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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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Cheshire County District 12

Represents Fitzwilliam, Troy

Republican
Richard "Dick" Thackston III (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Realtor; Troy Board of Selectmen; Moderator, Troy; Chairman, Monadnock Regional School Board

Cheshire County District 13

Represents Dublin, Jaffrey

Democrat
Tom Hsu
Tom Ahlborn-Hsu    
Democrat

Chair, Jaffrey Conservation Commission; Advisor to Jaffrey Planning Board, Board; Board Member, Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, Amos Fortune Forum; Board Member, Cathedral of the Pines

Republican
Matthew John  Santonastaso
Matthew John Santonastaso    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - 2024); BS in Computer Science, Commercial Helicopter, CDL

Cheshire County District 14

Represents Rindge

Democrat
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Gene Andersen    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2005 - 2009)

Republican
John B. Hunt    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present), "I have been a legislator for 34 years and for the majority of those years, I have either been the Chairman, or Ranking Republican of this Committee. Previously, I was in a computer retail business. I am on the board of the Rindge Historical Society, Treasurer of the Ingalls Library 1894 Association, served 6 years on the Children's Health Foundation and previously served as the NH House Representative the NH Healthy Kids. As a Legislator, I have also served many years on the Cheshire County Finance Committee."

Cheshire County District 15 (2 seats) (Floterial)

Democrat
Nick Germana
Nicholas Germana (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Professor, Keene State College

Samantha Jacobs
Samantha Jacobs (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Buyer for Grocery Wholesaler; Secretary, Keene Democrats; volunteer at Keene Community Kitchen

Republican
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Matthew Roach    
Republican
Becky Shields
Becky Shields    
Republican

"Retired teacher with no public office experience"

Jerry L. Sickels    
Republican

Financial Advisor; GOP activist

Cheshire County District 16 (Floterial)

Democrat
Lucius Parshall
Lucius Parshall    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); retired, public school teacher, arts administrator, chef, musician

Republican
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Alexander Nalevanko    
Republican

Cheshire County District 17 (Floterial)

Democrat
Jennie Gomarlo    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - 2022); Town Treasurer, Swanzey; owner, Gomarlo’s Inc.

Republican
Jennifer Rhodes
Jennifer Rhodes    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); Member, Winchester Planning Board

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Max Santonastaso    
Republican

Cheshire County District 18 (2 seats) (Floterial)

Represents Dublin, Jaffrey, Rindge

Democrat
Allen Davis
Allen Davis    
Democrat

Climate change activist

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Rory Lovett Sherman    
Democrat

Republican
Rita Mattson
Rita Mattson (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); retired, self-described blue collar worker

Jim Qualey
Jim Qualey    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present), current Vice-Chair of House Election Law Committee; Physicist/R&D Engineer (retired); Selectman, Rindge Selectman (2016 - 2019); Rindge Selectman (2016 - 2019); Alternate Rindge Library Trustee (2006 - 2016); Rindge Community Power Committee (2023 - 2024)

Coos County District 1 (2 seats)

Democrat
Lee Ann Potter
Lee Ann Potter    
Democrat

Retired Engineer, Intelligence Analyst

Republican
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Sam Hoehn    
Republican
Amy Norris
Amy Norris    
Republican

Coos County District 2

Democrat
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Lincoln Robertson    
Democrat

Republican
Arnold Davis
Arnold G. Davis (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); Member, Coos County Planning Board; owner/operator, local tree and landscape service; licensed home inspector; blueberry farmer

Coos County District 3

Republican
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Mike Ouellet (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Construction Sales; Administrator, Planning Board; Coos County Planning Board; Member, Slectman School Board; Member, Planning Board Chairman Recreation Committee; Softball Coach (30 years)

Coos County District 4

Independent/Other
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Scott McKinnon Black    
Independent/Other

Republican
Seth King
Seth King (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); "Financial Technology, world traveler, life-long libertarian activist, devourer of books, veteran debater"

Coos County District 5 (2 seats)

Represents Berlin

Independent/Other
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Cassie Mason    
Independent/Other

