2026 NH Senate General Election
The New Hampshire Senate is the counterpart to the New Hampshire House in the NH Legislature. There are 24 state Senate voting districts, each electing a single senator to a two-year term. Our profiles include candidate issue positions and background information to help you make an informed decision on who to vote for.
District 1
What towns and wards are represented?
Atk. & Gil. Academy Grant, Bath, Benton, Berlin, Bethlehem, Cambridge, Carroll, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dalton, Dix's Grant, Dixville, Dummer, Easton, Ellsworth, Errol, Erving's Location, Franconia, Gorham, Haverhill, Jefferson, Kilkenny, Lancaster, Landaff, Lisbon, Littleton, Low & Burbank's Grant, Lyman, Milan, Millsfield, Monroe, Northumberland, Odell, Piermont, Pittsburg, Randolph, Rumney, Second College Gt, Shelburne, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Success, Sugar Hill, Warren, Wentworth's Loc., Whitefield, Woodstock
"US Navy Veteran, with over 30 years of experience in Accounting, Healthcare, Industry & Customer Service. Formerly served as Planning Board Secretary and Trustee of the Trust Funds, Serve as Library Trustee, SAU36 School Board member for Dalton, and 4th Term as Supervisor of the Checklist for Dalton."
Senator, NH Senate (2024 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - 2024), Pharmacist; Littleton Zoning Board
District 2
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2022); Winnisquam School Board & Budget Committee; Sanbornton Town Moderator; Town Budget Committee; Former Zoning Board Chair
Army officer (retired, 23 years); Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces (Green Beret); Professor, Lakes Region Community College and New Hampshire Technical Institute (2001 - 2017)
District 3
What towns and wards are represented?
Albany, Bartlett, Bean's Grant, Bean's Purchase, Brookfield, Chandler's Pur., Chatham, Conway, Crawford's Pur., Cutt's Grant, Eaton, Effingham, Freedom, Green's Grant, Hadley's Purchase, Hale's Location, Hart's Location, Jackson, Lincoln, Livermore, Madison, Martin's Location, Middleton, Milton, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Pinkham's Grant, Sargent's Purchase, Tamworth, Thompson & Mes's Purchase, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Waterville Valley, Wolfeboro
Financial Analyst; City Director; Non-profit Manager; Small Business Owner; Athletic Director; Substitute Teacher
Senator, NH Senate (2024 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2002 - 2018, 2020 - 2024); Past Chairman Ossipee Zoning Board; Small Business Owner; numerous other local boards and committees
District 4
Former Representative, NH House of Representatives (2006 - 2008); NH Department of Transportation Project Commissioner; Chairman of the Greater Dover Republican Committee
Senator, NH Senate (2012 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2008 - 2012); Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire
District 5
Senator, NH Senate (2020 - present); Lebanon City Councilor (12 years); Mayor of Lebanon (2 years); former Chief of EMS, NH Department of Safety; paramedic
Founder and chair, Plainfield–Cornish Republican Town Committee; member, Sullivan County Republican Caucus; NH GOP vice chair for Sullivan and Cheshire counties; chair, NH GOP ad hoc committee for immigrant outreach; trustee, Log Cabin Republicans
District 6
Owner, MrSippy BBQ, Barrington, NH (2014 - Present); General Manager, Lark Hotels (The Hotel Portsmouth) (2019); Consultant, Barrio Portsmouth (J2018); General Manager, Martingale Wharf (2016 - 2018); Realtor, Keller Williams Coastal (2011 - 2012)
Senator, NH Senate (2016 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2012 - 2016); Senior Engineering Manager for Industrial Operation, Naval Sea Systems Command; Ward Moderator, Town of Rochester; School Board Member, Planning Board Member
District 7
Principal Research Scientist, UL Research Institutes (2025-Present); Senior Advisor, U.S. Fire Administration (2022-2025); Assistant Executive Director, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Washington, DC (2022-2024); Adjunct Professor, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH (2020-2022); Vice President, 4 Arrows Consulting, Inc., Washington DC-Baltimore Area (2020-2022)
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present, 2016 - 2018); Professor of Marketing and Hospitality Management, University of New Hampshire; Former Dean of the Paul College, University of New Hampshire; co-owner of Trails End Acres Wagyu Farm
District 8
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2020 - present); Chair, House Labor Committee; former Vice Chair, House Executive Departments and Administration Committee; Colonel, U.S. Army (retired); Supervisor of the Checklist, Antrim (2016 - 2020)
District 9
"I was born and raised in Bedford, the youngest of 10 children. I attended the US Naval Academy and after graduation became a tactical naval aviator flying the A-7E Corsair II.
