NH Legislature 2026

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House District Strafford 11

Seacoast and Strafford · 3 seats · Dover Ward 4, Lee, Madbury

Forecast

3.0 expected Democratic seats of 3
Held today
3 D, 0 R
On the ballot
3 Democrats, 1 Republican for 3 seats
District party margin
D+29.2 (90% range D+18.3 to D+40.2)
Chance Democrats gain seats here
0%
Chance Democrats lose seats here
0%
Rating (seat share)
Safe D

Seat split distribution

Candidates

CandidatePartyWin chance
Tom Southworth (incumbent)D100%
Erik Johnson (incumbent)D100%
Janet Wall (incumbent)D100%
Monique MeadowsR0%

How the forecast was built

Statewide generic legislative margin (environment)D+2.9
+ District partisan lean+26.3
= Expected party margin (mean Democratic candidate vs mean Republican candidate)D+29.2

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+29.4D+2.8+26.50.4
2024 GovernorD+15.6R+9.5+25.20.15
2022 U.S. SenateD+34.0D+9.3+24.70.2
2022 GovernorD+9.3R+15.8+25.00.1
2020 PresidentD+30.6D+7.4+23.30.15

Last House result (2024): party margin D+27.6 vs a statewide legislative environment of R+2.6, incumbency removed (-1.7) → lean +28.6, blended at 30%.

Past results in this district

2024 — D 3, R 0 of 3 · party margin D+27.6

D Janet G. Wall (i)4,500✓
D Erik Johnson4,250✓
D Thomas Southworth (i)4,121✓
R Joe Bazo2,455
R Denis Grenier2,439
R Bill Taylor2,408

2022 — D 3, R 0 of 3 · party margin D+23.6

D Wall (i)3,793✓
D Southworth (i)3,513✓
D Menear3,339✓
R Lehman2,194