Riding profile

NH-1

US House district — NH · Mixed · us nh

The question

NH-1: a safe seat for the Democrats?

Editorial read

NH-1, a mixed riding in NH, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 8-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 56% vote share, against 43% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

PAPPAS, CHRIS

Sits with Democrat

Primary race

Who leads in the primary

Democrat

Stefany Shaheen 22%

6 candidates polled · Latest poll Jun 25, 2026 · byst._anselm

Republican

Hollie Noveletsky 16%

4 candidates polled · Latest poll Jun 25, 2026 · byst._anselm

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Incumbent

    Pappas, Chris

  • Democrat Open seat

    Beriont, Carleigh

  • Democrat Open seat

    Chadzynski, Sarah

  • Democrat Open seat

    Howard, Heath

  • Democrat Open seat

    Shaheen, Stefany

  • Democrat Open seat

    Sullivan, Maura Corby

  • Democrat Open seat

    Urrutia, Christian

  • Republican Open seat

    Bailey, Melissa

  • Republican Open seat

    Bright, Chris

  • Republican Open seat

    Cole, Brian

  • Republican Open seat

    Dilorenzo, Anthony

  • Republican Open seat

    Girard, Elizabeth

  • Republican Open seat

    Noveletsky, Hollie T

Current forecast

Democrat

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.0
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Democrat 56.3%
  • Republican 43.3%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Democrat Republican Other
HereNH-1 56.3%43.3%0.5%
National averageUnited States 51.9% +4.4 46.6% −3.4 5.4% −5.0

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Previous election · US HOUSE_2024

Won by
Democrat
Margin
7.8 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+5.1 pts

Around the region

Nearby ridings

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Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026