New Hampshire House of General Information Party control: Republican Session start: January 8, 2025 Session end: June 30, 2025 Term length: 2 years Term limits: None Redistricting: Legislature-dominant Salary: $100/year Members Total: 400 Democrats: 177 Republicans: 221 Other: 1 Vacancies: 1 Leadership Speaker: Sherman Packard (R) Maj. Leader: Jason Osborne (R) Min. Leader: TBD Elections Last election: November 5, 2024 Next election: November 3, 2026
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the New Hampshire General Court . Alongside the New Hampshire State Senate , it forms the legislative branch of the New Hampshire state government and works alongside the governor of New Hampshire to create laws and establish a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the New Hampshire House of Representatives include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives meets in the State House in Concord, New Hampshire .
All 400 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives were up for election in 2024 . The chamber's Republican majority increased to 221-177 (with one independent and one vacancy).
All 400 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives were up for election in 2022 . The chamber's Republican majority decreased from 202-177 (with one independent and 20 vacancies) to 201-198 (with one vacancy).
New Hampshire has a Republican trifecta . The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.
This page contains the following information on the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Party control Current partisan control The table below shows the partisan breakdown of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as of February 2025:
Members Leadership The speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body. Duties of the speaker include preserving order, enforcing and interpreting parliamentary rules, making committee appointments, and referring bills to the appropriate committee for review. The speaker only votes in the case of a tie.[1]
Leadership and members
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Office
Name
Party
Date assumed office
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 1 Tom Ploszaj Republican
December 2, 2020
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 Matt Coker Republican
December 18, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 Matthew Lunney Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 3 Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 4 Travis Toner Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 Steven Bogert Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 Mike Bordes Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 Sheri Minor Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 Charlie St. Clair Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 Glen Aldrich Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 Harry Bean Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 Russell Dumais Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 David Nagel Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 Barbara Comtois Republican
2016
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 Paul Terry Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 Peter Varney Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 Lisa Freeman Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 Douglas Trottier Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 1 Tom Buco Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 1 David Paige Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 1 Stephen Woodcock Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 2 Anita Burroughs Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 2 Chris McAleer Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 Karel Crawford Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 Joseph Hamblen Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 Lino Avellani Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 Mike Belcher Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 Jonathan Smith Republican
December 2, 2020
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 John MacDonald Republican
December 5, 2018
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 Katy Peternel Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7 Glenn Cordelli Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 Richard Brown Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 Brian R. Taylor Republican
December 18, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 Dylan Germana Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 2 Dru Fox Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 3 Philip Jones Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 4 Jodi Newell Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 5 Lucy McVitty Weber Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 Paul Berch Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 Cathryn A. Harvey Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 7 Terri O'Rorke Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 8 Lucius Parshall Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 9 Richard Nalevanko Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 Barrett Faulkner Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 Sly Karasinski Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 Denis Murphy II Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 12 Dick Thackston Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 13 Richard Ames Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 14 John Hunt Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 Nicholas Germana Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 Samantha Jacobs Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 James Gruber Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 17 Jennifer Rhodes Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 Rita Mattson Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 Jim Qualey Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 Sean Durkin Republican
January 31, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 James Tierney Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 2 Arnold Davis Republican
December 2, 2020
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 Mike Ouellet Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 4 Seth King Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 5 Peter Morency Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 5 Brian Valerino Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 6 Michael Murphy Republican
January 31, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 Lori Korzen Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 1 Joseph Barton Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 1 Calvin Beaulier Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 1 Darrell Louis Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 2 Jared Sullivan Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 Jerry Stringham Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 4 Heather Baldwin Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 Marie Louise Bjelobrk Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 Roderick Ladd Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 6 Linda Franz Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 7 Janet Marie Lucas Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 Bill Bolton Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 Sallie Fellows Democratic
December 5, 2018
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 Peter Lovett Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 9 Thomas Oppel Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 10 John Sellers Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 11 Lex Berezhny Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 Mary Hakken-Phillips Democratic
December 2, 2020
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 Russell Muirhead Democratic
December 2, 2020
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 Ellen Rockmore Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 Terry Spahr Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 13 Laurel Stavis Democratic
December 5, 2018
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 14 George Sykes Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 15 Thomas Cormen Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 16 David Fracht Democratic
September 6, 2023
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 17 Susan Almy Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 18 Donald McFarlane Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Tim Mannion Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Tom Mannion Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Sandra Panek Republican
December 18, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Jeffrey Tenczar Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Loren Foxx Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Ted Gorski Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Linda Gould Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Brian Labrie Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Kristin Noble Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Catherine Rombeau Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 John Schneller Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 Paige Beauchemin Democratic
December 18, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 Fred Davis Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 Marc Plamondon Democratic
May 31, 2023
