2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for New Hampshire Senate District 6
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
James P. Gray (R) won re-election with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Cecil Abels (D) by 3.3 points.
James P. GrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%12,245
Cecil AbelsDemocrat
48.2%11,456
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.2%42
100% of the expected vote counted · 23,743 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.
- Cecil Abels
- 7%
- James P. Gray
- 93%
- Projected margin
- R+10.8
The candidates
James P. Gray (R)
Incumbent, New Hampshire State Senate, first elected 2016Cecil Abels (D)
Incumbent, New Hampshire State Senate, first elected 2016Cecil Abels (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.2%