New Hampshire State Senator Scott McGilvray, a Democrat, died on March 21. A special election will be held in either June or July to fill the vacant seat, which includes part of Manchester. Filing closes on April 14.

So far, a single candidate from each of the three ballot-qualified parties has announced an intention to run. If there is only a single candidate from each party, there will be no special primary and the special election will be June 6. If there is a primary contest, then the primary will be June 6 and the special general election will be July 25.

Former Republican state house member Joseph Lachance says he will seek the Libertarian nomination. He was a Republican nominee for the State House in 2012 but lost to a Democrat. In 2014, he was again a Republican nominee for State House and he was elected. In 2016 he ran for re-election and was defeated by a Democrat.

The Republican nominee will probably be former State Senator David Boutin, who held this Senate seat through 2016; he did not run for re-election in 2016. The Democratic nominee will probably be Jim Normand, who served in the State House many decades ago, when he was a college student. Thanks to Michael for this news.