Seamas Oscalaidhe
Seamas Oscalaidhe (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Carroll 7. He lost in the special Republican primary on January 20, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2026
General election
Special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7
Bobbi Boudman (D) defeated Dale Fincher (R) in the special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7 on March 10, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bobbi Boudman (D) | 51.9 | 2,207 |
 | Dale Fincher (R) | 48.1 | 2,042 | |
| Total votes: 4,249 | |||
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Democratic primary
Special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7
Bobbi Boudman (D) advanced from the special Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7 on January 20, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bobbi Boudman | 100.0 | 615 |
| Total votes: 615 | |||
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Republican primary
Special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7
Dale Fincher (R) defeated Dallas Emery Jr. (R) and Seamas Oscalaidhe (R) in the special Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7 on January 20, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dale Fincher (Write-in) | 75.5 | 771 |
| Dallas Emery Jr. | 21.8 | 223 | ||
| Seamas Oscalaidhe | 2.6 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 1,021 | |||
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Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)
John MacDonald and incumbent Edith DesMarais defeated Matthew J. Plache and David Owen in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John MacDonald (R) | 27.3 | 1,859 | |
| ✔ | Edith DesMarais (D) | 25.6 | 1,738 | |
| Matthew J. Plache (R) | 24.2 | 1,647 | ||
| David Owen (D) | 22.9 | 1,554 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,799 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)
Incumbent Edith DesMarais and David Owen advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Edith DesMarais | 58.9 | 744 | |
| ✔ | David Owen | 41.1 | 520 | |
| Total votes: 1,264 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 (2 seats)
John MacDonald and Matthew J. Plache defeated Seamas Oscalaidhe in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John MacDonald | 44.7 | 557 | |
| ✔ | Matthew J. Plache | 43.1 | 538 | |
| Seamas Oscalaidhe | 12.2 | 152 | ||
| Total votes: 1,247 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of New Hampshire House of Representatives District Carroll 6 was called for May 23, 2017. A primary election was held on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2017.
The seat became vacant after Harold Parker (R) resigned to join Governor Chris Sununu's administration.[1]
Edith DesMarais ran unopposed in the special Democratic primary. Matthew Plache defeated Seamas Oscalaidhe in the special Republican primary.[2][3] DesMarais defeated Plache in the special election.[4] Donald Trump won this district by seven points in 2016.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 6, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Edith DesMarais |
51.8% | 811 | |
| Republican | Matthew Plache | 48.2% | 755 | |
| Total Votes | 1,566 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ unionleader.com, "Dan Tuohy's Granite Status: Right-to-Work showdown creates unique dynamics," February 15, 2017
- ↑ Union Leader, "McLean, Morin to square off for vacant House District 44 seat," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "CARROLL COUNTY DISTRICT NO. 6," accessed March 9, 2017
- ↑ WMUR, "NH House special elections: Democrat pulls off upset in Wolfeboro, Republican wins Hillsborough County seat," May 23, 2017