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4 Ray Newman Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4 Sue Newman Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4 Linda Ryan Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 Susan Elberger Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 Heather Raymond Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 Dale Swanson Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 6 Lee Ann Kluger Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 6 Carry Spier Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 6 Suzanne Vail Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 7 Alicia Gregg Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 7 Louis Juris Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 7 Catherine Sofikitis Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 Efstathia Booras Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 Christal Lloyd Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 Kevin Scully Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 9 William Dolan Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 9 Sanjeev K. Manohar Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 9 Santosh Salvi Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 10 Linda Harriott-Gathright Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 10 Martin Jack Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 10 Bill Ohm Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 11 Manoj Chourasia Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 11 William Darby Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 11 Laura Telerski Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Bill Boyd Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Julie Miles Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Maureen Mooney Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Nancy Murphy Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Jeanine Notter Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Adam Presa Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Rosemarie Rung Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Wendy Thomas Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Dillon Dumont Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Cathy Kenny Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Andrew Prout Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Jeremy Slottje Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Jordan Ulery Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Robert Wherry Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 14 Richard Lascelles Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 14 Ray Peeples Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 Mark McLean Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 Mark Proulx Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 16 Dan Bergeron Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 16 Larry Gagne Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 Linda DiSilvestro Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 David Preece Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 Jessica Grill Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 Steven Kesselring Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 Suzanne L. Chretien Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 Matt Drew Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 20 Pierre Dupont Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 20 Alissandra Murray Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 Christine Seibert Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 Matt Wilhelm Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 Patricia Cornell Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 Nicole Leapley Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 Mary Ngwanda Georges Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 Jean Jeudy Democratic
December 18, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 24 Donald Bouchard Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 24 Christopher Herbert Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 Kathleen Paquette Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 Kathy Staub Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 26 Brian Cole Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 26 Patrick Long Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 27 Mary Murphy Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 Travis Corcoran Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 Keith Erf Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Joe Alexander Jr. Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Henry Giasson Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Sherri Reinfurt Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Sheila Seidel Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 Riche Colcombe Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 Jim Creighton Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 Jim Fedolfi Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 Molly Howard Democratic
December 18, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 Diane Kelley Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 Jim Kofalt Republican
December 18, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 Shane Sirois Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 Peter Leishman Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 Jonah Wheeler Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 34 Stephanie Grund Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 34 Daniel LeClerc Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 34 Daniel Veilleux Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 35 Liz Barbour Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 35 Kat McGhee Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 Diane Pauer Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 John W. Suiter Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 37 Megan Murray Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 38 Ralph Boehm Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 38 Kimberly Rice Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 39 Jonathan Morton Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 39 Mark Warden Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Suraj Budathoki Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Erin Kerwin Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Mark MacKenzie Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Trinidad Tellez Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 41 Lily M. Foss Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 41 Tim Hartnett Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 41 Karen Hegner Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 Keith Ammon Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 Gerald Griffin Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 Lisa Post Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Gary Daniels Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Paul Dargie Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Peter Petrigno Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Vanessa Sheehan Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 44 Ross Berry Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 44 Lisa Mazur Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 Jack Flanagan Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 Ricky Devoid Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 Gregory Hill Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 Ernesto Leonardo Gonzalez Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 Bryan Morse Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 Jose Cambrils Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 Michael Moffett Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 5 Louise Andrus Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 5 Deborah Aylward Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 6 Tom Schamberg Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 7 Karen Ebel Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 7 Gregory Sargent Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 Tony Caplan Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 Eileen Kelly Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 Stephanie Payeur Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 Eleana Colby Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 Muriel Hall Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 David Luneau Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 James Newsom Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 Stephen Boyd Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 John Leavitt Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 Yury Polozov Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 Thomas Walsh Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 11 Matthew Pitaro Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 12 Peter Mehegan Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 12 Brian Seaworth Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 Cyril Aures Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 Clayton Wood Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 14 Dan McGuire Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15 Tracy Bricchi Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 16 Connie Lane Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 Beth Richards Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 18 Jim MacKay Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 19 Mary Jane Wallner Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 Eric Gallager Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 21 Timothy Soucy Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 22 James Leon Roesener Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 Merryl Gibbs Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 Matthew Hicks Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 25 James Thibault Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 26 Alvin See Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 Carol McGuire Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 Ray Plante Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 28 Jim Snodgrass Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 29 Kris Schultz Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 30 Gary Woods Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 1 Scott Bryer Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 1 James Guzofski Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 1 Paul Tudor Republican
