New Hampshire congressional election results 2026: Democrats swept New Hampshire’s races for Congress on Tuesday, keeping the state’s all-Democratic congressional delegation intact.
Chris Pappas won the open US Senate seat over Republican John E. Sununu. Stefany Shaheen held the open 1st Congressional District seat for Democrats, beating Republican Anthony DiLorenzo, and Rep. Maggie Goodlander won a second term in the 2nd District over Republican Lily Tang Williams, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Pappas wins New Hampshire’s US Senate race
Democrat Chris Pappas has defeated Republican John E. Sununu in the race for New Hampshire’s open US Senate seat, a stunning repudiation of the Sununu political dynasty and Donald Trump, who endorsed Sununu.
Pappas will be the first openly gay man elected to the US Senate. He’ll replace Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is retiring after three terms.
Republicans saw Sununu as their chance to end a long losing streak in Senate races in New Hampshire, and groups backing him poured in millions, including a $10 million ad buy from a new super PAC tied to President Donald Trump’s political operation. Pappas led in recent polls heading into Election Day, including 50% to 43% in an October poll from the Saint Anselm College Survey Center.
Who won New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District?
Democrat Stefany Shaheen was projected to defeat Republican Anthony DiLorenzo in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, a race that marks the beginning of a new political career for Shaheen, who will now be among the most powerful Democrats in New Hampshire.
Shaheen will replace Pappas, who gave up the seat to run for Senate, and keeps it in Democratic hands. The district covers the eastern half of the state, including Manchester. It flipped between the parties five times from 2006 to 2016, but Democrats have held it since 2017, and Kamala Harris won it by 2 points in 2024.
National Republicans made the district a top target. Shaheen led DiLorenzo 46% to 42% in the Saint Anselm College Survey Center’s October poll, after the University of New Hampshire Survey Center found the two statistically tied in September.
Shaheen, the daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, is a former Portsmouth city councilor and co-founder of a nutrition counseling company. With backing from Sen. Maggie Hassan in a rare primary endorsement, she narrowly beat Maura Sullivan, 37% to 35%, in a bitterly fought Democratic primary. She made health care and the wealth gap central to her campaign.
DiLorenzo, a Portsmouth businessman who founded the Key Auto Group chain of car dealerships and repair shops, made his first run for office with Trump’s endorsement, then tried to put distance between himself and Trump in the general election.
Thirteen days before DiLorenzo won the Republican primary, his car company pleaded guilty to four counts under Pennsylvania’s car dealer law and paid more than $4,200 in fines and court costs. Democrats accused him of hiding millions from voters, and he campaigned against China while touting an endorser who lobbies for a Chinese company.
Who won New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District?
Democratic Rep. Maggie Goodlander has won a second term in Congress, defeating Republican Lily Tang Williams in the race for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, solidifying a second term for the Congresswoman who has proven to be among the brightest stars in her congressional freshman class.
The race was a rematch of 2024, when Goodlander beat Williams to win her first term. Goodlander led Williams 54% to 38% in the Saint Anselm College Survey Center’s October poll.
The district covers the western half of the state. Goodlander, who grew up in Nashua, is a former Naval Reserve intelligence officer who advised the late Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman and worked at the US Justice Department under Biden. In Congress, she has pushed to require congressional approval for Iran war funding.
Williams, of Weare, was making her third run for the seat.
