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New Hampshire General Court
Bicameral legislature of New Hampshire
Bicameral legislature of New Hampshire
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| background_color | #FF3333 | ||
| name | General Court of New Hampshire | ||
| coa_pic | Seal of New Hampshire.svg | ||
| session_room | New Hampshire State House 2021.jpg | ||
| house_type | Bicameral | ||
| houses | Senate | ||
| House of Representatives | |||
| structure1 | NH Sen 2024-2026.svg | ||
| structure1_res | 250px | ||
| structure2 | New Hampshire House December 4, 2024.svg | ||
| structure2_res | 250px | ||
| leader1_type | Senate President | ||
| leader1 | Sharon Carson | ||
| party1 | (R) | ||
| election1 | December 4, 2024 | ||
| leader2_type | House Speaker | ||
| leader2 | Sherman Packard | ||
| party2 | (R) | ||
| election2 | January 6, 2021 | ||
| members | 424 | ||
| 24 senators | |||
| 400 representatives | |||
| * {{Color box | #FF0000 | border | darkgray}} Republican (16) |
| * {{Color box | #0000FF | border | darkgray}} Democratic (8) |
| * {{Color box | #FF0000 | border | darkgray}} Republican (221) |
| * {{Color box | #0000FF | border | darkgray}} Democratic (177) |
| * {{Color box | #CCCCCC | border | darkgray}} Independent (1) |
| * {{Color box | #FFFFFF | border | black}} Vacant (1) |
| last_election1 | November 5, 2024 | ||
| next_election1 | November 3, 2026 | ||
| meeting_place | New Hampshire State House | ||
| Concord | |||
| website |
| coa-pic = House of Representatives 24 senators 400 representatives
- Republican (16)
- Democratic (8)
- Republican (221)
- Democratic (177)
- Independent (1)
- Vacant (1) Concord The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members, and the upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 members. This ratio of one Senate seat for every 16.67 House seats makes New Hampshire's ratio of upper house to lower house seats the largest in the country.
The General Court convenes in the New Hampshire State House in downtown Concord, opened in 1819. The House of Representatives continues to meet in its original chambers, making Representatives Hall the oldest chamber in the United States still in continuous legislative use. When numbered seats were installed in Representatives Hall, the number thirteen was purposely omitted in deference to triskaidekaphobia.
The annual pay for legislators is set by law at $100.00.
House of Representatives
Main article: New Hampshire House of Representatives
The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 districts across the state created from divisions of the state's counties, each making up about 3,000 residents for every one legislator.
Unlike many legislative chambers, there is no central "aisle" to cross. Instead, there are five sections with aisles between them. Seats are pre-assigned.
Composition of the House of Representatives
, the composition of the House of Representatives is:
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | |
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic Party | |
| Independent | ||
| Vacant | ||
| **Total** | ||
| **400** | ||
| **Majority** | ||
| **44** |
New Hampshire Senate==
Main article: New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. As of the 2025–26 legislative session, there are 16 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the Senate.
Composition of the Senate
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | |
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic Party | |
| **Total** | ||
| **24** | ||
| **Majority** | ||
| **8** |
Media coverage
The New Hampshire State House press covers the New Hampshire State House for newspapers, news services and other news-gathering operations. The New Hampshire General Court website has calendars and journals for both the House and the Senate.
Pew Research Center in 2014 reported New Hampshire had one of the nation's smallest statehouse press corps, with five full-time reporters and an additional nine part-time reporters.
References
References
- Fader, Carole. (October 13, 2012). "Fact Check: New Hampshire legislators do get a small salary". [[The Florida Times-Union]].
- (July 10, 2014). "America's Shifting Statehouse Press".
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