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2022 New Hampshire Senate election

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All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Chuck Morse (retiring) Donna Soucy
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 22nd District 18th District
Seats before 14 10
Seats after 14 10
Seat change Steady Steady


President before election

Chuck Morse
Republican

Elected President

TBD

The 2022 New Hampshire Senate elections will take place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. New Hampshire voters will elect state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the New Hampshire Senate, with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections held on September 13, 2022, determined which candidates will appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot.[1]

Composition[2]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
Before Election 10 13 23 1
After Election

Summary

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Erin Hennessey Rep
2nd Bob Giuda Rep
3rd Jeb Bradley Rep
4th David H. Watters Dem
5th Suzanne Prentiss Dem
6th James P. Gray Rep
7th Harold F. French Rep
8th Ruth Ward Rep
9th Denise Ricciardi Rep
10th Jay Kahn Dem
11th Gary Daniels Rep
12th Kevin Avard Rep
13th Cindy Rosenwald Dem
14th Sharon Carson Rep
15th Becky Whitley Dem
16th Kevin Cavanaugh Dem
17th John Reagan Rep
18th Donna Soucy Dem
19th Regina Birdsell Rep Regina Birdsell Rep
20th Lou D'Allesandro Dem
21st Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Dem Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Dem
22nd Chuck Morse Rep
23rd Bill Gannon Rep
24th Tom Sherman Dem

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

Seeking another office

  • Kevin Cavanaugh (D-Manchester), representing District 16 since 2017, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for Executive Council in the 4th district.
  • Chuck Morse (R–Salem), representing District 22 since 2010, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for U.S. Senate.
  • Tom Sherman (D-Rye), representing District 24 since 2018, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for governor.

Districts[3]

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24

District 1

Candidates

Republican
  • Carrie Gendreau, selectwoman for Littleton since 2018
  • Troy Merner, incumbent state representative for Coos District 7 since 2016
Democratic
  • Edith Tucker, incumbent state representative for Coos District 5 since 2016

Results

General election
State Senate District 1 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carrie Gendreau
Democratic Edith Tucker
Total votes 100.0

District 2

Candidates

Republican
  • Timothy Lang Sr., incumbent state representative for Belknap District 4 since 2016
  • John Plumer, former state representative
  • Dave DeVoy, Republican candidate in 2020
Democratic
  • Kate Miller, former Democratic state representative (2008-2010)

District 3

Candidates

Republican
Democratic
  • William Marsh, incumbent state representative for Carroll District 8 since 2016


District 4

Candidates

Republican
  • Seamus Casey, candidate for state representative in 2014 and 2016
Democratic
  • David H. Watters, incumbent state senator since 2012, previously served two terms in the N.H. House of Representatives for Strafford District 4

Results

General election
State Senate District 4 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David H. Watters (incumbent)
Republican Seamus Casey
Total votes 100.0

District 5

Candidates

Republican
  • John McIntyre
Democratic
  • Suzanne Prentiss, incumbent state senator since 2020, former mayor of Lebanon (2017-2019) and Lebanon city councilor since 2009

Results

General election
State Senate District 5 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzanne Prentiss (incumbent)
Republican John McIntyre
Total votes 100.0

District 6

Candidates

Republican
Democratic
  • Ruth Larson, candidate for state representative in 2018 and 2020

Results

General election
State Senate District 6 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Gray (incumbent)
Democratic Ruth Larson
Total votes 100.0

District 7

Candidates

Republican
  • Thomas Dunne Jr., candidate for state representative in 2016, 2018 and 2020
  • Dan Innis, former state senator for District 24 (2016-2018)
Democratic
  • Richard Lobban Jr., candidate for Grafton District 9 in 2020

District 8

Candidates

Republican
  • Ruth Ward, incumbent state senator since 2016
Democratic
  • Charlene Lovett, former non-partisan mayor of Claremont (2016-2021) and former Republican state representative for Sullivan District 4 (2010-2012)

Results

General election
State Senate District 8 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Ward (incumbent)
Democratic Charlene Lovett
Total votes 100.0

District 9

Candidates

Republican
Democratic
  • Matthew McLaughlin

Results

General election
State Senate District 9 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denise Ricciardi (incumbent)
Democratic Matthew McLaughlin
Total votes 100.0

District 10

Candidates

Republican
  • Ian Freeman, syndicated talk radio host
  • Sly Karasinski, candidate for Cheshire District 12 in 2020
Democratic
  • Donovan Fenton, incumbent state representative for Cheshire District 8 since 2016
  • Bobby Williams, Keene city councilor

District 11

Candidates

Republican
  • Gary Daniels, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2014–2018)
  • John Frechette
Democratic

District 12

Candidates

Republican
  • Kevin Avard, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2014–2018)
Democratic

Results

General election
State Senate District 12 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent)
Democratic Melanie Levesque
Total votes 100.0

District 13

Candidates

Republican
  • Daniel J. Paul
  • Stephen Scaer
Democratic

District 14

Candidates

Republican
Democratic
  • John Robinson

Results

General election
State Senate District 14 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sharon Carson (incumbent)
Democratic John Robinson
Total votes 100.0

District 15

Candidates

Republican
  • Linda Rae Banfil
Democratic

Results

General election
State Senate District 5 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Becky Whitley (incumbent)
Republican Linda Rae Banfil
Total votes 100.0

District 16

Candidates

Republican
  • Barbara Griffin, incumbent state representative for Hillsborough District 6 since 2014
  • Michael Yakubovich, incumbent state representative for Merrimack District 24 since 2018

Democratic

  • June Trisciani, Manchester Alderman At-large since 2021

District 17

Candidates

Republican
  • Scott R. Bryer
  • Howard Pearl, incumbent representative for Merrimack District 26 since 2016
Democratic
  • Christine M. Tappan

District 18

Candidates

Republican
  • George Lambert, former state representative for Hillsborough District 44 (2010-2014), former candidate for Governor in 2014 and candidate for District 18 in 2018.
  • Ross Terrio, former state representative for Hillsborough District 14 from 2010 to 2012 and former member of the Manchester Board of School Committee from 2013 to 2020
Democratic

District 19

Candidates

Republican

Results

General election
State Senate District 19 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Regina Birdsell (incumbent) 100.0
Total votes 100.0

District 20

Candidates

Republican
  • Richard H. Girard, former member of the Manchester Board of School Committee (2015–2020) and former alderman Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (1998–2000)
Democratic

Results

General election
State Senate District 20 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent)
Republican Richard H. Girard
Total votes 100.0

District 21

Candidates

Democratic

Results

General election
State Senate District 21 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (incumbent) 100.0
Total votes 100.0

District 22

Candidates

Republican
  • Daryl Abbas, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 8 since 2018
  • Peter Torosian, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 14 since 2016
Democratic
  • Wayne Haubner

District 23

Candidates

Republican
  • Bill Gannon, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2016–2018)
  • Daniel O'Shea
Democratic
  • Brenda Oldak

Results

General election
State Senate District 23 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brenda Oldak
Republican Bill Gannon (incumbent}
Total votes 100.0

District 24

Candidates

Republican
Democratic
  • Debra Altschiller, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 19 since 2016

Results

General election
State Senate District 24 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Altschiller
Republican Lou Gargiulo
Total votes 100.0

See also

References

  1. ^ "2022 Election Information". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire State Senate". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-08.

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