Result
State Rep. Buzz Scherr (D-NH) won reelection to the New Hampshire House seat in Rockingham District 26 on Nov. 3, facing no opponent in the general election. His victory keeps the Portsmouth district in Democratic hands.
Candidates and platforms
Scherr, a law professor and Portsmouth police commissioner, has taken positions on education funding, gun safety, housing and civil rights. He opposes New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account program, which allows eligible families to use state education funding for private schooling and home education.
Scherr also supports stricter gun laws and zoning changes to encourage housing development. During the legislative session, he voted against several bills that would have allowed sex-based distinctions in certain settings under New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws.
District and chamber
Rockingham District 26 is a single-member New Hampshire House district representing Portsmouth's Ward 3. Scherr first won the seat in 2024 and secured a second term with his uncontested reelection.
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