2026 results · New Hampshire · New Hampshire 2nd District
Maggie Goodlander, the Democrat, wins re-election in New Hampshire's 2nd District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 3.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 16.5-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maggie GoodlanderDemocrat, incumbent | 185,900 | 58.8% | |
 Lily Tang WilliamsRepublican | 122,645 | 38.8% | |
| Robbie MahrouIndependent | 7,478 | 2.4% | |
| Write-in | 234 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted316,257 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:08 PM ESTSource: New Hampshire Secretary of State
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About the seat
New Hampshire's 2nd District takes in all or part of 9 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+3.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 16.5 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 2 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+3.5
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+6.0
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 1 of 2
- Hillsborough County33%
- Merrimack County21%
- Grafton County14%
- Cheshire County11%
- Rockingham County10%
- Sullivan County6%
- Coos County4%
- Carroll County1%
- 1 more1%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 9 counties compared moved 16.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 76% as many votes as in 2024, from 159% in Rockingham County to 30% in Carroll County.
Carroll County moved most: R+6.0 for president in 2024, D+39.6 this year
The 9 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Hillsborough County added 16,353 net votes for Goodlander against the 2024 margin, 34% of the district's change
Across the 9 counties compared, the margin moved by 48,534 votes toward Goodlander: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Hillsborough County+16,353 Goodlander
- Merrimack County+11,254 Goodlander
- Cheshire County+5,032 Goodlander
- Grafton County+4,192 Goodlander
- Rockingham County+3,373 Goodlander
- Sullivan County+3,329 Goodlander
- Coos County+3,150 Goodlander
- Carroll County+1,290 Goodlander
4 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Goodlander this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Sullivan CountyR+0.6D+16.4
- Coos CountyR+13.6D+6.0
- Carroll CountyR+6.0D+39.6
- Belknap CountyR+11.7D+8.9
New Hampshire’s ballot
All of New Hampshire’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures
StatewideDemocrats won 1 of New Hampshire's 2 statewide races; Republicans won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 2–0, now D 2–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the New Hampshire Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Maggie Goodlander, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Lily Tang Williams, by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
