US EditionDemocrats Flip New Hampshire State House Seat
Bobbi Boudman won Carroll County District 7 by 52-48, marking the 28th Democratic flip since Trump’s election amid debates over education and local roots.
- Tuesday night, Democrat Bobbi Boudman flipped Carroll County District 7 by a 52-48 margin, winning 2,207 votes to Dale Fincher's 2,043 across Ossipee, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro.
- Having lost here before, the seat opened after Republican Glenn Cordelli resigned last year, prompting the special election.
- Money and local roots shaped the race as Fincher raised $25,000, gained $30,000 from outside groups, and faced House Republicans pouring $70k while running as a write-in after recently moving in.
- The outcome changes the House tally, with the DLCC stating Democrats have flipped 28 seats since Trump's election, and Ken Martin praised Boudman's focus on rising costs and health care.
- The result recalls a 2017 local flip by Democrat Edith DesMarais that foreshadowed 2018 Democratic gains, while some New Hampshire Republicans note President Donald Trump's sub-40 percent approval and past 54-45 district margin.
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Democrats just pulled off a jarring special-election upset in New Hampshire —snatching a state House seat in territory Donald Trump carried comfortably in 2024 and sending another warning shot to Republicans ahead of the midterms. In Carroll County’s District 7, Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher Tuesday night, winning 51 percent to 47 percent in a race that few GOP operatives expected to lose. That alone would be notable. B…
Democrats Win a NH State House Seat in a Trump District
Democrats pulled off a massive upset in a special election Tuesday for a New Hampshire state House seat, with Bobbi Boudman defeating Republican Dale Fincher 51 percent to 47 percent in Carroll County District 7, which Donald Trump won by nine points in 2024. This is Boudman’s third attempt. He lost by more than 13 […] The post Democrats Win a NH State House Seat in a Trump District appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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New Hampshire BulletinDemocrat wins Lakes Region special election for seat in historically Republican district
Bobbi Boudman narrowly defeated Dale Fincher in a special election for New Hampshire state representative in Carroll County Tuesday, according to results from the Secretary of State’s Office. Boudman earned 2,207 votes — 51.9% — to Fincher’s 2,042. Boudman, a…
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Democrats on Tuesday notched another round of stunning over-performances in a spate of special elections held around the country—including a victory in a state House seat in New Hampshire that President Donald Trump had won by nine points less than a year and a half ago. The New Hampshire flip—in which Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher—is the second state legislative seat Democrats have flipped in as many weeks. And it brin…
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