Election Recap
By now, most people know that New Hampshire’s State House will
have a blue hue in the next legislative session. While
pundits were predicting that Democrats would retake the majority in the
House of Representatives and the Senate might be evenly split, few
predicted just how far the blue wave would reach..
Last session, the House had 211 Republicans, 167 Democrats, 2
independents and 20 vacancies. The election swept in 234 D’s and 166
R’s. The Senate swung from a 14-10 Republican majority to a 14-10
Democratic majority. The Executive Council, which approves
gubernatorial appointments and state contracts, is now 3 D’s – 2Rs.
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