Result

State Rep. Sayra Lynn DeVito (R-NH) won reelection to the New Hampshire House seat for Rockingham District 8 on Nov. 3 without an opponent. She was the only candidate on the general election ballot, securing another two-year term representing the district. ​

Candidates and platforms

DeVito's positions are outlined on her campaign website and by Citizens Count. She supports expanding parental rights in education, including requiring schools to notify parents about curriculum changes affecting their children and providing parents access to classroom materials.

DeVito also supports New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account program, which allows eligible families to use state education funds for approved educational expenses outside traditional public schools. Her campaign argues that giving families more educational choices would help ease the property tax burden on Rockingham County residents.

She opposes unfunded state mandates that require school districts to raise property taxes to comply with state programs. Her campaign also emphasizes Second Amendment rights, small businesses and opposition to abortion.

DeVito's legislative voting record reflects her support for limits on local school spending. According to Citizens Count, she voted for HB 675, which would cap how much school districts could increase their budgets from year to year, and HB 1300, which would require votes on local school district tax caps at general elections.

Citizens Count also reports that DeVito voted against HB 651 and HB 1826, which would have increased base per-pupil state funding for public schools. She opposed HB 1799, which proposed redefining adequate education, increasing state per-pupil funding and creating a commission to study alternatives to property-tax funding for public schools.

District and chamber

Rockingham District 8 is a single-member New Hampshire House district representing Danville. DeVito first won election in 2024 and secured a second term with her uncontested victory.

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