December 2, 2020
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 2 Jason Osborne Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 2 James Spillane Republican
December 3, 2014
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 2 Kevin Verville Republican
2016
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 Mary Ford Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 Cindy Bennett Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 Mike Drago Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 Brian Nadeau Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 5 Mark Vallone Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 5 Michael Vose Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 6 Eric Turer Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 Laurence Miner Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 8 Sayra DeVito Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 9 Donald Selby Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 9 Vicki Wilson Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 Michael Cahill Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 Ellen Read Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 Toni Weinstein Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Julie Gilman Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Gaby Grossman Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Linda Haskins Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Mark Paige Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 12 Allison Knab Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 12 Zoe Manos Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Charles Foote Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Phyllis Katsakiores Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Erica Layon Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 David Love Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 David Milz Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Jodi Nelson Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Stephen Pearson Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 John Potucek Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Katherine Prudhomme O'Brien Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Richard Tripp Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 Pam Brown Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 Ken Weyler Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 Joe Guthrie Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 Lilli Walsh Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Tom Dolan Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Ron Dunn Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 David Lundgren Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Wayne MacDonald Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Sherman Packard Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Kristine Perez Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Katelyn Kuttab Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Robert J. Lynn Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Charles McMahon Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 Debra DeSimone Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 Jay Markell Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 19 Susan Porcelli Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 Robert Harb Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 Charles Melvin Sr. Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 James Summers Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 Jennifer Mandelbaum Democratic
March 27, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22 Kate Murray Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 23 Jim Maggiore Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 Jaci Grote Democratic
December 5, 2018
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 Dennis Malloy Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Lorie Ball Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Tanya Donnelly Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Fred Doucette Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 John Janigian Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Dennis Mannion Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Valerie McDonnell Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Joe Sweeney Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 John Sytek Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Susan Vandecasteele Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 26 Buzz Scherr Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 Gerry Ward Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28 Carrie Sorensen Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Nicholas Bridle Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Michael Edgar Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Chris Muns Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Erica deVries Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 30 Aboul Khan Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 30 Matt Sabourin Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 Jess Edwards Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 Terry Roy Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 32 Melissa Litchfield Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 33 Alexis Simpson Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 34 Mark Pearson Republican
2016
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 35 Julius Soti Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 36 J D Bernardy Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37 James David Meuse Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 38 Peggy Balboni Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 39 Ned Raynolds Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40 Linda McGrath Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 Susan DeLemus Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 Robley Hall Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 Glenn Bailey Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 Claudine Burnham Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 Michael Granger Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 3 Susan DeRoy Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 4 Heath Howard Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 4 Cassandra Levesque Democratic
December 5, 2018
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 4 Len Turcotte Republican
December 2, 2020
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 5 Thomas Kaczynski Jr. Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 6 Denise DeDe-Poulin Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 7 Aidan Ankarberg Independent
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 8 Samuel Farrington Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 9 Amy Malone Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Wayne Burton Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Timothy Horrigan Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Loren Selig Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Marjorie Smith Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 11 Erik Johnson Democratic
March 27, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 11 Tom Southworth Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 11 Janet Wall Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 Myles England Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 Wayne Pearson Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 John Joseph Stone Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 Vacant
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 13 Peter Bixby Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 Peter Schmidt Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 15 Alice Wade Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 16 Gary Gilmore Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 17 Jessica LaMontagne Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 Michael Harrington Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 John Larochelle Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 Kelley Potenza Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 David Walker Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 20 Allan Howland Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 21 Luz Bay Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 21 Seth Miller Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 21 Geoff Smith Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 1 Brian Sullivan Democratic
2017
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 2 William Palmer Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 Skip Rollins Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 Steven Smith Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 Walter Spilsbury Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 Judy Aron Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 5 George Grant Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 6 John Cloutier Democratic
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 6 Dale Girard Democratic
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 6 Wayne Hemingway Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 Margaret Drye Republican
December 7, 2022
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8 Michael Aron Republican
December 4, 2024
New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8 Hope Damon Democratic
December 7, 2022
Salaries See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024 [2] Salary Per diem $100/year No per diem is paid.
