Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Dean Pennington

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New Hampshire District 2
Filing address
Hudson, NH (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
PENNINGTON, DEAN
Next election
Primary September 8, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Hampshire with the 2026 district highlighted

New Hampshire, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · New Hampshire District 2ChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H6NH02253 · Principal campaign committee: ELECT DEAN PENNINGTON

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

New Hampshire U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Maggie Goodlander (D)$5,012,908.51$1,821,562.692026-10-14
Lily Tang Williams (R)$1,443,795.73$472,229.952026-10-14
Victor D Orlando (R)$170,940.99$95.032026-09-30
Paige Beauchemin (D)$48,248.29$1,762.072026-09-30
Daniel Stephen Nicholson (R)$875.00$236.192026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DJuly 16, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
University of New HampshireSeptember 17–21, 2026702 (LV)± 3.7%Maggie Goodlander 56% · Lily Tang Williams 35%
Saint Anselm CollegeAugust 17–18, 2026701 (LV)± 3.7%Maggie Goodlander 50% · Lily Tang Williams 35%
Saint Anselm CollegeJune 24–25, 2026802 (RV)± 3.5%Maggie Goodlander 50% · Lily Tang Williams 31%
Saint Anselm CollegeMarch 16–18, 2026739 (RV)± 3.6%Maggie Goodlander 48% · Lily Tang Williams 36%
University of New HampshireJanuary 15–19, 20261,093 (LV)± 3.0%Maggie Goodlander 54% · Lily Tang Williams 40%
Saint Anselm CollegeNovember 18–19, 20251,102 (RV)± 3.0%Maggie Goodlander 40% · Lily Tang Williams 35%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: ELECT DEAN PENNINGTON.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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