The 2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1]
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Background
editFour special elections coincided with the presidential primary.[2]
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| CNalysis[3] | Tilt D (flip) | September 20, 2024 |
Retirements
editEighty-one incumbents did not seek re-election.[1]
Democrats
edit- Belknap 5: David Huot retired.
- Cheshire 6: Michael Abbott retired.
- Cheshire 10: Bruce Tatro retired.
- Cheshire 15: Renee Monteil retired.
- Cheshire 15: Amanda Toll retired.
- Cheshire 16: Joe Schapiro retired.
- Grafton 7: Tommy Hoyt retired.
- Grafton 9: Corinne Morse retired to run for Grafton County Treasurer.
- Grafton 12: James Murphy retired.
- Hillsborough 5: Shelley Devine retired.
- Hillsborough 6: Sherry Dutzy retired.
- Hillsborough 9: Allison Nutting-Wong retired.
- Hillsborough 9: Michael Pedersen retired.
- Hillsborough 10: Michael O'Brien retired.
- Hillsborough 11: Latha Mangipudi retired.
- Hillsborough 19: Jane Beaulieu retired.
- Hillsborough 19: Heidi Hamer retired.
- Hillsborough 20: Candace Gibbons retired.
- Hillsborough 21: Jeffrey Goley retired.
- Hillsborough 25: Amanda Bouldin retired.
- Hillsborough 26: Mary Freitas retired.
- Hillsborough 34: Jennifer Morton retired.
- Hillsborough 35: Ben Ming retired to run for State Senate.
- Hillsborough 41: Amy Bradley retired.
- Hillsborough 41: Jacqueline Chretien retired.
- Hillsborough 41: Mary Heath retired.
- Merrimack 9: Angela Brennan retired to run for State Senate.
- Merrimack 9: Mel Myler retired.
- Merrimack 15: Steve Shurtleff retired to run for Merrimack County Commission.
- Merrimack 30: Rebecca McWilliams retired to run for State Senate.
- Rockingham 10: Charlotte DiLorenzo retired.
- Rockingham 26: Joan Hamblet retired.
- Rockingham 28: Rebecca McBeath retired.
- Rockingham 29: Candice O'Neil retired.
- Strafford 10: Cam Kenney retired.
- Strafford 12: Gerri Cannon retired.
- Strafford 12: Jeffrey Rich retired.
- Strafford 12: Kenneth Vincent retired.
- Strafford 15: Bill Conlin retired.
- Strafford 16: Gail Pare retired.
- Strafford 21: Susan Treleaven retired.
Republicans
edit- Belknap 2: Lisa Smart retired.
- Belknap 4: Travis O'Hara retired.
- Belknap 8: Nikki McCarter retired.
- Carroll 8: Mark McConkey retired to run for State Senate.
- Cheshire 18: Matthew Santonastaso retired.
- Grafton 1: David Rochefort retired to run for State Senate.
- Grafton 1: Matthew Simon retired.
- Grafton 5: Matthew Coulon retired.
- Grafton 10: Carroll Brown Jr. retired.
- Hillsborough 1: Kimberly Abare retired.
- Hillsborough 2: Laurie Sanborn retired.
- Hillsborough 12: Tim McGough retired to run for State Senate.
- Hillsborough 13: Stephen Kennedy retired.
- Hillsborough 13: Andrew Renzullo retired.
- Hillsborough 27: Karen Reid retired.
- Hillsborough 28: Leah Cushman retired.
- Hillsborough 29: Fred Plett retired.
- Hillsborough 36: John Lewicke retired.
- Hillsborough 38: Alicia Lekas retired.
- Hillsborough 38: Tony Lekas retired.
- Hillsborough 43: Bill King retired.
- Merrimack 3: James Mason retired.
- Merrimack 3: Dave Testerman retired.
- Merrimack 7: Daniel Wolf retired.
- Merrimack 25: Jason Gerhard retired to run for Merrimack County Sheriff.
- Merrimack 27: J.R. Hoell retired to run for Merrimack County Register of Probate.
- Rockingham 1: Jacob Brouillard retired.
- Rockingham 3: Oliver Ford retired.
- Rockingham 7: Emily Phillips retired to run for State Senate.
- Rockingham 9: Tony Piemonte retired.
- Rockingham 9: Chris True retired.
- Rockingham 14: Deb Hobson retired.
- Rockingham 18: Arlene Quaratiello retired.
- Rockingham 29: Tracy Emerick retired.
- Strafford 1: James Horgan retired.
- Strafford 1: Joseph Pitre retired to run for Strafford County Commission.
- Strafford 6: Clifford Newton retired to run for Strafford County Commission.
- Strafford 19: James Connor retired.
- Sullivan 6: Walter Stapleton retired.
Independents
edit- Hillsborough 43: Maria Perez retired.
Vacancies
editEleven seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignations and deaths in 2024.
Democrats
edit- Grafton 12: Sharon Nordgren died February 10.[4]
- Hillsborough 40: Damond Ford resigned August 30.[5]
- Merrimack 28: Art Ellison died March 25 of heart and lung issues.[6]
- Strafford 12: Cecilia Rich resigned August 28.[5]
Republicans
edit- Cheshire 11: Zachary Nutting resigned September 11.[5]
- Grafton 6: Jeffrey Greeson resigned July 1 after being charged with assaulting a snowplow driver.[7]
- Hillsborough 12: Robert Healey resigned July 17.[5]
- Hillsborough 39: Ross Berry resigned May 15 after moving out of his district.[8]
- Rockingham 30: Tina Harley resigned May 1 after moving out of her district.[9]
Independents
edit- Cheshire 7: Shaun Filiault resigned July 31 after moving out-of-state. [5]
- Hillsborough 2: Dan Hynes resigned February 9 after moving out of his district.[10]
Incumbents defeated
editIn primary election
editEight incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the September 10 primary election.[1]
Republicans
edit- Belknap 6: Richard Beaudoin lost renomination to Glen Aldrich, Harry Bean, Russell Dumais, and David Nagel.
- Carroll 8: Michael Costable lost renomination to Richard Brown and Brian R. Taylor.
- Rockingham 4: Tim Cahill and Kevin Pratt lost renomination to Cindy Bennett, Mike Drago, and Brian Nadeau.
- Rockingham 7: Josh Yokela lost renomination to Laurence Miner.
- Rockingham 30: Jason Janvrin lost renomination to Aboul Khan and Matt Sabourin.
- Rockingham 32: Scott Wallace lost renomination to Melissa Litchfield.
- Strafford 3: David Bickford lost renomination to Susan DeRoy.
Representatives elected
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Barndollar, Hadley (January 22, 2024). "Four NH House special elections to coincide with presidential primary". New Hampshire Bulletin. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "24 NH Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Han, Shena (February 15, 2024). "State representative Sharon Nordgren dies at age 80". The Dartmouth. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Resignations, Deaths, Special Elections" (PDF). The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Myler, Mel (March 28, 2024). "Obituary - Art Ellison Reminds Us: 'Feed the Damn Kids'". InDepthNH. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Downey, KC; Mitropoulos, Arielle (March 11, 2023). "Police arrest New Hampshire state representative seen on video shouting at plow driver". WMUR-TV. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Cullen, Margie (May 15, 2024). "Rep. Berry resigns day after controversial vote; GOP majority in NH House down to 5 reps". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Cullen, Margie (May 1, 2024). "Seabrook state Rep. Tina Harley resigns, narrowing Republican majority in NH House". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Porter, Steven (May 6, 2024). "Investigators concluded 2nd N.H. lawmaker didn't live in his district". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State.