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Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 35

4 candidates are tracked for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 35 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Liz Barbour, Jim Kelly, Kat McGhee and Ben Ming. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Liz Barbour (Republican), Jim Kelly (Republican), Kat McGhee (Democratic), Ben Ming (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 35; Liz Barbour, Kat McGhee are sitting members, per the General Court's official member list (gc.nh.gov). This is a two-seat district: voters choose up to two candidates, and the top two finishers are elected. 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. Voters choose 2; the top 2 finishers win seats. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. Sitting officeholders on the ballot: Liz Barbour, Kat McGhee.

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Liz Barbour

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Supports school choice through Education Freedom Accounts and keeping school funding decisions closer to communities
  • Opposes new income, sales, and capital gains taxes and supports lowering business taxes
  • Supports separation based on biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Barbour serves as a New Hampshire State Representative and is vice chair of the Environment and Agriculture Committee, per her campaign site. She publishes The Positively Hollis Post, a free community newspaper, and owns Liz Barbour's Creative Feast, a culinary instruction business she founded in 2004 that has expanded to nationwide online classes, per the site. She has chaired the Hollis Historic District Commission and the town's Strawberry Festival, served on the Farley Building Community Center Committee and the Hollis Agricultural Commission, chaired the Hollis PTA Wellness Committee, and serves on the Hollis Preschool board, per the site. She moved to Hollis 27 years ago with her husband and two children, per the site.

Jim Kelly

Republican

Top priorities
  • Supports education freedom accounts and lowering business taxes
  • Opposes marijuana legalization and a broad-based tax
  • Supports proof of citizenship for voter registration and nuclear power development

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Jim Kelly is the Republican nominee for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 35 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the New Hampshire Secretary of State's September 8, 2026 primary results. James H. Kelly is a physician and retired lieutenant colonel in the New Hampshire Army National Guard, according to Citizens Count.

Kat McGhee

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Supports net metering expansion for renewable energy, minimum wage increases, and Medicaid expansion
  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account program

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Kat McGhee has served as a New Hampshire state representative since 2018 and sits on the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee. McGhee holds a master's degree in education from Cambridge College and has a background in technology training and software program management, according to Citizens Count.

Ben Ming

Democratic

Top priorities
  • Supports a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks and medical aid in dying
  • Supports minimum wage increases, climate action, and stricter gun regulations including background checks and red flag laws
  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account program and right-to-work legislation

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Ming served as a New Hampshire State Representative for Hillsborough District 35 from 2022 to 2024, per his campaign site. He has served on the Hollis Planning Board since 2016 and on the Judiciary and Fish and Game committees in the legislature, per the site. He sponsored two bills that became law, House Bill 240 in 2023 and House Bill 1220 in 2024, per the site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 35 in 2026?

4 candidates are tracked for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 35 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Liz Barbour, Jim Kelly, Kat McGhee and Ben Ming. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 35 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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Liz Barbour, full profileJim Kelly, full profileKat McGhee, full profileBen Ming, full profileOfficial New Hampshire election office