Legislative Updates by Rep. Maureen Mooney for November, 2026

General Election Day 2026 is in the books. The New Hampshire legislature for 2027-2028 will be sworn in on December 2, 2026 per N.H. Constitution Part Second, Article 3.The previous legislature’s term ends at 12:01 AM on December 2, 2026.The new Executive Council will be sworn in on the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday in January, that is January 6, 2027 per N.H. Constitution Part Second, Article 60.

To view the election results in Merrimack, click here.

I have updated my chart of the 8 winning MERRIMACK State Rep seats. The results are stark between midterm and presidential election years. To see the chart, click here.

For a map of which communities adopted the property tax cap question, click here. Merrimack voted “yes” with a vote of 7,981 to 4,952.To pass, the community must have voted 60% or higher on the question.

The question on eliminating the Register of Probate position in the N.H. Constitution Part Second, Article 71 failed statewide unable to attain a 2/3 vote (i.e., 67%).Statewide the question received 64.7% in favor with a vote of 367,062 yes; and 200,634 no. The position remains in the N.H. Constitution.

Thank you for you vote!

GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS:

Here is an overview of the General Election 2026 results in New Hampshire state government:

-The NH Executive Council went FROM 4 Republicans and 1 Democrat, TO 5/5 Democrat. This is the first time in state history the Council is 100% Democrat.

-The State Senate flipped FROM 16 Republicans and 8 Democrats, TO 15 Democrats and 9 Republicans. Democrats are one seat short of a veto-proof majority.

-The NH House will be approximately 292 Democrat and 108 Republican subject to re-counts. This is a veto-proof, supermajority. Last term, the NH House was 211 Republican and 170 Democrat.

-The MERRIMACK House Delegation went FROM 5 Republicans and 3 Democrats, TO 8/8 entirely Democrat. To see the chart, click here.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Some important dates are just around the corner:

-House & Senate bill filing period for all elected: November 4 – 18, 2026 at 4PM.

-House Organization Day for the new legislature: December 2, 2026.

-Hearings on executive department proposals to the Governor’s draft budget are November 16 – 18, 2026 at the State House. See the tentative agenda here with link to livestream.

-Deadline for Governor to deliver her proposed state budget to the legislature: February 15, 2027 per RSA 9:2-a.

-The 2027-2028 state budget will take effect on July 1, 2027.

LEGISLATIVE SERVICE REQUESTS (a/k/a LSRs) FILED FOR 2027:

The second filing period for all elected State Representatives and Senators is in effect – November 4-18, 2026. To view the regularly updated list of LSRs filed – by title ONLY – you can click on this link:https://gc.nh.gov/lsr_search/LSR_Results.aspx.Bill numbers and text will start to be published in December for legislative hearings to start in January, 2027. This is an important list to watch.

AROUND TOWN:

A special “thank you” to the Merrimack VFW Post 8641 for hosting its annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 am on Nov. 11 at Last Rest Cemetery. The Post does a great job faithfully remembering Veterans on November 11 and “those who gave all” on Memorial Day every year at 11 am.

The Merrimack Rotary Club is hosting its annual Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving morning at the Merrimack Middle School. Be sure to bring canned goods. The race begins at 8 am. Check out registrations and sponsors at this site:https://merrimack5k.com/

The Merrimack Rotary Club has food pantry drop-offs at The DW Diner (416 DW Highway, Merrimack, NH). Canned goods, cereal, and toiletries accepted!

Wishing you and your families a wonderful, peace-filled Thanksgiving this year! We have so much to be grateful for, and first on my list are my supporters! THANK YOU!

See you around town!

Rep. Maureen Mooney is in her sixth term as a NH State Representative serving Merrimack. Her website is: www.votemooney.com and Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/maureenmooneynh.