2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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Not to be confused with 2026 New Hampshire House of Representatives election.

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire, one from both of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

District 1

See also: New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in southeastern New Hampshire, and includes Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region. The incumbent is Democrat Chris Pappas, who was re-elected with 54.0% of the vote in 2024. ^[1] Pappas is retiring to run for Senate in 2026. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Carleigh Beriont, Hampton selectwoman ^[3]
• Sarah Chadzynski, nonprofit director ^[4]
• Heath Howard, state representative from Strafford 4th district (2022–present) ^[5]
• Stefany Shaheen, former Portsmouth city councilor and daughter of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen ^[6]
• Maura Sullivan, vice chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (2015), and candidate for this district in 2018 ^[7]
• Christian Urrutia, lawyer and Army National Guard captain ^[8]

Formed exploratory committee

• Alice Wade, state representative from the Strafford 15th district (2024–present) ^[9]

Publicly expressed interest

• Joanna Kelly, assistant mayor of Portsmouth ^[10]
• Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, minority leader of the New Hampshire Senate (2024–present) from the 21st district (2020–present) ^[11]
• Hanna Trudo, former senior political correspondent at The Hill ^[12]

Declined

• Debra Altschiller, state senator from the 24th district (2022–present) (running for re-election) ^[13]
• Deaglan McEachern, mayor of Portsmouth and candidate for this district in 2018 ^[11] (endorsed Shaheen) ^[14]
• Chris Pappas, incumbent U.S. representative (running for U.S. Senate) ^[2]
• Tom Sherman, former state senator from the 24th district (2018–2022) and nominee for governor in 2022 (endorsed Shaheen) ^[15]

Endorsements

Heath Howard

State legislators

• 31 state legislators ^[a]

Unions

• IBEW Local 104 ^[16]

Maura Sullivan

Executive branch officials

• George Charles Bruno, former U.S. Ambassador to Belize (1994–1997) ^[17]

U.S. representatives

• Chris Deluzio, PA-17 (2023–present) ^[18]
• Seth Moulton, MA-6 (2015–present) ^[18]

Statewide officials

• Jim Normand, former Executive Councilor from the 4th district (1997–1999) ^[17]

State legislators

• Peter Burling, former state senator from the 5th district (2004–2008) ^[19]
• Lou D'Allesandro, former state senator from the 20th district (1998–2024) ^[19]
• Martha Fuller Clark, former President pro tempore of the New Hampshire Senate (2018–2020) from the 21st district (2012–2020, 2004–2010) ^[19]
• Jaci Grote, state representative from the Rockingham 24th district (2018–present) ^[19]
• Patrick Long, state senator from the 20th district (2024–present) ^[17]
• Jennifer Mandelbaum, state representative from the Rockingham 21st district (2024–present) ^[19]
• Suzanne Prentiss, state senator from the 5th district (2020–present) ^[19]
• Steve Shurtleff, former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2018–2020) from the Merrimack 11th district (2004–present) ^[17]
• Donna Soucy, former President of the New Hampshire Senate (2018–2020) from the 18th district (2018–2024) ^[19]
• David Watters, state senator from the 4th district (2012–present) ^[19]

Individuals

• Paul Eaton, former deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ^[20]

Organizations

• VoteVets ^[20]
• With Honor Fund ^[21]

Stefany Shaheen

Statewide officials

• John Lynch, former Governor of New Hampshire (2005–2013) ^[22]

State legislators

• Jon Morgan, former state senator from the 23rd district (2018–2020) ^[14]
• Tom Sherman, former state senator from the 24th district (2018–2022) ^[14]

Local officials

• Bob Carrier, mayor of Dover (2020–present) ^[23]
• Deaglan McEachern, mayor of Portsmouth (2022–present) ^[14]

Christian Urrutia

Statewide officials

• Andru Volinsky, former Executive Councilor from the 2nd district (2017–2021) ^[24]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Carleigh Beriont (D)	$162,152	$8,661	$153,492
Stefany Shaheen (D)	$532,286	$29,364	$502,922
Maura Sullivan (D)	$792,282	$187,630	$611,875
Source: Federal Election Commission [25]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Carleigh Beriont	Sarah Chadzynski	Heath Howard	Stefany Shaheen	Maura Sullivan	Christian Urrutia	Undecided
Saint Anselm College [26]	August 26–27, 2025	895 (RV)	± 4.8%	4%	1%	4%	23%	9%	2%	59%

Republican primary

Declared

• Melissa Bailey, vice chair of the Bedford Republican Committtee ^[27]
• Brian Cole, state representative from the Hillsborough 26th district (2022–present) ^[28]
• Hollie Noveletsky, former vice chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[29]

Filed paperwork

• Elizabeth Girard, former New Hampshire co-chair for the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign ^[30]

