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Coos County, New Hampshire

New Hampshire House, Coos District 7

2 candidates are tracked for New Hampshire House, Coos District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lori Korzen and Connie Cascadden. Candidate information follows official Coos County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Lori Korzen (Republican), Connie Cascadden (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for New Hampshire House, Coos District 7; Lori Korzen is the sitting member, per the General Court's official member list (gc.nh.gov). Connie Cascadden won the Democratic nomination as a write-in candidate with 204 votes; a write-in nominee must accept the nomination, and the Secretary of State's November candidate list is the source that confirms the final printed field. Nominees are each party's top finishers in the September 8, 2026 state primary, per the Secretary of State's town-by-town results; nomination-paper candidates are not yet included.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Lori Korzen, is on the ballot.

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Lori Korzen

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Supports the Education Freedom Account program and public school open enrollment.
  • Opposes an income tax, sales tax, and capital gains tax.
  • Supports marijuana legalization and voter ID requirements.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Lori Korzen is the Republican nominee for New Hampshire House, Coos District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the New Hampshire Secretary of State's September 8, 2026 primary results. Lori Korzen is a sitting member for the district, per the General Court's official member list (gc.nh.gov). Korzen, the incumbent representative for Coos County District 7 first elected in 2024, works as a business owner and an advanced emergency medical technician in Berlin and Gorham, and previously served as billing coordinator for the Gorham EMS Department, per Citizens Count. Per a 2026 Citizens Count survey, Korzen supports the Education Freedom Account program and public school open enrollment, and opposes an income tax, a sales tax, and a capital gains tax.

Connie Cascadden

Democratic

Top priorities
  • Supports reproductive rights.
  • Opposes using Education Freedom Account funds for private schools; backs increased public education funding.
  • Supports expanded Medicaid and renewable-energy development.
Biography

Connie Cascadden is the Democratic nominee for New Hampshire House, Coos District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the New Hampshire Secretary of State's September 8, 2026 primary results (a write-in nomination with 204 votes; the Secretary of State's November candidate list confirms whether it was accepted). Cascadden, who previously represented Coos County District 5 in the NH House from 2022 to 2024, is running as a write-in Democratic candidate in 2026, per Citizens Count. Cascadden worked for 12 years as a school superintendent, 23 years as a principal, and 7 years as a bilingual education teacher, and holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Cascadden supports reproductive rights, opposes using Education Freedom Account funds for private schools, and backs expanded Medicaid and renewable-energy development. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's primary results are the only verifiable source for Connie Cascadden.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for New Hampshire House, Coos District 7 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for New Hampshire House, Coos District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lori Korzen and Connie Cascadden. Candidate information follows official Coos County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the New Hampshire House, Coos District 7 election in New Hampshire?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New Hampshire are on the New Hampshire election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Lori Korzen, full profileConnie Cascadden, full profileOfficial New Hampshire election office