Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / NH-2New Hampshire's 2nd district 2026 · held by Democrats

Maggie Goodlander is heavily favored in NH-2

Maggie Goodlander>99%Democrat · incumbent
Lily Tang Williams<1%Republican
Median marginD+17.080%: D+10.0 to D+24.0
Cook PVID+22026 lines
Tipping point0.1%decides the majority
District pollsD+17.94 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

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
CookSolid D
Inside ElectionsLikely D
SabatoLikely D
Race to the WHSolid D
EconomistSolid D
Split TicketSolid D
DDHQLikely D
FiftyPlusOneSolid D
Fox NewsSolid D
Silver BulletinSolid D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Saint AnselmOct 20861 LV54–38 D+16.0
University of New HampshireSep 21702 LV56–35 D+21.0
Saint AnselmAug 18701 LV50–35 D+15.0
Saint AnselmJun 251,614 RV50–31 D+19.0