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In 2004, Democrats made large gains inConcord, winning the governorship, adding 30 seats in the House, two seats in the Senate, winning anExecutive Council seat in District 5 for the first time since the 1960s, one of many races won by Democrats for the first time in decades.

After Michael Harrington was appointed as a member of the Public Utility Commission in November 2004, he vacated his seat in Strafford County District 3, which includesBarrington,Farmington,Middleton,Milton,New Durham andStrafford.

On March 8, 2005,Democrat Larry Brown of Milton defeatedRepublican Wilfred Morrison of Farmington 1,858 to 1,551, picking up a seat for the Democrats.

• Election page^[1] from theNew Hampshire Secretary of State

The same day as the special election in Strafford District 3, a special election in Sullivan District 4, which consists ofUnity,Lempster andClaremont, was held to replace the departure of Democrat Joe Harris.

Republican challenger Phillip "Joe" Osgood defeated former Claremont mayor Ray Gagnon by a tally of 1,125 to 895.

• Election page^[2] from theNew Hampshire Secretary of State

In a surprising upset, DemocratGilman Shattuck defeated former Hillsborough County Sheriff and Republican Walter Morse 669 to 601 on June 14, 2005.

The two were competing for Republican Larry Elliot's seat in the largely Republican district of Hillsborough 1, consisting of the county's northwesternmost towns:Antrim,Hancock,Hillsborough andWindsor. After Shattuck's victory, Democrats held two of the district's three seats, a feat not copied since before theCivil War.

• Monadnock Ledger story^[3]
• Election page^[4] from theNew Hampshire Secretary of State

In Cheshire District 3, consisting of the five wards ofKeene, Stephanie Sinclair left her seat in mid-spring 2005 because she moved out of New Hampshire. The opening was filled on October 14, 2005, by Keene City Councilman Chris Coates, who received 250 votes while running unopposed. The Democrats kept the seat in the highly Democratic district, continuing their one-seat pickup from special elections after the 2004 general election.

• Election page^[5] from theNew Hampshire Secretary of State

On City Election Day, 2005 (November 8), Democrat Jean Jeudy defeated Republican Rob Fremeau, protecting the party's seat after the departure of Firefighter's Union President William Clayton in a special election in Hillsborough District 10, the State Representative district ofManchester's Ward 3.

Jeudy defeated Fremeau 508 to 322, keeping the Democrats in complete control of the ward's three seats. The election was largely overshadowed by the simultaneous mayoral race, whereFrank Guinta upset incumbentBob Baines.

• Election page^[6] from theNew Hampshire Secretary of State

The Democrats gained another seat as Jim Aguiar ofCampton defeated Christopher Whitcomb ofRumney in the Grafton District 6 (Campton,Ellsworth,Orford, Rumney andWentworth) special election on December 6, 2005. Aguiar won 558–526, replacing Republican John Alger, who died several weeks earlier.

• Election page^[6] from theNew Hampshire Secretary of State

On January 24, 2006, Democrat John Robinson upset RepublicanAl Baldasaro 57% to 43% in the heavily Republican district of Rockingham 3, which consists of the towns ofLondonderry andAuburn.

• Election page^[7] from theNew Hampshire Secretary of State
• John Robinson's website^[8]
• Article on the primary at theLawrence Eagle Times (subscription required)^[9]

John T. Gallus (R-Berlin) defeatedJerry Sorlucco (D-Littleton) by a vote of 15,822 (59.5%) to 10,748 (40.4%).

Hillsborough 19 consists of the heavilyRepublican town ofMerrimack, which showed during election day as all eight GOP candidates swept the Democratic slate to take the town's eight seats in Concord.

The 24th District of Hillsborough County, consisting ofNashua's mostly urban andDemocratic Ward 6, was swept by the Democrats, including a dual primary sweep by David Campbell.

The only Republican running in Hillsborough 24 was City GOP Chairwoman Sandra Ziehm.

In the non-floterialfirst past the post district ofSullivan 3, which consists of the town ofSunapee, RepublicanHarry S. Gale defeated Democrat "Hometown"David Brown in the race to refill the seat of non-returning Republican incumbent Richard Leone.

• 2004 New Hampshire elections
• New Hampshire General Court elections
• 2004 state legislature elections in the United States

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