No incumbent was running for 112 of the 400 seats in the New Hampshire House as of the Sept. 8, 2026 primary, by Ballotpedia’s count. With two open Senate seats, New Hampshire’s 114 open legislative seats are the most of any state on the 2026 ballot.
The 2020 census works out to one New Hampshire state representative for every 3,444 residents, the smallest ratio of any legislative chamber in the country. The constitution fixes the House size and the $200-a-term pay, and five proposals to change them from 2019 through 2026 died in the House.
While New Hampshire families watched gas hit $4 and home prices cross $530,000, ten Republican state reps spent their 2026 session on an anti-Sharia resolution, a ban on Chinese homebuyers, and an amendment to seat a Holocaust-denial group on the state’s Holocaust Commission; all three failed.
In April 2026, journalist Dexter Dow reached out to Northfield legislators Greg Hill, James Thibault, and Howard Pearl for their positions on four significant bills, including a controversial student ID ban and a citizenship verification mandate. None responded. Their votes are now public, with ongoing legal challenges expected for these laws.
