New Hampshire: Martha Mcleod

State Rep. Martha McLeod (D-Franconia) said that voters in the North Country are ready to change who represents them in the state senate.

McLeod is running against current state Sen. John Gallus (R-Berlin) in Senate District 1, which covers the northern part of the state.

"I think I'm going to win and I hear over and over from voters that they want to see a change," McLeod said in an interview with PolitickerNH.com. "They've had enough of politics that hasn't worked for them and they want a new direction for the North Country."

Tomorrow, Gov. John Lynch (D-Hopkinton) will campaign for two state senate candidates the Democratic Party thinks can help increase their majority in the state senate.

Lynch will campaign for senate district three candidate Bud Martin (D-Center Sandwich) in Wolfeboro and then stump for state Rep. Martha McLeod (D-Franconia) in Littleton.

Martin is running against state Rep. Bill Denley (R-Wakefield) and McLeod is running against current state Sen. John Gallus (R-Berlin) in senate district one.

Now that filings are complete, let's take a look at the field of play in the state Senate.

We're keeping an eye on 11 races as election season begins. Republicans hold five, Democrats hold six. Two are open seats, nine will be defended by incumbents. The other 13 seats are unlikely to become competitive because of the partisan tilt of the district, the presence of a strong incumbent, or both. As campaigns develop, we will revisit the list from time to time.

Today we'll review the GOP seats that are likeliest to be competitive in the fall.