The 2020 New Hampshire House of Representatives elections took place as part of the

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voters elected all 400 state representatives from 204 districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the

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. A primary election on September 8, 2020 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected will serve in the 167th

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. Following the 2018 election, Democrats had control of the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 231 seats to Republicans' 159 seats. Following the 2020 election, the Republicans flipped control of the chamber alongside the

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Summary of results

*Bold indicates a partisan flip of a seat. *''Italics'' indicates a change in representative but not party. Sources

Retiring incumbents

71 incumbent Representatives (35 Democrats and 36 Republicans) did not seek reelection in 2020: #Belknap 1: Harry Viens (R) #Belknap 3: Richard Beaudoin (R) #Belknap 3: Peter Spanos (R) #Belknap 3: Frank Tilton (R) #Belknap 4: Dennis Fields (R) #Belknap 5: George Feeney (R) #Carroll 2: Harrison Kanzler (D) #Carroll 5: Ed Comeau (R) #Carroll 6: Edith DesMarais (D) #Carroll 7:

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(D) #Cheshire 6:

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(D) #Cheshire 10: Sandy Swinburne (D) #Cheshire 11: John O'Day (R) #Cheshire 14: Craig Thompson (D) ''

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' #Coös 1: John Fothergill (R) #Coös 1: Michael Furbush (R) #Coös 2: Wayne Moynihan (D) #Coös 3: Yvonne Thomas (D) #Grafton 1: Erin Hennessey (R) ''

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(won)]'' #Grafton 3: Susan Ford (D) ''[Ran for State Senate (lost)]'' #Grafton 12: Polly Campion (D) #Grafton 12: Mary Jane Mulligan (D) #Hillsborough 2: J.P. Marzullo (R) #Hillsborough 6: Cole Riel (D) #Hillsborough 7: Linda Camarota (R) #Hillsborough 13: Kathy Desjardin (D) #Hillsborough 19: Bob Backus (D) #Hillsborough 21: Dick Barry (D) #Hillsborough 21: Bob L'Heureux (R) #Hillsborough 22: Reed Panasiti (R) #Hillsborough 22: Julie Radhakrishnan (D) #Hillsborough 23: Paul Dargie (D) #Hillsborough 23:

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(R) #Hillsborough 23: Joelle Martin (D) #Hillsborough 25: Tim Merlino (R) #Hillsborough 26: Jack Flanagan (R) #Hillsborough 26: Brett Hall (R) #Hillsborough 27: Michelle St. John (D) #Hillsborough 34: Greg Indruk (D) #Hillsborough 37: James Whittemore (R) #Hillsborough 38: Chris Balch (D) #Hillsborough 44: Mark Proulx (R) #Merrimack 2: Werner D. Horn (R) #Merrimack 6: Beth Rodd (D) #Merrimack 8: Robert Forsythe (R) #Merrimack 9: Howard Moffett (D) #Merrimack 9: George Saunderson (D) #Merrimack 15: Ryan Buchanan (D) #Merrimack 22:

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(D) #Merrimack 24: Frank Kotowski (R) #Merrimack 25: David Karrick (D) #Rockingham 1: David Coursin (D) #Rockingham 3: Michael Costable (R) #Rockingham 3: Kathleen Hoelzel (R) #Rockingham 4: Becky Owens (R) #Rockingham 6: Brian Chirichiello (R) #Rockingham 6: John O'Connor (R) #Rockingham 6: James C. Webb (R) #Rockingham 7: Joel Desilets (R) #Rockingham 8: Arthur Barnes (R) #Rockingham 8: Ed DeClercq (R) #Rockingham 16: Dan Davis (R) #Rockingham 18: Skip Berrien (D) #Rockingham 21: Patricia Bushway (D) #Rockingham 31: Tamara Le (D) #Rockingham 36: Patricia Lovejoy (D) ''

' #Sullivan 2: Gates Lucas (R) #Strafford 9: Steven Beaudoin (R) #Strafford 15: Linn Opderbecke (D) #Strafford 24: Mona Perreault (R) #Sullivan 8: Tom Laware (R)

Defeated incumbents

In the primary

10 incumbent representatives (6 Republicans and 4 Democrats) sought reelection but were defeated in the September 8 primary. #Belknap 2:

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(R) #Belknap 6: John Plumer (R) #Cheshire 13: Henry Parkhurst (D) #Cheshire 16: William Pearson (D) #Hillsborough 31: Fred Davis Jr. (D) #Hillsborough 33: Ken N. Gidge (D) #Rockingham 7: Walter Kolodziej (R) #Rockingham 20: William Fowler (R) #Rockingham 37: Jason Janvrin (R) #Strafford 1: Abigail Rooney (R)

In the general election

33 incumbent representatives (32 Democrats and one Republican) sought reelection but were defeated in the November 3 general election. #Belknap 3: David Huot (D) #Belknap 9: Charlie St. Clair (D) #Carroll 3: Susan Ticehurst (D) #Cheshire 13: Bruce Tatro (D) #Coös 3: Henry Noel (D) #Grafton 5: Jerry Stringham (D) #Grafton 6: Kevin Maes (D) #Grafton 7: Richard Osborne (D) #Grafton 11: Timothy Josephson (D) #Grafton 14: Elaine French (D) #Hillsborough 4: Jennifer Bernet (D) #Hillsborough 4: Kermit Williams (D) #Hillsborough 5: David Woodbury (D) #Hillsborough 5: Donna Mombourquette (D) #Hillsborough 21:

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(D) #Hillsborough 21: Nancy Murphy (D) #Hillsborough 21: Kathryn Stack (D) #Hillsborough 28: William Bordy (D) #Hillsborough 38:

James Bosman James Bosman is a New Hampshire politician. Education Bosman earned a B.A. from Hope College and a M.E.d. from Bridgewater State University. Career On November 6, 2018, Bosman was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he ...

(D) #Merrimack 1: Ken Wells (D) #Merrimack 3: Joyce Fulweiler (D) #Merrimack 7:

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(D) #Merrimack 8: Robert Forsythe (R) #Merrimack 20: David Doherty (D) #Merrimack 24:

Kathleen Martins Kathleen Martins is an American adjunct professor, former teacher and social worker from Hooksett, New Hampshire, who served from March 2020 to January 2021 as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, winning a special election to r ...

(D) #Rockingham 5: Anne Warner (D) #Rockingham 6: Mary Eisner (D) #Rockingham 9: Mark Vallone (D) #Rockingham 11: Liz McConnell (D) #Strafford 4: Matthew Towne (D) #Strafford 22: Peg Higgins (D) #Strafford 23: Sandra Keans (D)

Predictions

Detailed results

Notes

References

External links

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