House District Grafton 3
North Country · 1 seat · Easton, Lincoln, Livermore, Woodstock
Forecast
1.0 expected Democratic seat of 1
- Held today
- 1 D, 0 R
- On the ballot
- 1 Democrat, 1 Republican for 1 seat
- District party margin
- D+13.1 (90% range D+2.2 to D+24.0)
- Chance Democrats gain seats here
- 0%
- Chance Democrats lose seats here
- 3%
- Rating (seat share)
- Safe D
Seat split distribution
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Win chance |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stringham (incumbent) | D | 97% |
| Bonnie Ham | R | 3% |
How the forecast was built
| Statewide generic legislative margin (environment) | D+2.9 |
| + District partisan lean | +10.2 |
| = Expected party margin (mean Democratic candidate vs mean Republican candidate) | D+13.1 |
Each candidate's share is the party's share plus 2.5 points if an incumbent, plus a candidate-specific draw (SD 3.5 points, estimated from how far same-party candidates finished apart in 2022 and 2024). The district margin itself carries statewide, regional and district error (district SD 5.0 pts). The top 1 by share win. Independents are placed with the weaker major party minus a 6.0-point penalty.
Inputs
Partisan lean (exact by towns)
| Race | District | Statewide | Lean | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President | D+10.8 | D+2.8 | +8.0 | 0.4 |
| 2024 Governor | R+2.5 | R+9.5 | +7.0 | 0.15 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | D+16.9 | D+9.3 | +7.6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 Governor | R+13.4 | R+15.8 | +2.3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 President | D+16.9 | D+7.4 | +9.5 | 0.15 |
Last House result (2024): party margin D+16.5 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+2.6, incumbency removed (-2.5) → lean +16.7, blended at 30%.
Past results in this district
2024 — D 1, R 0 of 1 · party margin D+16.5
| D Jerry M. Stringham (i) | 1,146 | ✓ |
| R Paul H. Schirduan | 821 |
2022 — D 1, R 0 of 1 · party margin D+10.4
| D Stringham | 862 | ✓ |
| R Ham (i) | 699 |