New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district
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New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Denise Ricciardi since 2020, following her defeat of incumbent Democrat Jeanne Dietsch.[3][4]
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29.9% Democratic
35.5% No party preference
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| Registration | 34.4% Republican 29.9% Democratic 35.5% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 94.0% White 0.4% Black 2.2% Hispanic 1.8% Asian | ||
| Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age | 56,632[1][2] 43,289 | ||
Geography
District 9 currently comprises the southernmost towns of Cheshire and portions of Hillsborough Counties outside of Manchester. The town list includes Bedford, Fitzwilliam, Greenfield, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Lyndeborough, Mont Vernon, New Boston, Richmond, Sharon, Temple, Troy and Winchester.[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.[5] It borders the state of Massachusetts.[1]
Recent election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Denise Ricciardi (incumbent) | 13,687 | 52.2 | |
| Democratic | Matthew McLaughlin | 12,510 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 26,211 | 100.0 | ||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Denise Ricciardi | 17,920 | 50.6 | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch (incumbent) | 17,511 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 35,431 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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 | ||||