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

New Hampshire House of Representatives: State House District Merrimack 05

A district of about 7,600 people, 35% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+13.4 relative to the nation for president.

Deborah Aylward (R) · since Nov 8, 2022Louise Andrus (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.

R+13.4131st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican83rd seat · the majority lineDistrict 605

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+0.6R+8.5

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 605.

Adults with a bachelor's degree35% 35th pct · 104th of 159 in NH

Lower than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree62% 74th pct · 42nd of 159 in NH

Higher than 74% of seats.

Hispanic residents1% 22nd pct · 125th of 159 in NH

Lower than 78% of seats.

Black residents1% 68th pct · 51st of 159 in NH

Higher than 68% of seats.

Asian residents1% 28th pct · 114th of 159 in NH

Lower than 72% of seats.

People per square mile44 6th pct · 149th of 159 in NH

Less dense than 94% 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. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 3
34% college gradsR+12.7Flipped DDistrict 604
35% college gradsR+10.8SplitDistrict 527
38% college gradsR+10.5Held RDistrict 1
36% college gradsR+7.0Flipped 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 by 2.1
  2. Louise Andrus (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 7.0, 2024 by 16.0
  3. Deborah Aylward (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 0.6, 2024 by 8.5

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