Swearing in dates See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday in December in even-numbered years, one month and one day after the November elections.[3]
Membership qualifications See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives , a candidate must be:[4]
At least 18 years of age
A registered voter
A resident of the state for two years immediately preceding the election
A resident of the town or ward the candidate is running to represent Historical party control Republicans won control of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2020. In 2024 , they won a 221-177 majority with one independent and one vacancy.
The table below shows the partisan history of the New Hampshire House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
New Hampshire House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
Year
'92
'94
'96
'98
'00
'02
'04
'06
'08
'10
'12
'14
'16
'18
'20
'22
'24
Democrats 136 112 143 154 140 119 148 239 224 102 221 160 173 233 187 199 177
Republicans 258 286 255 242 256 281 252 161 176 298 179 239 227 167 213 201 221
Other 6 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Trifecta history A state government trifecta
Democratic trifecta: 2007-2010
Republican trifecta: 1992-1996, 2003-2004, 2017-2018, 2021-2023
Divided government: 1997-2002, 2005-2006, 2011-2016, 2019-2020
New Hampshire Party Control: 1992-2025 Four years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Year
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Governor R R R R R D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R D S R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R D D R R R R D D R R R R R
Elections Elections by year New Hampshire state representatives serve two-year terms , with all seats up for election every two years. New Hampshire holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2026 Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026 .
2024 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024 Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024 . The primary was September 10, 2024 . The filing deadline was June 14, 2024 .
In the 2024 elections, Republicans increased their majority from 197-191, with 11 vacancies and one nonpartisan member, to 221-177, with one vacancy and one independent member.
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party
As of November 5, 2024
After November 6, 2024
Democratic Party
191
177
Republican Party
197
221
Independent
0
1
Nonpartisan
1
0
Vacancy
11
1
Total
400
400
2022 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022 Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for September 13, 2022. The filing deadline was June 10, 2022.
Heading into the 2022 election, Republicans held a 202-177 majority with one independent member and 20 vacancies. After the election, Republicans maintained their control with a 201-198 majority with one vacancy.
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party
As of November 8, 2022
After November 9, 2022
Democratic Party
177
198
Republican Party
202
201
Independent
1
0
Vacancy
20
1
Total
400
400
2020 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020 Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline was June 12, 2020.
In the 2020 election, Republicans won control of the New Hampshire House of Representatives with a majority of 213-187.
2018 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018 Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2018. The semi-closed primary election took place on September 11, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 15, 2018 .[5]
In the 2018 elections, Democrats gained control of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party
As of November 6, 2018
After November 7, 2018
Democratic Party
167
233
Republican Party
212
167
Independent
2
0
Vacancy
19
0
Total
400
400
2016 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2016 Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. All 400 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 230-157 majority with one Libertarian member and 12 vacancies.[6]
Click [show] to see election information dating back to 2000
2014 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2014 Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014 . The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014.
Heading into the election, Democrats held a 213-173 majority with 14 vacancies. Democrats lost 53 seats in the election, giving Republicans a 239-160 majority with one independent member.
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party
As of November 3, 2014
After November 4, 2014
Democratic Party
213
160
Republican Party
173
239
Independent
0
1
Vacancy
14
0
Total
400
400
2012 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012 Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on September 5, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012 . The candidate filing deadline was June 15, 2012. All 400 seats were up for election.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 288-103 majority with two independent members and seven vacancies. Republicans lost 109 seats in the election, giving Democrats a 221-179 majority.
