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Democrats Score Stunning Victory in District Trump Won Easily in 2024

A deep-red New Hampshire district just flipped in a special election, puncturing the norm that safe seats remain stable between presidential cycles.

Elections

Mar 11, 2026

Sources

https://newrepublic.com/post/207629/democrats-flip-new-hampshire-special-election-warning-trump-republicans

Summary

Democrat Bobbi Boudman won a New Hampshire state House special election in Carroll County district 7, defeating Republican Dale Fincher 51% to 47% in a district Donald Trump carried by nine points in 2024. The result extends a pattern of Democratic flips in special elections since Trump returned to office, reshaping assumptions about partisan security in state legislative seats. The practical consequence is intensified pressure on Republicans ahead of the midterms and a heightened organizing push by Democrats aimed at flipping control of the New Hampshire House.

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Detail

Democrat Bobbi Boudman won a special election Tuesday for a New Hampshire state House seat in Carroll County district 7, defeating Republican Dale Fincher 51% to 47%.

The district was carried by Donald Trump by nine points in the 2024 election. Boudman had previously run for the same seat twice and lost in 2024 by 13.6 points.

After the result, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee president Heather Williams described a series of recent special-election losses for state Republicans. DNC Chair Ken Martin said Boudman’s campaign focused on costs facing families in New Hampshire and cited opposition to Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill.”

The Downballot reported this was the tenth district Democrats have flipped in a special election since President Trump returned to office.