House District Merrimack 2
Lakes Region · 1 seat · Northfield
Forecast
0.0 expected Democratic seat of 1
- Held today
- 0 D, 1 R
- On the ballot
- 1 Democrat, 1 Republican for 1 seat
- District party margin
- R+15.5 (90% range R+26.6 to R+4.6)
- Chance Democrats gain seats here
- 2%
- Chance Democrats lose seats here
- 0%
- Rating (seat share)
- Safe R
Seat split distribution
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Win chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Hill (incumbent) | R | 98% |
| Joyce Fulweiler | D | 2% |
How the forecast was built
| Statewide generic legislative margin (environment) | D+2.9 |
| + District partisan lean | -18.4 |
| = Expected party margin (mean Democratic candidate vs mean Republican candidate) | R+15.5 |
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 5.1 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 town)
| Race | District | Statewide | Lean | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President | R+18.6 | D+2.8 | -21.4 | 0.4 |
| 2024 Governor | R+25.5 | R+9.5 | -16.0 | 0.15 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | R+6.0 | D+9.3 | -15.4 | 0.2 |
| 2022 Governor | R+30.4 | R+15.8 | -14.6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 President | R+12.2 | D+7.4 | -19.6 | 0.15 |
Last House result not used as a lean (uncontested or lopsided).
Past results in this district
2024 — D 0, R 1 of 1 · uncontested
| R Greg Hill | 1,901 | ✓ |
2022 — D 0, R 1 of 1 · party margin R+16.1
| R Hill (i) | 1,101 | ✓ |
| D Fulweiler | 795 |