Flipped from independentCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
New Hampshire House of Representatives: State House District Belknap 01
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Amber Schaefer flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 3.2 points over Tom Ploszaj.
400-member House
Amber SchaeferDemocrat · winner
51.6%1,036
Tom PloszajRepublican · incumbent
48.4%972
100% of the expected vote counted · 2,008 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Amber Schaefer
- 16%
- Tom Ploszaj
- 84%
- Projected margin
- R+7.4