Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / NH-1New Hampshire's 1st district 2026 · open seat, held by Democrats

Stefany Shaheen is heavily favored in NH-1

Stefany Shaheen93%Democrat
Anthony DiLorenzo7%Republican
Median marginD+8.080%: D+1.0 to D+15.0
Cook PVID+22026 lines
Tipping point1.6%decides the majority
District pollsD+4.02 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 0.0 points (open seat, none).

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely D
Inside ElectionsLean D
SabatoLean D
Race to the WHLikely D
EconomistLikely D
Split TicketSolid D
DDHQLikely D
FiftyPlusOneSolid D
Fox NewsLikely D
Silver BulletinSolid D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Saint AnselmOct 20861 LV46–42 D+4.0
University of New HampshireSep 21711 LV46–42 D+4.0