AP ยท AP report published Nov. 5, 2026, 7:20 a.m. CST; exact chamber call time not supplied. House clerk count released Nov. 4: preliminary. NHPR: Senate 15 Democratic, 9 Republican; individual calls incomplete. Census 2024 New Hampshire state boundary. Blue stripes show Democratic chamber-control gains; no district-level outcomes implied.
Democrats won control of both chambers of New Hampshire's Legislature, according to the Associated Press. A preliminary count released by the House clerk puts the 400-member House at 292 Democrats, 107 Republicans and one Independent.
AP reports that Democrats hold 15 seats in the 24-member Senate. New Hampshire Public Radio reports a 15-9 Democratic breakdown there, while noting that several individual races remain uncalled. House clerk Paul Smith cautioned that recounts and close races could change the final House seat totals.