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New Hampshire House of Representatives elections
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This page displays election information for the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Elections
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
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
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
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
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.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 230 | 187 | |
| Republican Party | 156 | 213 | |
| Libertarian Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Vacancy | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 400 | 400 | |
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.[1]
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
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.[2] Republicans lost 10 seats in the election, giving them a 227-173 majority.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 157 | 173 | |
| Republican Party | 230 | 227 | |
| Libertarian Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Vacancy | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 400 | 400 | |
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2014Elections 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.
2012Elections 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.
2010Elections 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.
In 2010, the candidates for state House raised a total of $489,484 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[3]
2008Elections 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:[4]
2006Elections 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:[5]
2004Elections 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:[6]
2002Elections 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:[7]
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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 |
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| 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 is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, New Hampshire was under the following types of trifecta control:
- 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 |
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| 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 |
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Political Calendar 2018-2019," accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ With vacancies counted towards the previous party, Republicans held a 237-162 majority with one Libertarian member.
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2008 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2006 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2004 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2002 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
