorney, Cheshire County (Dec 2024-Aug 2025); Attorney, Prieto Law, PLLC (Jan 2023-Dec 2024)

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
Aria DiMezzo
Aria DiMezzo    
Democrat

Program Director, Free Talk Live

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Philip Jones (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present)

Republican
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Marissa W. Salisbury    
Republican

Account Manager, Electronic Imaging Materials, Inc., Keene, NH (2017-2025); Digital Account Executive, Phil-Mack Media (2014-2017)

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

Republican
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Robert Johnson    
Republican

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

Republican
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Zachary Nutting    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - 2024); Gun Shop Owner

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; Trustee of Trust Funds, Richmond

Republican
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Jonathan Liptak    
Republican

Cheshire County District 8

Democrat
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Christine L. Parshall    
Democrat

Service Coordinator, Rise for Baby and Family, NH (Oct 2025-Present); Lead Extension Teacher, University of New Hampshire (2021-Sep 2025); Extension Teacher, University of New Hampshire (2016-2021); Extension Program Associate, University of New Hampshire (1993-2016)

Cheshire County District 9

Democrat
James Gruber
James Gruber    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Town and City Management; Professor of Environmental Studies, Antioch University; Consultant to Eastern European governments in environmental and democracy recovery

Republican
Richard Nalevanko
Richard M. Nalevanko (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); President, Fall Mountain Scholarship Fund, Inc. (23 years); Business Executive (retired); Alstead Planning Board

Cheshire County District 10 (2 seats)

Represents Richmond, Swanzey

Democrat
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Alan Gross    
Democrat
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Steve Russell    
Democrat

Republican
Sly Karasinski
Sly Karasinski (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Swanzey Selectman; Water Superintendent; Security Officer' Fire Chief/EMT-I, retired; small business owner, retired

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Michael R. York    
Republican

Planning Board (10 years); Government Governance Committee Capital Improvement Program Committee; Manufacturing Management (over 30 years); Vietnam Veteran; U.S. Marine Veteran (10 years)

Cheshire County District 11

Represents Winchester

Democrat
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Lindseigh Picard    
Democrat

Republican
Denis Vincent Murphy
Denis Vincent Murphy, II (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Engineer; Town Moderator (2014 - present); Conant Library Board of Trustees; Revitalization Economic Development Committee; Historic District Commission; Charter Representative, Boy Scouts; New England and Burmuda District of Kiwanis, District Governor (2020 - 21, 2025 -  present); President, Kiwanis Foundation of New England and Burmuda 

Cheshire County District 12

Represents Fitzwilliam, Troy

Democrat
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Kristan Tilton    
Democrat

Associate Project Director, Syneos Health (2022 - present); Program and Project Manager, Icon PLC (2010 - 2022); Trustee, Troy Town Library; Trustee of the Trust Funds; Member, Troy Broadband Committee

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