As of July 3, 2025, two state legislative special elections are scheduled to be held in the U.S. state of New Hampshire during the 2025–2026 legislative session. Both elections are for the New Hampshire House of Representatives. At 400 members, the state house is the largest state legislative body in the United States, and the fourth largest lower house in the English-speaking world. As members are only paid $100 per year plus travel costs, turnover tends to be frequent, as members resign or die mid-term, resulting in a special election to replace them. According to the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, if there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be called to fill the vacant seat within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled. Nine special elections were called during the 2023–2024 session, five in 2023 and four in 2024. Strafford 12

Strafford 12 is a multi-member district in Strafford County that elects four representatives using plurality block voting. It contains the town of Rollinsford and all 5 wards from Somersworth. The special election was made necessary after Democrat Dawn Evans did not assume office after being elected in 2024, as she had moved out of the district. The special election was held on June 24, 2025, with a primary on May 6, 2025. Democratic nominee Billie Butler won the special election. Background

Of the 9,757 registered voters in Strafford 12, 3,186 (33%) are Democrats, 2,586 (27%) are Republicans, and 3,985 (41%) are unaffiliated. In the past two elections, it sent four Democrats to the state house. According to data from Dave's Redistricting, it voted for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris by 11.69 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election.

Recent results (2022–present) Year Democrats Republicans Others Ref. 2024 Dawn Evans 4,110 14.33% Ken Hilton 3,446 12.02% Myles England 3,992 13.92% Jonathan Wilson 3,221 11.23% John Joseph Stone 3,961 13.81% Padraic O'Hare 3,101 10.81% Wayne Pearson 3,905 13.62% Will Milus 2,925 10.20% Total Dem. 15,968 55.68% Total Rep. 12,693 44.26% 15 0.05% 2022 Kenneth Vincent (r) 3,153 14.76% Ken Hilton 2,470 11.56% Cecilia Rich (r) 3,095 14.49% Matthew Spencer 2,309 10.81% Gerri Cannon (r) 3,043 14.24% Nick Boyle 2,245 10.51% Jeffrey Rich 2,860 13.39% Steven McMahon 2,190 10.25% Total Dem. 12,151 56.87% Total Rep. 9,214 43.13% (r) = incumbent redistricted

Democratic nominee Performing artist and gig worker Billie Butler went unopposed for the Democratic nomination, receiving 187 votes in the primary. Republican primary Nominee Ken Hilton, plumber and candidate for this district in 2024 and 2022 Eliminated in primary Nick Boyle, candidate for this district in 2022 Results

+ Results by town Town Hilton Boyle Total Rollinsford 39 84.78% 7 15.22% 46 Somersworth 111 90.24% 12 9.76% 123

General election

+ Results by town Town Butler Hilton Total Rollinsford 268 59.56% 182 40.44% 450 Somersworth 696 54.04% 592 45.96% 1,288

Coos 5

Coos 5 is a multimember district in Coös County, electing 2 members to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. It contains the city of Berlin. Incumbent Brian Valerino resigned on June 19, 2025, after being appointed warden of the Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility. The special election was held on November 4, 2025.

Republican Marc Tremblay narrowly defeated former Democratic state representative Corinne Cascadden in the election. A recount was conducted, confirming Tremblay’s victory but reducing his margin to five votes. According to New Hampshire's Secretary of State David Scanlan, there was no clear explanation for the discrepancy between the 1,794 ballots reported as cast by city officials and the 10 additional votes tallied by the three recount teams. The recount determined that Cascadden gained nine of those additional votes, including one write-in ballot, while Tremblay’s total remained unchanged.

Recent results (2022–present) Year Winning Candidates Losing Candidates Others Ref. 2024 Brian Valerino 2,032 27.86% Corinne Cascadden 1,768 24.24% Peter Morency 1,932 26.48% Henry W. Noel 1,561 21.40% Total Rep. 3,964 54.34% Total Dem. 3,329 45.63% 2 0.03% 2022 Corinne Cascadden 1,519 28.41% Lori Korzen 1,361 25.46% Henry W. Noel 1,418 26.53% Justin Hale 1,048 19.60% Total Dem. 2,937 54.94% Total Rep. 2,409 45.06%

Democratic nominee Former representative Corinne Cascadden went unopposed for the Democratic nomination, receiving 188 votes in the primary.

Republican primary Nominee Marc Tremblay, former New Hampshire House of Representatives from Coos 4 from 2010 to 2012 Eliminated in primary Johnathan Henson Results

General election

Carroll 7

Carroll 7 is a district in Carroll County, electing a member to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Incumbent Glenn Cordelli resigned on November 12, 2025, after moving out of state. The special election was held on March 10, 2026.

Democrat Bobbi Boudman narrowly defeated Republican Dale Fincher in the election, flipping the district.

Recent results (2022–present) Year Winning Candidate Losing Candidate Ref. 2024 Glenn Cordelli 5,095 56.8% Bobbi Boudman 3,871 43.1% 2022 Glenn Cordelli 4,119 56.2% Bobbi Boudman 3,203 43.7%

Democratic nominee Bobbi Boudman went unopposed for the Democratic nomination, receiving 615 votes in the primary.

Republican primary Nominee Dale Fincher Eliminated in primary Dallas Emery Jr. Jenna Dancy Seamas Oscalaidhe Results

General election

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