Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

New Hampshire 2nd District

Currently held by a Democrat · incumbent running

Democrat
Maggie Goodlander
89%
Republican
Lily Williams
11%
ForecastLikely D
Projected margin
D+14.6
80% range
R+1.0 to D+30.1
Partisan lean
D+5.3
Tipping-point chance
0.55%
Uncertainty multiplier
2.08×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 9%Fundamentals 91%
Polling average
D+19.0
Fundamentals
D+14.8
Blended
D+15.1
Similar-race shift
−1.5
Poll–fundamentals gap
4.2 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
June 25, 2026
Democrat
50.0%
Republican
31.0%
Undecided / other
19.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+5.3
Elasticity
1.01
Incumbency
+3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+2.1
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
D+16.3

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