NH Legislature 2026

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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

CandidatePartyWin chance
Michael Cahill (incumbent)D100%
Ellen Read (incumbent)D100%
Charlotte DiLorenzoD100%

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)

RaceDistrictStatewideLeanWeight
2024 PresidentD+29.7D+2.8+26.80.4
2024 GovernorD+14.9R+9.5+24.40.15
2022 U.S. SenateD+33.9D+9.3+24.60.2
2022 GovernorD+7.9R+15.8+23.70.1
2020 PresidentD+31.4D+7.4+24.10.15

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 Weinstein3,795✓
R Jeanene Cooper2,833

2022 — D 3, R 0 of 3 · party margin D+31.5

D Cahill (i)3,449✓
D Read3,299✓
D DiLorenzo (i)3,288✓
R Cooper2,041
R Chamberland1,657
R Sank1,526