2026 forecast · New Hampshire 1st

Stefany Shaheen is all but certain to win New Hampshire's 1st District.

Stefany Shaheen vs Anthony DiLorenzo, an open seat. The model has Shaheen ahead by 14.9 points, winning 99 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe DModel D +14.9Polls R +0.0Updated October 22, 2026
Stefany Shaheen
Democrat
57.4%
198,563 projected votes
Anthony DiLorenzo
Republican
42.6%
147,102 projected votes
99%Shaheen
1%DiLorenzo
Shaheen all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Shaheen wins about 99 of 100
RatingSafe D99% chance for Shaheen
Model marginD +14.9Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +23.2 to D +6.32,000 simulations
Projected votes345,665Shaheen 57.4%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

New Hampshire districts

2 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Stefany ShaheenDemocrat · 99% to win
57.4%
Anthony DiLorenzoRepublican · 1% to win
42.6%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

345,665 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Stefany Shaheen D198,56357.4%
Anthony DiLorenzo R147,10242.6%
Total345,665100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%99% Shaheen1% DiLorenzo14 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The New Hampshire governor polling average
30%35%40%45%50%55%60%JulAugSepOct40.6Warmington51.6Ayotte
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
New York Times/Siena UniversitySep 22 · 613 LV · Gold16%Ayotte +11.0
YouGovOct 5 · 1,520 LV · C16%Ayotte +9.0
National Public AffairsOct 12 · 600 LV · NR16%Ayotte +16.0
Saint Anselm College for AARPSep 29 · 1,042 LV · C+15%Ayotte +7.0
University of New HampshireSep 21 · 1,418 LV · C-14%Ayotte +4.0
co/efficient (R)Sep 11 · 958 LV · C+13%Ayotte +21.0
Every other poll together: 9.7%

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Shaheen +14.9
Chance of winning
Stefany Shaheen99%
Anthony DiLorenzo1%
Simulated vote
Stefany Shaheen57.4%
Anthony DiLorenzo42.6%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanR +2.0
FundamentalsD +14.9
With pollsD +14.6
Early vote turnoutD +0.3
With early voteD +14.9

New Hampshire has no early vote reported yet, so its turnout correction comes from similar states that do and from its primary turnout. Early vote tracker

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +18R +18Partisan leanthe state's baselineR +2.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +14.9With pollsaverage R +0.0D +14.6With early voteturnout so farD +14.9
Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.