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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 Rockingham 26
Buzz Scherr has no major-party opponent.
Buzz Scherr has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Buzz Scherr
The district
Lean D+41: 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
- 7,858
- People per km²
- 352
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 61%
- White, no degree
- 36%of adults
- White 87%
- Hispanic 2%
- Asian 8%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
2,053 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Buzz Scherr (D)99.5%
Write-In (—)0.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
7,421 two-party votes · D+42.2 · D+43.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)71.1%
Donald Trump (R)28.9%
2022
1,892 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joan L Hamblet (D)73.3%
Scott Forte (OTH)26.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
3,162 votes · D+48.9✓ Rebecca Susan McBeath (D)74.4%
Alexandria Knox (R)25.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
2,736 two-party votes · D+39.3 · D+34.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)69.7%
Donald Trump (R)30.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
2,307 two-party votes · D+32.5 · D+30.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)66.2%
Donald Trump (R)33.8%