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James48

(5,178 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:24 AM 4 hrs ago

GOP Loses Carroll County Seat in Special Election Upset

Source: New Hampshire Journal

In what Granite State Republicans hope is not a preview of November, Democrat Bobbi Boudman won Tuesday’s special election for Carroll County District 7, defeating Republican Dale Fincher 51 percent to 47 percent in a district that voted Republican by more than 13 points just 16 months ago.

Boudman received 2,207 votes to Fincher’s 2,043 out of 4,331 ballots cast across Ossipee, Tuftonboro, and Wolfeboro.

The result immediately drew national-style spin from Democrats.

“Bad day for the NHGOP,” posted state Democratic Party communications staffer Marissa Hebert. “Boudman lost her race in 2024 in this same district by 13.6 points. Tonight she won by 2.4 points. A 16-point swing from 2024.”

Read more: https://nhjournal.com/gop-loses-carroll-county-seat-in-special-election-upset/?fbclid=IwRlRTSAQeL15leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeYthLR51U1weOPVVTqQcKQmUP_45UFuwJi1OH7VMv5pSxy-GZRAD16MZmRqk_aem_kYdqFSliJPu23fY1vjaaxQ



Democrat in New Hampshire House race flips district- by 16% different than 2024.

That’s a heck of a flip!!! Congrats!
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GOP Loses Carroll County Seat in Special Election Upset (Original Post) James48 4 hrs ago OP
Let us pray it is a harbinger of things to come! lastlib 3 hrs ago #1
Astonishing EuterpeThelo 2 hrs ago #2
Another Red to Blue Zambero 2 hrs ago #3
Well, finally we got ONE thing to bluestarone 1 hr ago #6
Great news to start my morning with! NBachers 2 hrs ago #4
Loving this for the cons! AllyCat 2 hrs ago #5
Voting statistics have shown that (R) candidates that won their election by ... aggiesal 1 hr ago #7
But...but...but...Democrats are polling at just 13 percent! Wednesdays 11 min ago #8

lastlib

(28,078 posts)
1. Let us pray it is a harbinger of things to come!
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:56 AM
3 hrs ago

We not only have to win in November, we have to win by colossal margins. The GOPhers are going to claim we cheated; yeah we cheated by comparing repuglykan records/ideas to ours. That's just not remotely fair!

aggiesal

(10,736 posts)
7. Voting statistics have shown that (R) candidates that won their election by ...
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:29 AM
1 hr ago

about ~13% in 2024, are volnerable for 2026.
Swings between 13% - 17% in (D)'s direction in just about every election.

That's why MTG's seat is a safe seat. She won by 28.8% in 2024

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