New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district
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| Registration | 35.0% Republican 26.6% Democratic 38.4% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 95% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 56,113[1][2] | ||
New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Jeanne Dietsch since 2018, succeeding Republican Senator Andy Sanborn, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress.[3]
Geography
District 9 covers parts of southern Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties outside of Manchester, including the towns of Bedford, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Greenfield, Hancock, Jaffrey, Lyndeborough, Mont Vernon, New Boston, Peterborough, Richmond, Sharon, Temple, and Troy.[3]
The district includes one municipality (Bedford) from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district; every other municipality is within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the state of Massachusetts.[1]
Recent election results
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 3,728 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Mark Fernald | 2,219 | 32.5 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Fox | 884 | 12.9 | |
| Total votes | 6,831 | 100 | ||
| Republican | Dan Hynes | 2,699 | 53.1 | |
| Republican | Terry Wolf | 2,382 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 5,081 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 14,037 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Dan Hynes | 12,776 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 26,813 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 2,105 | 51.0 | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 2,026 | 49.0 | |
| Total votes | 4,131 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Andy Sanborn (incumbent) | 17,073 | 53.7 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 14,727 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 31,800 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Sanborn (incumbent) | 12,310 | 53.3 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 10,804 | 46.7 | |
| Total votes | 23,114 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Andy Sanborn | 3,732 | 61.1 | |
| Republican | Ken Hawkins | 1,738 | 28.5 | |
| Republican | Michael Kenney | 634 | 10.4 | |
| Total votes | 6,104 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Andy Sanborn | 15,454 | 50.3 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 15,241 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 30,695 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results in District 9
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | President | Clinton 47.8 – 46.8% |
| 2014 | Senate | Brown 51.6 – 48.4% |
| Governor | Havenstein 51.5 – 48.5% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 51.1 – 47.7% |
| Governor | Hassan 49.9 – 48.1% |
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 9, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. 21 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Senator Jeanne Dietsch (D-Peterborough)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "New Hampshire State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 22 November 2019.