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2024
New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 12, 2026
Primary: September 8, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

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Voting in New Hampshire

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Lean Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
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New Hampshire elections, 2026
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U.S. House elections, 2026

All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of New Hampshire, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is September 8, 2026. The filing deadline is June 12, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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General election

The primary will occur on September 8, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 8, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Melissa Bailey, Brian Cole, Anthony DiLorenzo, Elizabeth Girard, and Hollie Noveletsky are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 8, 2026.


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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in New Hampshire

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Carleigh Beriont Democratic Party $227,804 $170,554 $57,250 As of September 30, 2025
Sarah E. Chadzynski Democratic Party $31,080 $26,600 $4,480 As of September 30, 2025
Bill Conlin Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Heath Howard Democratic Party $14,457 $4,822 $8,028 As of September 30, 2025
Stefany Shaheen Democratic Party $885,313 $209,623 $675,690 As of September 30, 2025
Maura Sullivan Democratic Party $1,394,003 $444,352 $956,873 As of September 30, 2025
Christian Urrutia Democratic Party $421,299 $153,891 $267,408 As of September 30, 2025
Melissa Bailey Republican Party $163,588 $16,017 $147,570 As of September 30, 2025
Brian Cole Republican Party $253,452 $8,086 $245,366 As of September 30, 2025
Anthony DiLorenzo Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Elizabeth Girard Republican Party $108,825 $404 $108,421 As of September 30, 2025
Hollie Noveletsky Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
1/13/20261/6/202612/23/202512/16/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Hampshire in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Hampshire, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
New Hampshire U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 100 $50 6/12/2026 Source
New Hampshire U.S. House Unaffiliated 1,500 $50 8/5/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) defeated Russell Prescott (R) in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas (D)
 
54.0
 
218,577
Image of Russell Prescott
Russell Prescott (R)  Candidate Connection
 
45.9
 
185,936
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
295

Total votes: 404,808
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) defeated Kevin Rondeau (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas
 
94.8
 
54,927
Image of Kevin Rondeau
Kevin Rondeau
 
4.8
 
2,783
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4%
 
209

Total votes: 57,919
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Russell Prescott
Russell Prescott  Candidate Connection
 
26.0
 
17,408
Image of Hollie Noveletsky
Hollie Noveletsky
 
23.7
 
15,896
Image of Joseph Kelly Levasseur
Joseph Kelly Levasseur
 
23.0
 
15,418
Image of Christian Bright
Christian Bright
 
13.0
 
8,733
Image of Walter McFarlane III
Walter McFarlane III
 
8.1
 
5,421
Image of Max Abramson
Max Abramson  Candidate Connection
 
3.3
 
2,180
Image of Andy Martin
Andy Martin
 
2.3
 
1,563
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6%
 
417

Total votes: 67,036
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General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) defeated Karoline Leavitt (R) in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas (D)
 
54.0
 
167,391
Image of Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt (R)
 
45.9
 
142,229
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
342

Total votes: 309,962
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas
 
99.1
 
41,990
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9%
 
378

Total votes: 42,368
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt
 
34.4
 
25,931
Image of Matt Mowers
Matt Mowers
 
25.3
 
19,072
Image of Gail Huff Brown
Gail Huff Brown
 
17.2
 
12,999
Image of Russell Prescott
Russell Prescott
 
10.0
 
7,551
Image of Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter
 
9.2
 
6,970
Image of Mary Maxwell
Mary Maxwell
 
0.9
 
673
Image of Kevin Rondeau
Kevin Rondeau
 
0.8
 
610
Image of Gilead Towne
Gilead Towne  Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
466
Image of Mark Kilbane
Mark Kilbane  Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
347
Image of Tom Alciere
Tom Alciere
 
0.5
 
342
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6%
 
440

Total votes: 75,401
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General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) defeated Matt Mowers (R) and Zachary Dumont (L) in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas (D)
 
51.3
 
205,606
Image of Matt Mowers
Matt Mowers (R)  Candidate Connection
 
46.2
 
185,159
Image of Zachary Dumont
Zachary Dumont (L)  Candidate Connection
 
2.4
 
9,747
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0%
 
149

Total votes: 400,661
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Incumbent Chris Pappas (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas
 
99.7
 
70,643
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3%
 
194

Total votes: 70,837
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1

Matt Mowers (R) defeated Matt Mayberry (R), Kevin Rondeau (R), Jeff Denaro (R), and Michael Callis (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 1 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Mowers
Matt Mowers  Candidate Connection
 
59.3
 
41,100
Image of Matt Mayberry
Matt Mayberry  Candidate Connection
 
26.6
 
18,479
Image of Kevin Rondeau
Kevin Rondeau
 
6.1
 
4,203
Image of Jeff Denaro
Jeff Denaro  Candidate Connection
 
3.9
 
2,723
Image of Michael Callis
Michael Callis
 
3.9
 
2,703
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
132

Total votes: 69,340
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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Hampshire's 1st the 200th most Democratic district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
51.0%49.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in New Hampshire, 2024

New Hampshire presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 14 Democratic wins
  • 18 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R D D R R R R D D D R R R R D R R R R R R D D R D D D D D D
See also: Party control of New Hampshire state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New Hampshire's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Hampshire
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 2 4
Republican 0 0 0
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 2 4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New Hampshire's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in New Hampshire, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorRepublican Party Kelly Ayotte
Secretary of StateRepublican Party David Scanlan
Attorney GeneralRepublican Party John Formella

State legislature

New Hampshire State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 8
     Republican Party 16
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 24

New Hampshire House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 177
     Republican Party 218
     Independent 1
     Other 0
     Vacancies 4
Total 400

Trifecta control

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

See also

New Hampshire 2026 primaries 2026 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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