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New Hampshire state legislative election results, 2024
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The sections below contain analysis of election results in the state legislative elections for New Hampshire in 2024.
General election results
Senate
House
Retiring incumbents
Senate
Four incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] The average number of retirements from 2010 to 2022 was 5.7. Those incumbents were:
Name | Party | Office |
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Carrie Gendreau | ![]() |
District 1 |
Becky Whitley | ![]() |
District 15 |
Lou D'Allesandro | ![]() |
District 20 |
Jeb Bradley | ![]() |
District 3 |
House
Ninety-two incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[2] The average number of retirements between 2010 to 2022 was 101.0. Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in New Hampshire. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in New Hampshire in 2024. Information below was calculated on August 19, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
New Hampshire had 52 contested state legislative primaries on September 10, the fewest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010.
The 52 contested primaries amounted to 11.5% of all possible state legislative primaries. Ballotpedia defines a contested primary as one with more candidates than nominations available.
There were 18 contested Democratic primaries and 34 contested Republican primaries. For Democrats, this was the fewest since 2012; for Republicans, this was the fewest since Ballotpedia began tracking.
All 424 seats of the General Court had up for election, and 820 candidates ran in the primaries. Among them, there were 407 Democrats and 413 Republicans. For Democrats, this was the lowest turnout since 2014; for Republicans, it was the lowest turnout since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010.
There were 328 incumbents running in the primaries. Among them, 89, or about 27.1%, were contested.
There were 96 open seats, including 92 in the House and four in the Senate. The average number of retirements from 2010 to 2022 was 106.7.
Heading into the 2024 elections, New Hampshire had a Republican trifecta. Republicans had a 14-10 majority in the Senate and a 197-194-1 majority in the House with eight vacancies. Since 1992, there had been 13 years of Republican trifectas and four years of Democratic trifectas in New Hampshire.
Politico included New Hampshire on their list of five states “where Republicans and Democrats are waging the biggest battles for control of state legislatures.”[3]
Politico’s Liz Crampton wrote, “Control of the Legislature has switched back and forth between parties over the years, underscoring the opportunity for either party to sell voters on a different vision for policymaking. The open gubernatorial race — GOP Gov. Chris Sununu isn’t running for reelection — has the potential to drive out more voters in November, giving either party a coattails push.”[3]
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee included New Hampshire on its list of top states to protect or expand power. The Republican State Leadership Committee said New Hampshire was on their list of top states to defend.[4][5]
Senate
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the New Hampshire State Senate from 2010 to 2024.[6]
Open Seats in New Hampshire State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
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Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
2024 | 24 | 4 (17%) | 20 (83%) |
2022 | 24 | 8 (33%) | 16 (67%) |
2020 | 24 | 3 (13%) | 21 (87%) |
2018 | 24 | 2 (8%) | 22 (92%) |
2016 | 24 | 7 (29%) | 17 (71%) |
2014 | 24 | 3 (13%) | 21 (87%) |
2012 | 24 | 9 (38%) | 15 (62%) |
2010 | 24 | 5 (21%) | 19 (79%) |
House
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[7]
Open Seats in New Hampshire House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
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Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
2024 | 400 | 92 (23 percent) | 308 (77 percent) |
2022 | 400 | 118 (30 percent) | 282 (70 percent) |
2020 | 400 | 78 (20 percent) | 322 (80 percent) |
2018 | 400 | 103 (26 percent) | 297 (74 percent) |
2016 | 400 | 103 (26 percent) | 297 (74 percent) |
2014 | 400 | 93 (23 percent) | 307 (77 percent) |
2012 | 400 | 118 (30 percent) | 282 (70 percent) |
2010 | 400 | 93 (23 percent) | 307 (77 percent) |
See also
- Elections
- Elections calendar
- Elections by state and year
- State Poll Opening and Closing Times
- State legislative elections, 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, "These 5 states are the most likely to see legislative chambers flip in November," June 19, 2024
- ↑ DLCC.org,"Path to the Majority: Expanding the Map," accessed August 19, 2024
- ↑ RSLC.gop,"RSLC Announces State Legislative Targets For 2024 Election Cycle," accessed August 19, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
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