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party
As of November 5, 2012
After the 2012 Election
Democratic Party
103
221
Republican Party
288
179
Independent
2
0
Vacancy
7
0
Total
400
400
2010 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2010 Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010 . The candidate filing deadline was June 11, 2010.
Heading into the election, Democrats held a 216-174 majority with 10 vacancies. Democrats lost 114 seats in the election, giving Republicans a 298-102 majority.
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party
As of November 1, 2010
After the 2010 Election
Democratic Party
216
102
Republican Party
174
298
Vacancy
10
-
Total
400 400
In 2010, the candidates for state House raised a total of $489,484 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[7]
2010 Donors, New Hampshire House of Representatives
Donor
Amount
New Hampshire House Republican Victory PAC
$7,660
Total of All General Election Receipts in this Report (Uncoded)
$4,997
Difroscia, A R
$4,637
Abrami, Patrick
$4,463
New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
$4,350
Jackman, Norma Roth
$4,293
Obrien, William L
$4,109
Pillsbury, Leland & Mary
$4,000
Peckham, Michele
$3,731
Nashua Republican City Cmte
$3,608
2008 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2008 Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 9, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.
During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $468,987. The top 10 contributors were:[8]
2008 Donors, New Hampshire House of Representatives
Donor
Amount
Chaplin, Duncan
$10,000
Vinci, Chris
$8,369
Cmte To Elect House Democrats Of New Hampshire
$8,236
New Hampshire Medical Society
$5,700
House Republican Victory PAC
$5,697
Professional Fire Fighters Of New Hampshire
$5,363
New Hampshire Society Of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
$5,000
New Hampshire Association Of Realtors
$4,850
International Association Of Fire Fighters
$3,000
Fredette, Robert A
$2,799
2006 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2006 Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 12, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.
During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $528,066. The top 10 contributors were:[9]
2006 Donors, New Hampshire House of Representatives
Donor
Amount
Forward Together PAC
$23,800
New Hampshire Republican State Cmte
$13,289
Chaplin III, Duncan D
$13,074
Volunteer PAC
$8,500
Cmte To Elect House Democrats Of New Hampshire
$8,025
All America PAC
$6,000
Copp, Anne
$5,395
House Republican Victory PAC
$4,435
Democracy For America
$4,300
Sorlucco, Jerry
$3,985
2004 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2004 Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 14, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.
During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $403,625. The top 10 contributors were:[10]
2004 Donors, New Hampshire House of Representatives
Donor
Amount
Democracy for America
$34,500
House Republican Majority PAC
$22,325
New Hampshire Republican Party
$9,292
Chaplin III, Duncan D
$8,000
Lebanon Democratic Cmte
$4,557
Cmte To Elect House Democrats Of New Hampshire
$4,326
New Hampshire Society Of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
$3,150
Strafford County Republican Cmte
$2,782
New Hampshire Democratic Senate Caucus
$2,666
New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association
$2,600
2002 See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2002 Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.
During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $379,737. The top 10 contributors were:[11]
2002 Donors, New Hampshire House of Representatives
Donor
Amount
Pappas, Marc
$40,000
Effective Government Cmte
$14,050
District 17 Victory PAC
$10,671
Cmte To Elect House Democrats Of New Hampshire
$10,212
Republican Party Majority PAC Of New Hampshire
$8,310
Stepanek, Stephen B
$7,337
Irwin, Anne Marie
$6,969
Stepanek, Stephen B
$6,811
Sweeney, Thomas
$4,600
New Hampshire Job Creation Alliance
$4,050
Vacancies See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court , a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The governor and executive council must call a special election within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.[12] [13] [14]
See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8
District map See also: New Hampshire state legislative districts The state of New Hampshire has 228 legislative districts. The state Senate is made up of 24 senators elected from 24 districts. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 districts, making it the largest lower house in the nation, and the third largest parliamentary body in the world.
