2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 25
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
James Thibault (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Erica Russell (D) by 1.9 points.
400-member House
James ThibaultRepublican · winner
50.9%2,581
Erica RussellDemocrat
48.9%2,484
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.2%11
100% of the expected vote counted · 5,076 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
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.
- Erica Russell
- 81%
- James Thibault
- 19%
- Projected margin
- D+6.3