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Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41

6 candidates are tracked for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ryan Hebert, Joseph Skinner, Jason Hodgdon, Lily M. Foss, Tom Stewart and Bishwa Bahadur Shah. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Ryan Hebert (Republican), Joseph Skinner (Republican), Jason Hodgdon (Republican), Lily M. Foss (Democratic), Tom Stewart (Democratic), Bishwa Bahadur Shah (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41; Lily M. Foss is the sitting member, per the General Court's official member list (gc.nh.gov). This is a three-seat district: voters choose up to three candidates, and the top three finishers are elected. Not on the November ballot: Karen Hegner, the sitting member for the district per the same list. 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 3; the top 3 finishers win seats. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Lily M. Foss, is on the ballot.

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Ryan Hebert

Republican

Top priorities
  • Supports zoning reform, property tax reform and expanded commercial development to address housing affordability
  • Supports nuclear power and natural gas pipeline development and renegotiating ISO New England contracts
  • Opposes an income tax and opposes repealing the property tax cap

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Ryan Hebert is the Republican nominee for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the New Hampshire Secretary of State's September 8, 2026 primary results. Describes himself as a Millennial homeowner in Manchester, per campaign website.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Joseph Skinner

Republican

Biography

Joseph Skinner is the Republican nominee for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the New Hampshire Secretary of State's September 8, 2026 primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's primary results are the only verifiable source for Joseph Skinner.

Jason Hodgdon

Republican

Top priorities
  • Opposes broad-based income and sales taxes and supports business tax decreases
  • Supports marijuana legalization and tax incentives for affordable and private-school funding
  • Opposes stricter gun laws and opposes expanding net metering
Biography

Jason Hodgdon works in insurance sales for State Farm, per Citizens Count. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's primary results are the only verifiable source for Jason Hodgdon.

Lily M. Foss

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Supports zoning policy changes and developer incentives to address the housing crisis
  • Supports abortion, contraception and IVF access as health care
  • Opposes an Education Freedom Account voucher program that redirects funding from public schools

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Lily M. Foss is a state representative for Hillsborough District 41 who completed law school at Temple University in 2018 and has worked in housing advocacy, per her campaign website.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Tom Stewart

Democratic

Top priorities
  • Opposes the Education Freedom Account program and opposes school district tax cap mandates
  • Supports stricter gun laws, with an exception for authorized security on school and college campuses
  • Supports reinstating the interest and dividends tax and expanding net metering
Biography

Tom Stewart worked 40 years in public education as a teacher, administrator and coach at Monadnock Regional High School, per Citizens Count. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's primary results are the only verifiable source for Tom Stewart.

Bishwa Bahadur Shah

Democratic

Biography

Bishwa Bahadur Shah is the Democratic nominee for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the New Hampshire Secretary of State's September 8, 2026 primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's primary results are the only verifiable source for Bishwa Bahadur Shah.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41 in 2026?

6 candidates are tracked for New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ryan Hebert, Joseph Skinner, Jason Hodgdon, Lily M. Foss, Tom Stewart and Bishwa Bahadur Shah. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the New Hampshire House, Hillsborough District 41 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 roster from official Hillsborough County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Ryan Hebert, full profileJoseph Skinner, full profileJason Hodgdon, full profileLily M. Foss, full profileTom Stewart, full profileBishwa Bahadur Shah, full profileOfficial New Hampshire election office