New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district
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| Registration | 28.6% Republican 27.5% Democratic 44.0% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 94% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 1% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 52,174[1][2] | ||
New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Erin Hennessey since 2020, following her defeat of incumbent David Starr in the Republican primary.[3]
Geography
District 1 covers all of Coös County and northern Grafton County in the northernmost tip of the state. The district includes the towns of Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant, Bean's Grant, Bean's Purchase, Berlin, Cambridge, Carroll, Chandler's Purchase, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Crawford's Purchase, Cutt's Grant, Dalton, Dix's Grant, Dixville, Dummer, Errol, Erving's Location, Gorham, Green's Grant, Hadley's Purchase, Jefferson, Kilkenny, Lancaster, Low & Burbank's Grant, Martin's Location, Milan, Millsfield, Northumberland, Odell, Pinkham's Grant, Pittsburg, Randolph, Sargent's Purchase, Second College Grant, Shelburne, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Success, Thompson & Meserve's Purchase, Wentworth's Location, and Whitefield in Coös County, and Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Easton, Franconia, Landaff, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Livermore, Lyman, Monroe, Sugar Hill, Thornton, and Woodstock in Grafton County.[3]
The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the states of Maine and Vermont, as well as Canada. At over 2,500 square miles, it is the largest state legislative district in New Hampshire.[1]
Recent election results
2020
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Erin Hennessey | 3,620 | 69.7 | |
| Republican | David Starr (incumbent) | 1,571 | 30.2 | |
| Total votes | 5,197 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Erin Hennessey | 15,756 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | Susan Ford | 11,741 | 42.7 | |
| Total votes | 27,497 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Starr | 10,560 | 54.3 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) | 8,739 | 44.9 | |
| Total votes | 19,447 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dolly McPhaul | 2,274 | 51.6 | |
| Republican | Leon Rideout | 2,130 | 48.4 | |
| Total votes | 4,404 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) | 13,926 | 54.6 | |
| Republican | Dolly McPhaul | 11,590 | 45.4 | |
| Total votes | 25,516 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) | 10,829 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Mark Evans | 7,166 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 17,995 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Debi Warner | 2,691 | 62.2 | |
| Republican | Frank Dumaine | 1,632 | 37.8 | |
| Total votes | 4,323 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jeff Woodburn | 14,924 | 59.1 | |
| Republican | Debi Warner | 10,348 | 40.9 | |
| Total votes | 25,272 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results in District 1
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 50.0 – 49.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.7 – 45.0% |
| 2014 | Senate | Shaheen 59.8 – 40.2% |
| Governor | Hassan 58.7 – 41.3% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57.1 – 41.6% |
| Governor | Hassan 57.4 – 40.0% |
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 1, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Senator Erin Hennessey (R-Littleton)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "New Hampshire State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 4, 2019.