Goodlander, Williams rematch set in 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a Democrat, and Lily Tang Williams, a Republican, secured nominations from their respective parties on Tuesday in the race to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District.

The two will face off to represent the western half of the state in the general election Nov. 3. It will be their second time facing one another in the general election.

Democrats choose incumbent

On the Democratic ticket, Goodlander had 80.3% of the vote as of 8:55 p.m. on Tuesday, with approximately 32% of votes counted. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m. Progressive challenger Paige Beauchemin collected 19.5% of the vote. 

Goodlander is seeking a second term after she was first elected to Congress in 2024. Originally from Nashua, she has worked as an intelligence officer for the U.S. Naval Reserve, a law clerk, an attorney for the House Judiciary Committee, a foreign policy adviser for late U.S. Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman, and with the U.S. Department of Justice under President Joe Biden.

Beauchemin, her challenger, is a nurse and state representative from Nashua who during her campaign emphasized her support for Medicare for All, transparency in campaign financing, and immigration reform, calling the nation’s current policies “inhumane.”

Williams secures Republican nomination

Lily Tang Williams, of Weare, secured the Republican nomination on Tuesday, with the Associated Press also calling the race at 8 p.m.

Williams had 64% of the vote as of 8:55 p.m., when about 20% of votes had been counted. 

Williams has mounted a campaign for Congress twice before, participating in the primary in 2020 and in 2024, losing to Goodlander in the general election.

Speaking on Tuesday evening just outside her home, where she hosted a small gathering for close friends and supporters, Williams said her social media following and increased fundraising contributed to her primary success.

Victor Orlando, a business owner from Hollis, had 15.1% of the vote, while candidate Dan Nicholson had 12.6% and Michael Anthony Callis had 7.3%.