Voters head to the polls in just two short weeks to vote in the primaries Sept. 10 for their party representatives to run in the November general election for available state representative seats.
As of this month, there are 194 Democrats, 197 Republicans and one independent seated in Concord. Eight seats are vacant.
In Rockingham County, voters from district 1 (Pelham), districts 8 and 32 (Danville), District 13 (Derry), districts 15 and 34 (Hampstead), districts 16 and 35 (Londonderry), District 17 (Windham), District 18 (Atkinson), district 20s and 36 (Plaistow) and district 25 (Salem) will elect 32 of the county’s 67 available seats.
Voters will see contested races on Sept. 10 in the following districts and parties.
In Derry’s District 13, 11 Republicans are vying for 10 seats.
In Londonderry’s District 16, 10 Republicans are vying for seven seats.
In Salem’s District 25, 10 Republicans are vying for seven seats.
In Danville’s District 32, two Republicans are vying for one seat.
There are no contested races in any of the districts within the Democratic party.
Statewide, 400 representatives will be chosen in November to represent the state’s 204 voting districts.
Voters will also vote Sept. 10 for their party candidate for Congress and the House of Representatives.