Use the interactive map below to find your district.
Redistricting See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature . These lines are subject to veto by the governor .[15]
State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[15]
2020 See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census On March 23, 2022, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. On May 6, Sununu signed a new state senate map into law. These maps took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 elections.
On Jan. 5, 2022, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.[16] New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[16] New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[16]
District map after the 2020 census Click here to view the enacted state house map. This map took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 legislative elections.
2010 See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2010 census New Hampshire received its local Census data on March 22, 2011. The state's population increased 6.5 percent, with Coos County being the only county to face a decrease (-0.2 percent). Growth in the larger cities was as follows: Manchester grew by 2.4 percent, Nashua decreased by 0.1 percent, Concord grew by 4.9 percent, Derry decreased by 2.7 percent, and Dover grew by 11.5 percent.[17]
At the time of redistricting, Republicans controlled the General Court, and the Democrats controlled the governorship. On March 23, 2012, Governor John Lynch (D) signed into law a new Senate plan but vetoed the House map, citing a lack of representation in towns exceeding 3,000 people, which automatically required their own representative. The Legislature overrode the veto on March 28, 2012, and the Department of Justice approved the maps in May 2012, as required by the Voting Rights Act .
Sessions Legislation The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the New Hampshire House of Representatives has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the Senate to the House and legislation that has already been approved by the House and signed by the governor after its passage in the Senate. The table below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read the bill text and see its voting history. Click the headings to sort the content. Rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them. Click the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated by BillTrack50 .
Dates of legislative sessions in New Hampshire by year 2025 See also: 2025 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2025 state legislative sessions In 2025, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 8, 2025, and adjourn on June 30, 2025.
Click [show] for past years' session dates.
2024 See also: 2024 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2024 state legislative sessions In 2024, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 3, 2024, and adjourn on June 13, 2024.
2023 See also: 2023 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2023 state legislative sessions In 2023, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 4, 2023, and adjourn on June 29, 2023.
2022 See also: 2022 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2022 state legislative sessions In 2022, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 5, 2022, and adjourn on May 26, 2022.
2021 See also: 2021 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2021 state legislative sessions In 2021, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 6, 2021, and adjourn on June 24, 2021.
2020 See also: 2020 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2020 state legislative sessions In 2020, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 8, 2020, and adjourn on June 30, 2020.
Effect of coronavirus pandemic See also: Changes to state legislative session dates in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
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Several state legislatures had their sessions impacted as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
2019 See also: 2019 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2019 state legislative sessions In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 2, 2019, through June 30, 2019.
2018 See also: 2018 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2018 state legislative sessions In 2018, the legislature was in session from January 3, 2018, through June 30, 2018. To read about notable events and legislation from this session, click here
2017 See also: Dates of 2017 state legislative sessions In 2017, the legislature was in session from January 4, 2017, through June 22, 2017. The state House met on November 2 over the governor's veto of HB 86.
2016 See also: Dates of 2016 state legislative sessions In 2016, the legislature was in session from January 6 through June 1.
Major issues in 2016 Major issues in the 2016 legislative session included Medicaid expansion, addressing the state's opioid crisis, and gambling.[18]
2015 See also: Dates of 2015 state legislative sessions In 2015, the legislature was in session from January 7 to July 1.
Major issues in 2015 Major issues in the 2015 legislative session included taxes, workers’ compensation, filing the $50-million budget gap, minimum wage increases, and casinos.[19] [20]
2014 See also: Dates of 2014 state legislative sessions In 2014, the legislature was in session from January 8 through June 13.
Major issues in 2014 Major issues in the 2014 legislative session included capital punishment, a proposed casino, raising fuel taxes for road improvement, Medicaid expansion, and a return of the state minimum wage.[21] [22] [23]
2013 See also: Dates of 2013 state legislative sessions In 2013, the legislature was in session from January 2 to July 1.
