2022 New Hampshire House of Representatives election

2022 New Hampshire House of Representatives election

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All 400 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
201 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Sherman Packard David Cote
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Rockingham 16 Hillsborough 3
Last election 213 187
Seats after 201 199
Seat change Decrease 12 Increase 12

Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain

Speaker before election

Sherman Packard
Republican

Elected Speaker

Sherman Packard
Republican

The 2022 New Hampshire House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of New Hampshire on November 8, 2022, to elect all 400 members of the House of Representatives of the 168th New Hampshire General Court.

A primary election was held in many districts on September 13, 2022.[1] The election coincided with the election of the other house of the General Court, the New Hampshire Senate, and other elections.

Democrats gained 12 seats, decreasing the Republican majority to a narrow 201 out of 400 seats. Results showed a near-tied House, with the deciding seat coming down to Manchester Ward 6, initially reported to have been won by Republican Larry Gagne by 23 votes. Due to the extraordinarily close margin of the victory, a series of recounts and legal challenges have followed, leaving the state of the race uncertain. Democrat Maxine Mosley was elected by 1 vote after a recount.[2] This cut the GOP majority to four seats.[3] This individual race gained national attention, due to both its close nature and its pivotal role in deciding control of the state House.[4]

  1. ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Sylvia, Andrew. "Mosley defeats Gagne following recount". Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Recount flips N.H. House seat to Democrats, trimming GOP margin in State House". New Hampshire Public Radio. November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Ramer, Holly (November 23, 2022). "GOP gains in NH recount, but matter isn't settled yet". The Associated Press. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

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