Candidate profile: Chris Pappas

Race overview

New Hampshire’s 2026 general election for the U.S. House seat in the 1st Congressional District is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The contested race includes 14 candidates: seven Democrats and seven Republicans.

Chris Pappas is the only candidate identified as the incumbent. Pappas is running as a Democrat. No candidate has a biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions on file.

That means the official entries establish each candidate’s name and party affiliation, along with Pappas’ incumbent status. They do not establish where the candidates stand on policy questions or provide campaign-finance amounts that could be compared.

Democratic candidates

Seven candidates in the NH-1 contest are identified as Democrats:

• Chris Pappas is a Democratic candidate and the incumbent. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Carleigh Beriont is a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Maura Corby Sullivan is a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Christian Urrutia is a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Sarah Chadzynski is a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Heath Howard is a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Stefany Shaheen is a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.

Republican candidates

Seven candidates in the NH-1 contest are identified as Republicans:

• Anthony Dilorenzo is a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Elizabeth Girard is a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Hollie T Noveletsky is a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Lindsey Anderson is a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Chris Bright is a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Brian Cole is a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.
• Melissa Bailey is a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash on hand or documented policy positions are on file.

What the entries establish

The race is for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District and is designated as a contested general election. Its scheduled election date is Nov. 3, 2026.

The candidate entries do not document policy positions for Pappas or any other candidate. They also do not list fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures for any campaign. Without those entries, no policy or campaign-finance comparison can be made among the 14 candidates.

The candidate roster and future official filings will determine whether additional biographical, financial or policy information becomes part of the public election record before the general election.