Major issues in 2013 Major issues in the 2013 legislative session included the state's budget deficit, education funding, state pensions, and abortion.[24]
2012 See also: Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions In 2012, the legislature was in session from January 4 through June 27.
Major issues in 2012 Major issues on the agenda included economic development, job creation, same-sex marriage, and gambling.[25]
2011 In 2011, the legislature was in session from January 5 through July 1.[26]
2010 In 2010, the legislature was in session from January 6 to July 1.[27]
About legislative sessions in New Hampshire The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people.[28] legislatively referred constitutional amendments , and bills that become law.
The Second Part of the New Hampshire Constitution establishes when the New Hampshire General Court , of which the House is a part, is to be in session. Article 3 of the Second Part states that the General Court is to convene annually on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in January. Additionally, in even-numbered years, the General Court is to meet on the first Wednesday of December for organizational purposes.
Legislative roles and procedures Every state legislature throughout the country features its own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government. Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includes veto overrides the role of the legislature in the state budget procedures for filling membership vacancies redistricting
Veto overrides
See also: Veto overrides in state legislatures State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session. The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in New Hampshire are listed below.
How many legislators are required to vote for an override? Two-thirds of members in both chambers.
Two-thirds of members in both chambers must vote to override a veto, which is 267 of the 400 members in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 16 of the 24 members in the New Hampshire State Senate . New Hampshire is one of 36 states that requires a two-thirds vote from both of its legislative chambers to override a veto.
Authority: Executive Power, Article 44 of the New Hampshire Constitution .
"Every bill which shall have passed both houses of the general court, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor, if he approves, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it; if after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with such objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and, if approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall become a law."
Role in state budget See also: New Hampshire state budget and finances The state operates on a biennial budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[29]
Budget instructions are sent to state agencies in August .
State agencies submit their requests by October 1 .
Public hearings are held in November .
The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the New Hampshire State Legislature by February 15 .
The legislature adopts a budget in May . A simple majority is required to pass a budget.
The biennial budget cycle begins in July . New Hampshire is one of six states in which the governor cannot exercise line item veto authority .[29] [30]
In New Hampshire , the governor is required by statute to submit a balanced budget. In turn, the legislature is required to pass a balanced budget.[29]
Committees See also: List of committees in New Hampshire state government Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote. The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint.
Standing committees are generally permanent committees, the names of which sometimes change from session to session.Select or special committees are temporary committees formed to deal with specific issues such as recent legislation, major public policy or proposals, or investigations.Joint committees are committees that feature members of both chambers of a legislature.Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees. The New Hampshire House of Representatives has 25 standing committees:
Constitutional amendments In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are also many other types of statewide measures .
The methods in which the New Hampshire Constitution can be amended:
See also: Article 100 of the New Hampshire Constitution and Laws governing ballot measures in New Hampshire There are two paths to altering the New Hampshire Constitution : A legislatively referred constitutional amendment or a constitutional convention .
Legislature See also: Legislatively referred constitutional amendment A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the New Hampshire State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 240 votes in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 15 votes in the New Hampshire State Senate , assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
In New Hampshire, an amendment needs to receive support from two-thirds (66.67%) of the votes cast on the measure.
Convention See also: Convention-referred constitutional amendment According to the New Hampshire Constitution , a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 10 years starting in 1972. New Hampshire is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.
The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:
State
Interval
Last question on the ballot
Next question on the ballot
New Hampshire
10 years
2022 2032
2026 measures:
See also: 2026 ballot measures Certified:
The following measures have been certified for the ballot. No measures to list
Potential:
The following measures have made it through one chamber—or one session for two session states—and may appear on the ballot in 2026. No measures to list
2025 measures:
Below is a list of measures that were referred to the 2025 ballot by the legislature or that have made it approximately halfway through the process in the legislature for referral to the ballot in 2025.
See also: 2025 ballot measures Certified:
The following measures have been certified for the ballot. No measures to list
Potential:
The following measures have made it through one chamber—or one session for two session states—and may appear on the ballot in 2025. No measures to list
See also External links
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