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New Hampshire House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Hampshire House of Representatives: State House District Hillsborough 43

A district of about 16,000 people, 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+5.6 relative to the nation for president.

Gary Daniels (R) · since Nov 6, 1990Paul Dargie (D) · since Nov 6, 2018Peter Petrigno (D) · since Nov 6, 2018Vanessa Sheehan (R) · since Nov 3, 2020Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 164 seats

Every New Hampshire House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+5.682nd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican83rd seat · the majority lineDistrict 543

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222024
New Hampshire House of RepresentativesR+1.9D+1.5

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 164 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Hampshire. The black marker is District 543.

Adults with a bachelor's degree37% 46th pct · 87th of 159 in NH

Lower than 54% of seats.

White adults without a degree54% 51st pct · 78th of 159 in NH

Higher than 51% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 47th pct · 85th of 159 in NH

Lower than 53% of seats.

Black residents1% 65th pct · 57th of 159 in NH

Higher than 65% of seats.

Asian residents3% 70th pct · 48th of 159 in NH

Higher than 70% of seats.

People per square mile641 66th pct · 54th of 159 in NH

Denser than 66% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 516
36% college gradsD+6.7Held DDistrict 729
43% college gradsD+7.0Held DDistrict 529
43% college gradsR+2.4Held DDistrict 812
33% college gradsD+12.4Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Democratic (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 unopposed
  2. Paul Dargie (D)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 1.5
  3. Gary L. Daniels (R)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 2.2
  4. Vanessa L. Sheehan (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 2.5, 2024 by 2.8
  5. Peter Petrigno (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 6.2, 2024 by 4.3
  6. Maria Elizabeth Perez (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 4.4
  7. Bill King (R)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 1.9

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)