2024 New Hampshire Senate election
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The 2024 New Hampshire Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2024.[1] The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections.
November 5, 2024
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Republicans expanded on their 14-10 majority and earned a 16-8 supermajority after the elections.[2]
Retirements
Four incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats
- District 15: Becky Whitley is retiring.[3]
- District 20: Lou D'Allesandro is retiring.[4]
Republicans
- District 1: Carrie Gendreau is retiring.[5]
- District 3: Jeb Bradley is retiring.[6]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Lean R | October 23, 2024 |
Results
Election
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |||
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| Republican | 403,116 | 51.33 | 16 | ||||
| Democratic | 381,716 | 48.60 | 8 | ||||
| Write-in | 568 | 0.07 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 785,400 | 100 | 400 | — | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David Rochefort | 17,613 | 56.82 | |
| Democratic | Rusty Talbot | 13,371 | 43.14 | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 30,996 | 100.0 | ||
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District 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Timothy Lang Sr. (Incumbent) | 20,117 | 58.28 | |
| Democratic | Carlos Cardona | 14,372 | 41.64 | |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 34,517 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark McConkey | 21,058 | 56.70 | |
| Democratic | Bill Marsh | 16,066 | 43.25 | |
| Write-in | 19 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 37,143 | 100.0 | ||
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District 4
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David H. Watters (Incumbent) | 19,666 | 60.45 | |
| Republican | Shawn Mickelonis | 12,847 | 39.50 | |
| Write-in | 15 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 32,528 | 100.0 | ||
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District 5
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Suzanne Prentiss (Incumbent) | 23,028 | 66.21 | |
| Republican | John J. McIntyre | 11,709 | 33.67 | |
| Write-in | 42 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 34,779 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | James P. Gray (Incumbent) | 18,561 | 59.77 | |
| Democratic | John Ceskavich | 12,483 | 40.19 | |
| Write-in | 13 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 31,057 | 100.0 | ||
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District 7
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Daniel Innis (Incumbent) | 17,888 | 55.48 | |
| Democratic | Stu Green | 14,337 | 44.47 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 32,242 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ruth Ward (Incumbent) | 18,463 | 58.25 | |
| Democratic | David Trumble | 13,178 | 41.63 | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 31,653 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Denise Ricciardi (Incumbent) | 17,235 | 51.49 | |
| Democratic | Matthew McLaughlin | 16,211 | 48.43 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 33,471 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Donovan Fenton (Incumbent) | 20,841 | 63.12 | |
| Republican | Rick Merkt | 12,166 | 36.85 | |
| Write-in | 11 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 33,018 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Tim McGough | 18,440 | 50.90 | |||
| Democratic | Shannon Chandley (Incumbent) | 17,767 | 49.05 | |||
| Write-in | 17 | 0.05 | ||||
| Total votes | 36,224 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Republican | Kevin Avard (Incumbent) | 19,841 | 55.88 | |
| Democratic | Ben Ming | 15,643 | 44.06 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 35,505 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic | Cindy Rosenwald (Incumbent) | 14,334 | 56.72 | |
| Republican | Stephen Scaer | 10,913 | 43.19 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 25,270 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Sharon Carson (Incumbent) | 19,429 | 58.76 | |
| Democratic | Kara Roy | 13,611 | 41.17 | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.07 | ||
| Total votes | 33,064 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic | Tara Reardon | 20,272 | 62.89 | |
| Republican | Pamela Ean | 11,912 | 36.95 | |
| Write-in | 53 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 32,237 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Keith Murphy (Incumbent) | 18,435 | 56.63 | |
| Democratic | Michael York | 14,080 | 43.25 | |
| Write-in | 39 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 32,554 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Howard Pearl (Incumbent) | 19,762 | 57.72 | |
| Democratic | Kelly Roberts | 14,456 | 42.23 | |
| Write-in | 16 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 34,234 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Victoria Sullivan | 13,289 | 51.42 | |||
| Democratic | Donna Soucy (Incumbent) | 12,541 | 48.52 | |||
| Write-in | 16 | 0.06 | ||||
| Total votes | 25,848 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Republican | Regina Birdsell (Incumbent) | 19,505 | 60.76 | |
| Democratic | Michelle Moge | 12,556 | 39.11 | |
| Write-in | 41 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 32,102 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic | Pat Long | 13,159 | 56.05 | |
| Republican | Brittany Ping | 10,290 | 43.83 | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 23,476 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Incumbent) | 22,700 | 66.98 | |
| Republican | Don Cardinale | 11,155 | 32.91 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 33,893 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Daryl Abbas (Incumbent) | 22,892 | 63.94 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Haubner | 12,899 | 36.03 | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 35,800 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Bill Gannon (Incumbent) | 22,670 | 62.36 | |
| Democratic | Brenda Oldak | 13,648 | 37.54 | |
| Write-in | 36 | 0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 36,354 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic | Debra Altschiller (Incumbent) | 20,497 | 54.74 | |
| Republican | Patrick Abrami | 16,926 | 45.22 | |
| Write-in | 14 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 37,437 | 100.0 | ||
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