2026 race

NH-02 — U.S. House

3 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Maggie Goodlander.

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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Democratic primary · Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Called by AP
Maggie GoodlanderWon80.8%
  • DPaige BeaucheminDefeated18.9%
Republican primary · Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Lily Tang WilliamsWon64.9%
  • RVictor OrlandoDefeated14.0%
  • RDaniel Stephen NicholsonDefeated12.0%
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

Disclosed money in race
$6.8M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

GOODLANDER, MAGGIE official portrait

Maggie Goodlander

D
IncumbentFEC H4NH02399

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Raised this cycle$5.0M
Cash on hand: $1.8M
Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Lily Tang Williams

R
ChallengerFEC H2NH02260

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Raised this cycle$1.4M
Cash on hand: $472K

Robbie Mahrou

I
ChallengerFEC H6NH02303

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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
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Victor Orlando

RDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NH02287

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Raised this cycle$171K
Cash on hand: $95

Paige Beauchemin

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NH02261

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Raised this cycle$48K
Cash on hand: $2K

Daniel Stephen Nicholson

RDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NH02295

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Raised this cycle$875
Cash on hand: $236
Local signal

Early read on NH-02 — U.S. House

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Maggie Goodlanderleans negative
2 pos21 neutral3 neg26 articles
Lily Tang Williamslimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle

Total disclosed
$6.8M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$6.7M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$150K
$150K for · $0 against
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Maggie Goodlander(D)incumbent
+ FELLOWSHIP PAC $150K
$5.0M$150K—$5.2M
Lily Tang Williams(R)
$1.4M——$1.4M
Robbie Mahrou(I)
$0——$0
3 defeated candidates — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Victor Orlando(R)defeated
$171K——$171K
Paige Beauchemin(D)defeated
$48K——$48K
Daniel Stephen Nicholson(R)defeated
$875——$875
Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NH versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Maggie Goodlander(D)18% in-state · $3.5M itemized
$634K in-state$2.9M out-of-state
Lily Tang Williams(R)23% in-state · $419K itemized
$98K in-state$321K out-of-state
3 defeated candidates — show
Victor Orlando(R)defeated36% in-state · $6K itemized
$2K in-state$4K out-of-state
Paige Beauchemin(D)defeated73% in-state · $18K itemized
$13K in-state$5K out-of-state
Daniel Stephen Nicholson(R)defeated100% in-state · $150 itemized
$150 in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

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About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

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