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  • New Hampshire becomes 26th state to adopt Parents’ Bill of Rights

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    What’s the story? New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) signed House Bill (HB) 10 on June 10, adopting a statewide Parents’ Bill of Rights.  This bill establishes parents’ rights regarding their child’s education, prohibits schools from infringing those rights, and allows parents to seek legal relief if these rights are violated. The bill also requires…

  • Two candidates are running for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2026

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    Voters in New Hampshire will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who first assumed office in 2009, announced that she would not seek re-election in 2026. According to Inside Elections’ Jacob Rubashkin, “While New Hampshire was already on the Senate battleground,…

  • New Hampshire lawmakers override public participation law veto

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    New Hampshire lawmakers on Oct. 10 overrode Gov. Chris Sununu’s (R) veto of a bill regarding public participation in agency rulemaking. The bill requires rulemaking agencies to compile reports describing how suggestions from public comments were incorporated into final rules. It also requires agencies to “provide a detailed explanation that includes the facts, data, interpretations,…

  • All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate are up for election Nov. 5

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    All 24 seats in the New Hampshire State Senate are up for election on November 5, 2024. Heading into the election, Republicans hold a 14-10 majority. Control of the New Hampshire State Senate has changed twice between 2012 and 2024. Democrats gained a majority in 2018, followed by Republicans in 2020. Politico listed the New…

  • Ballotpedia identifies New Hampshire Republican trifecta as highly vulnerable in New Hampshire House of Representatives elections

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    General elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives will take place on November 5, 2024. All 400 seats in 203 districts are up for election. Republicans hold a 197-191 majority in the chamber, with one independent and 11 vacancies. Republicans have controlled the House since 2021. The New Hampshire House of Representatives has a…

  • Three candidates are running in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on Nov. 5

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    Joyce Craig (D), Kelly Ayotte (R), and Stephen Villee (L) are running in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Chris Sununu (R) did not run for re-election. As of Sept. 17, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato’s…

  • New Hampshire has fewer state legislative primaries as national committees target state

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    New Hampshire has 52 contested state legislative primaries on September 10, the fewest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. The 52 contested primaries are 11.5% of all possible state legislative primaries. Ballotpedia defines a contested primary as one with more candidates than nominations available.  There are 18 contested Democratic primaries and 34 contested Republican primaries.…

  • Four U.S. House primaries are contested in New Hampshire this year—the most in the last 10 years

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Hampshire was June 14, 2024. Twenty-four candidates are running for New Hampshire’s two U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s an average of 12 candidates per district. There was an average of 9.5 candidates per district in 2022, 6.0 candidates per…

  • Three candidates are running in the September 10 Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District

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    Three candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District—Maggie Goodlander (D), John Neenos (D), and Colin Van Ostern (D). Two candidates lead in media attention: Goodlander and Van Ostern. Incumbent Rep. Annie Kuster (D), who was first elected in 2012, is not running for re-election. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Josh Rogers said, “So far in this race, there’s…