Republican
Mark Evans    
Republican

Berlin City Councilor (2008 - 2012); small business owner

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Peter Morency (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present)

Coos County District 6

Democrat
Richard Umiker
Richard Umiker    
Democrat

Retired Mathematics Teacher, St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA

Republican
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Robert Gargano    
Republican

Coos County District 7 (Floterial)

Republican
Lori Korzen
Lori Korzen (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Business Owner; Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Berlin and Gorham; former Billing Coordinator, Gorham EMS Department

Grafton County District 1 (3 seats)

Democrat
Joseph Beaulieu
Joseph Goderic Beaulieu    
Democrat

Consultant with MSXI; Owner of LAG Games, LLC; Elected Member of Monroe Budget Committee; Chair, Monroe Democrat Committee

Timothy T. Egan    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - 2022); Media Consultant & P/T Faculty VTSU; Sugar Hill Town Moderator (2026 - 28); Profile School Meeting Moderator (2026 - 27); VTSU - Lyndon AFT Delegate

Linda Massimilla    
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2012 - 2024); Retired Teacher; President, Ammonoosuc Valley Retired Educators (2007 -present); Member, NH Canadian Trade Council (2013 - present)

Republican
Joseph Barton
Joseph Barton (incumbent)  
Republican

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

Calvin Beaulier (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Attorney; Real Estate Broker; Littleton Planning Board

Andrew Dorsett
Andrew Dorsett    
Republican

Director of the Office of Housing and Infrastructure Development, NH Dept of Business & Economic Affairs, Concord, NH (Jun 2022-Present); Principal Owner, Dorsett Consulting Associates, Self-employed (Dec 2021-Present); County Administrator, Grafton County, Haverhill, NH (Feb 2021-Dec 2021); Town Manager, Town of Littleton, NH (Aug 2015-Feb 2021)

Grafton County District 2

Represents Bethlehem, Franconia

Democrat
Jared Sullivan
Jared Sullivan (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Real Estate Economist, CBRE; Head of Research, Bridge Industrial; Self-Employed, Real Estate Consulting & Development Firm; "This is my first experience in politics."

Grafton County District 3

Democrat
Jerry M. Stringham (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present), Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - 2020); President-Elect, Lincoln-Woodstock Rotary Executive Committee; CEO, Medical Technology Partners

Republican
Bonnie Ham    
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - 2022, 2016 - 2018, 1992 - 2006); Member, Town of Woodstock Budget Committee; Small Business Owner

Paul Schirduan
Paul H. Schirduan    
Republican

U.S. Air Force space program (4 years); Engineer and Scientist Development Program, U.S. Navy (4 years); U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. Department of State in Moscow, Canada, and Paris; Pearson Fellow, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and the Foreign Relations Committee; Vice President, Lin-Wood Childcare Center Board; Treasurer, American Legion Post 83

Grafton County District 4

Democrat
Heather Baldwin
Heather P. Baldwin (incumbent)  
Democrat

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Clerk, Grafton County Executive Committee; Supervisor of the Checklist, Town of Thornton; "50 year resident of Thornton Gore, raised 8 children, taught Biology at Plymouth State University, managed census teams during the 2020 US Census"

Republican
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David Adams Rardin    
Republican

Grafton County District 5 (2 seats)

Democrat
Dustin Vigneault
Dustin Vigneault    
Democrat

Soldier; IT Technician; Dog Rescue

Republican
Greg Mathieson
Greg Mathieson    
Republican

U.S. Army; White House / Pentagon / Capitol Hill Correspondent; author; farmer; photojournalist; TV network producer

Marie Bjelobrk
Marie Louise Bjelobrk (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); self employed orthopedic manual Physical Therapist; Current Republican Delegate

Grafton County District 6

Represents Orford, Rumney, Wentworth

Democrat
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Paul J. Goundrey    
Democrat

Republican
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Linda Franz (incumbent)  
Republican

Representative, NH House of Representatives (2024 - present); Planning Board; Trustee of the Trust Funds; Supervisor of the Checklist; accounting and finance (retired)

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