Result
Incumbent state Rep. Thomas Cormen (D-NH) won New Hampshire's Grafton 17 State House seat in the Nov. 3 general election, succeeding fellow Democrat Susan Almy in the district. Cormen was the only named candidate on the general election ballot and faced no Republican opponent.
Candidates and platforms
Cormen's positions are the only ones the race record contains. Valley News reporting describes him as focused on property taxes and public education. His campaign website says property taxes were the top issue he heard about while canvassing and that additional state revenue could provide property tax relief.
Cormen opposes expanding Education Freedom Accounts without income limits, according to his campaign site. The site describes legislation that raised the eligibility cap to 400% of the federal poverty level for fiscal 2026 and eliminated the income cap thereafter. Cormen has also expressed broader opposition to using public education funding for private or religious schools.
District and chamber
The seat is New Hampshire State House District Grafton-Floterial 17, a district encompassing all three wards of Lebanon. Cormen previously represented Grafton District 15, which covers Lebanon's Ward 3. His victory moves him into a district covering the entire city.
The outgoing District 17 representative is Susan Almy (D-NH), who won reelection in 2024 but did not seek another term. Joshua Adjutant (D-NH), identified as the prior holder in the race record, previously represented Grafton District 16, not District 17. The race record's reference to Adjutant is therefore incorrect.
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