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New Hampshire › New Hampshire House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
New Hampshire House of Representatives: State House District Merrimack 24
Matthew Hicks has no major-party opponent.
Matthew Hicks has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Matthew Hicks
The district
Lean D+27: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 5,543
- People per km²
- 117
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 66%
- White, no degree
- 33%of adults
- White 93%
- Hispanic 2%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 2%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
2,953 votes · D+21.0✓ Matthew S Hicks (D)60.5%
Thom Bloomquist (R)39.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
6,502 two-party votes · D+27.4 · D+28.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)63.7%
Donald Trump (R)36.3%
2022
2,416 votes · D+27.9✓ Matthew Hicks (D)63.9%
John Cate (R)36.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
26,848 votes · R+5.0✓ Thomas C Walsh (R)16.1%
✓ John A Leavitt (R)15.5%
✓ Michael Yakubovich (R)15.3%
✓ Stephen Boyd (R)15.2%
Kathleen M Martins (D)14.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
3,041 two-party votes · D+26.2 · D+21.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)63.1%
Donald Trump (R)36.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
2,634 two-party votes · D+16.8 · D+14.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)58.4%
Donald Trump (R)41.6%
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Neighboring districts
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