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Key Races to Watch in the New Hampshire House Race • New Hampshire Bulletin


The fight to control the New Hampshire House is heating up, with tight polling margins in the governor’s race and an increasingly competitive atmosphere in the presidential race. With Republicans holding a narrow advantage of 197 seats to Democrats’ 191, every seat in the 400-member Legislature will be closely contested in the upcoming election.

Both parties are vying to flip seats and gain control of the chamber or expand their current control. In a series of key races, Republicans are targeting seats with slim Democratic margins of victory in 2022, hoping to unseat vulnerable Democrats. Meanwhile, Democrats are looking to capitalize on open seats and narrow Republican victories to make gains in the House.

Some of the races worth watching include the Merrimack 1 district, where Democratic incumbent Lorrie Carey is being challenged by Republican Ricky Devoid after winning by just 22 votes in 2022. In Hillsborough 45, Democrat Rep. Karen Calabro faces a tough challenge from Republican Jack Flanagan, the former majority leader of the House. In Sullivan 8, an open seat presents an opportunity for Republicans to flip a previously Democratic-held district.

On the Democratic side, key races include Cheshire 11, where an open seat is up for grabs between Democrat Natalie Quevedo and Republican Denis Murphy II. In Strafford 5 and Strafford 6, Democrats are hoping to retake seats narrowly lost in 2022. Republicans are also eyeing competitive races in districts such as Rockingham 1 and Hillsborough 42, where slim margins of victory in the previous election could lead to potential flips.

As the election approaches, both parties are ramping up their efforts to secure crucial seats in the New Hampshire House and gain an advantage in the legislative session to come.

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