2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives election
The 2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside other state and federal elections, including the 2024 [United States presidential election] and the 2024 [United States House of Representatives elections].
Republicans picked up 21 seats, expanding their narrow one-seat majority.
New Hampshire elects many of its state legislators using first-past-the-post voting but uses 2-seat to 11-seat districts to elect other state legislators. Plurality block voting is used in the multi-seat districts.
Background
Four special elections coincided with the presidential primary.Retirements
Eighty-one incumbents did not seek re-election.Democrats
- 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 2024 [New Hampshire Senate election#District 12|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
- 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
- Hillsborough 43: Maria Perez retired.
Vacancies
Eleven seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignations and deaths in 2024. An additional vacancy would be created after the election when Representative-elect Dawn Evans moved out of her district prior to inauguration day.Democrats
- Grafton 12: Sharon Nordgren died February 10.
- Hillsborough 40: Damond Ford resigned August 30.
- Merrimack 28: Art Ellison died March 25 of heart and lung issues.
- Strafford 12: Cecilia Rich resigned August 28.
Republicans
- Cheshire 11: Zachary Nutting resigned September 11.
- Grafton 6: Jeffrey Greeson resigned July 1 after being charged with assaulting a snowplow driver.
- Hillsborough 12: Robert Healey resigned July 17.
- Hillsborough 39: Ross Berry resigned May 15 after moving out of his district.
- Rockingham 30: Tina Harley resigned May 1 after moving out of her district.
Independents
- Cheshire 7: Shaun Filiault resigned July 31 after moving out-of-state.
- Hillsborough 2: Dan Hynes resigned February 9 after moving out of his district.
Incumbents defeated
In primary election
Eight incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the September 10 primary election.Republicans
- 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.