"After retiring from the Navy my wife and I returned to New Hampshire to raise our family. I flew as a commercial airline pilot for 33 years.
"My community experience includes coaching the girls lacrosse team at West High School in Manchester, coaching and reffing Bedford youth sports, Volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels, and a frequent platelet donor for the Red Cross in Manchester."
Senator, NH Senate (2020 - present); Vice Chairman, Bedford Town Council; founder, Bedford Cares; volunteered in over 20 non-profit and community groups
District 10
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Sales Coordinator, Fenton Family Dealerships; Board Member, The Community Kitchen; Volunteer, Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention (MCVP)
District 11
Senator, NH Senate (2018 - 2020, 2022 - 2024); ranking Democrat, Senate Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee; Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2018, 2012 - 2014, 2008 - 2010); former chair, Committee on Resources, Recreation and Development
Senator, NH Senate (2024 - present); 3 Terms NH State Representative (1996-2000, 2022-2024), House Commerce & Consumer Affairs Committee (3 terms), House Resources, Recreation & Development, NH Canadian Trade Council (clerk), NH Healthcare Consumer Protection Commission (Vice Chair), Long-Term Drinking Water Commission, Christa McAuliffe Memorial Commission, National Council of State Legislatures (state coordinator), American Legislative Exchange Council, Nashua Fish & Game Assoc., Chief Commercial Officer (medical device), 9 patents in biotech, Youth Football & Lacrosse Coach
District 12
Senator, NH Senate (2014 - 2018, 2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2012); Small Business Owner
District 13
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); account executive; full-time parent; Selectman, Nashua Ward 8
District 14
Senator, NH Senate (2008 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2000 - 2008); Member, Pro-Gun New Hampshire Council of Advisors; Member, Board of Governors for the Vesta Roy Women in Government Series; State Director, Women in Government; Adjunct Faculty, Nashua Community College; Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army/U.S. Army Reserve (1978 - 1995)
Support representative, Sustainability Committee, Citizens Traffic Advisory Committee, Democrat Committee Treasurer
District 15
Senior Project Manager, AISG (2006 - 2010); Project Manager in Information Technology
Senator, NH Senate (2024 - present); Merrimack County Commissioner, current chair; retired attorney; representative, NH House of Representatives (1997 - 2009); School Board Member; At-large City Councilor
District 16
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2018); Restaurant Owner
District 17
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2022); Member, Loudon ZBA (13 years); Loudon Moderator (2 years); Member, Merrimack County Farm Bureau Board of Directors; Farmer
District 18
Career Team Lead, Southern New Hampshire University, Remote (2023-Present); Team Lead Career Advising/Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH (2020-Present); Graduate Career Military Advisor III, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH (2018-Present); Substitute Teacher & Para Professional, Manchester School District (2012-2015); Leading Petty Officer, US Navy, various duty stations (2004-2011)
Senator, NH Senate (2024 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - 2018); former Assistant Majority Leader; former Selectman
District 19
Senator, NH Senate (2014 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2014); Veteran, U.S. Coast Guard (10 years); human resources (retired)
District 20
Senator, NH Senate (2024 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2006 - 2024); Retired Union Ironworker; Alderman, City of Manchester (15th year); former member, Manchester Board of School Committee
District 21
"Rebecca has a long legacy of public service, from her 2 years with the Peace Corps in Senegal to her two terms on the Portsmouth City Council and service on Rockingham Planning Commission, the Planning Board, Workforce Housing Coalition, and as a Commissioner of the Portsmouth Housing Authority. She has been a workforce and affordable housing advocate for over a decade, starting the 603 Initiative to help keep thriving young people in New Hampshire. By day, Rebecca is General Counsel at a solar company. She is a graduate of Leadership New Hampshire and Leadership Seacoast, a member of the class of 40 under 40, and has been featured in New Hampshire Business Review and on NHPR's The Exchange."
District 22
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - 2022); Attorney, Upper Charles Law Group LLC
District 23
Edenlawn Plantation; Matin Co. Historical Society; Mystic Seaport Museum; retired to South Hampton 9 years
Senator, NH Senate (2016 - 2018, 2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - 2016); Town Planning Board; Attorney (30 years)
District 24
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (3 terms); current member, NH Suicide Prevention Council; current member, Oversight Committee for Education Freedom Accounts; current member, National Alliance for Mental Health Public Policy Committee; 2024 Legislator of the Year, NAMI NH; 2024 Champion for Gun Safety Legislator; 2023 Legislative Champion Award, National Coalition on Adult Basic Education; 2021 Unity Award, General Federation of Women’s Club’s NH
Three term Selectmen; former State Representative; US Army Commissioned Army Officer; CEO of Real Estate Asset Firm