Hillsborough 13 race set for November
Six Republican incumbents are running in the contested election for New Hampshire State House District Hillsborough 13. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
Cathy Kenny, Dillon Dumont, Jordan Ulery, Jeremy Slottje, Andrew Prout and Robert Wherry make up the candidate field. Each is identified as a Republican and an incumbent, meaning each currently holds office.
All six are running in the same State House district race. The contest is designated as contested rather than uncontested, giving Hillsborough 13 voters a race to decide in the 2026 general election.
The candidates
The candidate field consists entirely of current officeholders with the same party affiliation:
- Cathy Kenny is a Republican incumbent running for State House District Hillsborough 13.
- Dillon Dumont is a Republican incumbent running for State House District Hillsborough 13.
- Jordan Ulery is a Republican incumbent running for State House District Hillsborough 13.
- Jeremy Slottje is a Republican incumbent running for State House District Hillsborough 13.
- Andrew Prout is a Republican incumbent running for State House District Hillsborough 13.
- Robert Wherry is a Republican incumbent running for State House District Hillsborough 13.
Incumbency tells voters that a candidate already serves in office. Party affiliation identifies the political party under which a candidate is running. Neither label, by itself, establishes how a candidate approaches a specific issue.
No policy positions are documented for Kenny, Dumont, Ulery, Slottje, Prout or Wherry. That leaves the six candidates on equal footing in terms of stated positions: none has a documented stance in this race on taxes, education, housing, public safety, the state budget or another legislative subject.
What makes the race contested
Hillsborough 13 is classified as a contested race, and six candidates are running. All six share two central characteristics: They are Republicans, and they are incumbents.
That makes individual distinctions important to the campaign. Because no documented policy positions separate the candidates at this stage, voters can watch for candidate statements, public appearances and other direct explanations of how each person would approach work in the State House.
The shared party label also means voters should not treat party affiliation as a substitute for each candidate’s own views. Candidates from the same party can differ, but no such differences are documented among these six candidates on a specific policy question.
What comes next
The key date is Nov. 3, 2026, when New Hampshire holds the general election. Before then, voters can follow whether Kenny, Dumont, Ulery, Slottje, Prout and Wherry publish positions or otherwise explain their priorities for Hillsborough 13.
Any future campaign information will matter most when it gives voters a direct, comparable view of all six candidates. Statements about legislative priorities, records in office and plans for the district could help voters distinguish among a field in which every listed candidate is already an officeholder and carries the same party label.