Potential

• John Formella, New Hampshire Attorney General (2021–present) ^[31]

Withdrawn

• Chris Bright, facilities management executive and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[32]

Declined

• Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary (2025–present) and nominee for this district in 2022 ^[33]
• Joseph Levasseur, at-large Manchester alder and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[28]
• Jay Ruais, mayor of Manchester (2023–present) ^[34]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chris Bright (R)	$0	$1,619	$230
Source: Federal Election Commission [25]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Melissa Bailey	Chris Bright	Brian Cole	Undecided
Saint Anselm College [35]	August 26–27, 2025	895 (RV)	± 4.8%	3%	8%	5%	84%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [36]	Likely D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [37]	Lean D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [38]	Lean D	July 15, 2025

District 2

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses western and northern New Hampshire, and includes the cities of Nashua and Concord. The incumbent is Democrat Maggie Goodlander, who was elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Maggie Goodlander, incumbent U.S. representative ^[39]

Filed paperwork

• Dean Pennington, analytics professional ^[40]

Endorsements

Maggie Goodlander (D)

U.S. representatives

• Chris Pappas, U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district (2019–present) ^[39]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Maggie Goodlander (D)	$1,048,392	$343,394	$762,997
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

Republican primary

Declared

• Lily Tang Williams, former chair of the Colorado Libertarian Party, nominee for this district in 2024 and candidate in 2022, and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Colorado in 2016 ^[42]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Lily Tang Williams (R)	$253,146	$64,540	$318,085
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [36]	Likely D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [37]	Likely D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [38]	Likely D	July 15, 2025

Polling

Maggie Goodlander vs. Lily Tang Williams

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Maggie Goodlander (D)	Lily Tang Williams (R)	Undecided
Saint Anselm College [43]	August 26–27, 2025	895 (RV)	± 4.8%	49%	31%	20%

Notes

1. • Myles England, state representative from the Strafford 12th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Eric Gallager, state representative from the Merrimack 20th district (2020–present) ^[16]
   • Gerry Ward, state representative from the Rockingham 27th district (2022–present) ^[16]
   • Tony Caplan, state representative from the Merrimack 8th district (2022–present) ^[16]
   • Christal Lloyd, state representative from the Hillsborough 8th district (2022–present) ^[16]
   • Suraj Budathoki, state representative from the Hillsborough 40th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Lily Foss, state representative from the Hillsborough 41th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Molly Howard, state representative from the Hillsborough 31th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Samantha Jacobs, state representative from the Cheshire 15st district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Ellen Read, state representative from the Rockingham 17th district (2016–present) ^[16]
   • Gary Gilmore, state representative from the Strafford 16rd district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Louis Juris, state representative from the Hillsborough 7st district (2022–present) ^[16]
   • Amy Malone, state representative from the Strafford 9rd district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Sanjeev Manohar, state representative from the Hillsborough 9th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Lucius Parshall, state representative from the Cheshire 8th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • William Dolan, state representative from the Hillsborough 9th district (2022–present) ^[16]
   • Linda Ryan, state representative from the Hillsborough 4th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Tom Schamberg, state representative from the Merrimack 6th district (2016–present) ^[16]
   • John Cloutier, state representative from the Sullivan 10th district (1992–present) ^[16]
   • Fred Davis Jr., state representative from the Hillsborough 3rd district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Dylan Germana, state representative from the Cheshire 1st district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Philip Jones, state representative from the Cheshire 3rd district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Wayne Pearson, state representative from the Strafford 12th district (2024–present) ^[16]
   • Catherine Sofikitis, state representative from the Hillsborough 34th district (2016–present) ^[16]
   • Marc Plamondon, state representative from the Hillsborough 3rd district (2023–present) ^[16]
   • Nicholas Germana, state representative from the Cheshire 15th district (2022–present) ^[16]
   • Tracy Bricchi, state representative from the Strafford 5th district (2022–present) ^[16]
   • Cam Kenney, state representative from the Strafford 6th district (2020–2024) ^[16]
   • Hal Rafter, state representative from the Rockingham 1st district (2023–2024) ^[16]
   • Bob Perry, state representative from the Strafford 20th district (2006–2010, 2012–2014) ^[16]
   • Robin Vogt, Durham town councilor (2023–present) and former state representative from the Rockingham 24th district (2022–2023) ^[16]
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Melissa Bailey (R) for Congress
• Carleigh Beriont (D) for Congress
• Chris Bright (R) for Congress
• Sarah Chadzynski (D) for Congress
• Brian Cole (R) for Congress
• Heath Howard (D) for Congress
• Hollie Noveletsky (R) for Congress
• Stefany Shaheen (D) for Congress
• Maura Sullivan (D) for Congress
• Christian Urrutia (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Maggie Goodlander (D) for Congress
• Lily Tang Williams (R) for Congress