House District Rockingham 10
Seacoast and Strafford · 3 seats · Newfields, Newmarket
Forecast
3.0 expected Democratic seats of 3
- Held today
- 3 D, 0 R
- On the ballot
- 3 Democrats, 0 Republicans for 3 seats — everyone on the ballot wins
- District party margin
- D+25.8 (90% range D+25.8 to D+25.8)
- Chance Democrats gain seats here
- 0%
- Chance Democrats lose seats here
- 0%
- Rating (seat share)
- Safe D
Seat split distribution
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Win chance |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Cahill (incumbent) | D | 100% |
| Ellen Read (incumbent) | D | 100% |
| Charlotte DiLorenzo | D | 100% |
How the forecast was built
| Statewide generic legislative margin (environment) | D+2.9 |
| + District partisan lean | +22.9 |
| = Expected party margin (mean Democratic candidate vs mean Republican candidate) | D+25.8 |
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 3 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+29.7 | D+2.8 | +26.8 | 0.4 |
| 2024 Governor | D+14.9 | R+9.5 | +24.4 | 0.15 |
| 2022 U.S. Senate | D+33.9 | D+9.3 | +24.6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 Governor | D+7.9 | R+15.8 | +23.7 | 0.1 |
| 2020 President | D+31.4 | D+7.4 | +24.1 | 0.15 |
Last House result (2024): party margin D+16.2 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+2.6, incumbency removed (-1.7) → lean +17.2, blended at 30%.
Past results in this district
2024 — D 3, R 0 of 3 · party margin D+16.2
| D Michael Cahill (i) | 4,074 | ✓ |
| D Ellen Read (i) | 3,922 | ✓ |
| D Toni Weinstein | 3,795 | ✓ |
| R Jeanene Cooper | 2,833 |
2022 — D 3, R 0 of 3 · party margin D+31.5
| D Cahill (i) | 3,449 | ✓ |
| D Read | 3,299 | ✓ |
| D DiLorenzo (i) | 3,288 | ✓ |
| R Cooper | 2,041 | |
| R Chamberland | 1,657 | |
| R Sank | 1,526 |