2026Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
2026 election for New Hampshire Senate District 9
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Matthew McLaughlin (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Denise Ricciardi (R) by 7.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Matthew McLaughlinDemocrat · winner
53.5%14,352
Denise RicciardiRepublican · incumbent
46.3%12,417
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%34
100% of the expected vote counted · 26,803 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.
- Matthew McLaughlin
- 45%
- Denise Ricciardi
- 55%
- Projected margin
- R+1.0
The candidates
Matthew McLaughlin (D)Denise Ricciardi (R)
Incumbent, New Hampshire State Senate, first elected 2020
Incumbent, New Hampshire State Senate, first elected 2020
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%