3 of 4 seats blue in Belknap 6 Statehouse race

By: BOB MARTIN

Outlets: Laconia Daily Sun

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 1,759

Last Updated: 4 days ago

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Rep. David Nagel (D-Gilmanton) switched parties earlier this year, but affiliation didn’t seem to matter, as the physician and longtime resident of the Lakes Region received the most votes in Belknap 6 to retain his seat on Tuesday.

Three out of the four seats now belong to Democrats. Nagel received 3,492 votes between the voters of Gilford, Gilmanton, and Laconia’s Ward 2, to get reelected to his third term in office.

Fellow Democrat Bob McLean — also …

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