2022 New Hampshire Senate election

The 2022 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. New Hampshire voters elected 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 would appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot.[1]

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
(retired)
Donna Soucy
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 22nd District 18th District
Seats before 14 10
Seats after 14 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 293,304 299,361
Percentage 49.5% 50.5%

Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain

President before election

Chuck Morse
Republican

Elected President

Jeb Bradley
Republican

Composition

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Affiliation[2] Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
Before election 10 13 23 1
After election 10 14 24 0

Summary

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

Close races

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District Winner Margin
District 2 Republican 12.00%
District 1 Republican 9.42%
District 6 Republican 11.58%
District 7 Republican 9.24%
District 8 Republican 14.48%
District 9 Republican 4.46%
District 11 Democratic (flip) 2.62%
District 12 Republican 2.46%
District 13 Democratic 17.6%
District 14 Republican 18.16%
District 16 Republican (flip) 6.76%
District 17 Republican 13.62%
District 18 Democratic 4.78%
District 20 Democratic 15.78%
District 24 Democratic 11.32%

Outgoing incumbents

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Retiring

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Seeking another office

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  • Kevin Cavanaugh (D-Manchester), representing District 16 since 2017, was 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, was not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for U.S. Senate.
  • Tom Sherman (D-Rye), representing District 24 since 2018, was not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for governor.

Districts

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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

Source:[3]

District 1

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Candidates

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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

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General election
State Senate District 1 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carrie Gendreau 13,112 54.71
Democratic Edith Tucker 10,855 45.29
Total votes 23,967 100.0

District 2

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Candidates

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

Results

General election

State Senate District 2 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Lang 15,321 56.0
Democratic Kate Miller 12,038 44.0
Total votes 27,359 100.0

District 3

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Candidates

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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 3 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeb Bradley (incumbent) 17,336 58.48
Democratic William Marsh 12,309 41.52
Total votes 29,645 100.0

District 4

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Candidates

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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

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General election
State Senate District 4 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David H. Watters (incumbent) 15,879 63.30
Republican Seamus Casey 9,207 36.70
Total votes 25,086 100.0

District 5

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Candidates

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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 5 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzanne Prentiss (incumbent) 19,269 69.0
Republican John McIntyre 8,656 31.0
Total votes 27,925 100.0

District 6

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Candidates

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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 6 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Gray (incumbent) 13,167 55.79
Democratic Ruth Larson 10,434 44.21
Total votes 23,601 100.0

District 7

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Candidates

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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

Results

General election

State Senate District 7 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Daniel E. Innis 13,413 54.62
Democratic Richard A. Lobban, Jr. 11,146 45.38
Total votes 24,559 100

District 8

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Candidates

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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

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General election
State Senate District 8 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Ward (incumbent) 14,080 57.2
Democratic Charlene Lovett 10,520 42.7
Total votes 24,610 100.0

District 9

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Candidates

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Republican
Democratic
  • Matthew McLaughlin

Results

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General election
State Senate District 9 general election, 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

District 10

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Candidates

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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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 10 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donovan Fenton 17,305 66.14
Republican Sly Karasinski 8,860 33.86
Total votes 26,165 100.0

District 11

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Candidates

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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 10 general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shannon Chandley 14,320 51.3
Republican Gary Daniels 13,591 48.7
Total votes 27,911 100.0

District 12

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Candidates

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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 12 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent) 14,314 51.2
Democratic Melanie Levesque 13,626 48.8
Total votes 27,943 100.0

District 13

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Candidates

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Republican
  • Daniel J. Paul
  • Stephen Scaer
Democratic

District 14

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Candidates

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Republican
Democratic
  • John Robinson

Results

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General election
State Senate District 14 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sharon Carson (incumbent) 14,631 59.1
Democratic John Robinson 10,133 40.9
Total votes 24,776 100.0

District 15

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Candidates

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Republican
  • Linda Rae Banfil
Democratic

Results

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General election
State Senate District 15 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Becky Whitley (incumbent) 16,625 64.7
Republican Linda Rae Banfil 9,071 35.3
Total votes 25,715 100.0

District 16

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Candidates

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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

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Candidates

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

District 18

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Candidates

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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 2010–2012; former member of the Manchester Board of School Committee 2013–2020
Democratic

District 19

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Candidates

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Republican

Results

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General election
State Senate District 19 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Regina Birdsell (incumbent) 15,143 100.0
Total votes 15,253 100.0

District 20

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Candidates

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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

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General election
State Senate District 20 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent) 9,859 57.8
Republican Richard H. Girard 7,172 42.0
Total votes 17,056 100.0

District 21

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Candidates

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Democratic

Results

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General election
State Senate District 21 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (incumbent) 20,084 100.0
Total votes 20,315 100.0

District 22

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Candidates

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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

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Candidates

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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 23 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brenda Oldak 11,064 39.5
Republican Bill Gannon (incumbent) 16,902 60.4
Total votes 27,981 100.0

District 24

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Candidates

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

Results

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General election
State Senate District 24 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Altschiller 18,020 55.7
Republican Lou Gargiulo 14,308 44.3
Total votes 32,328 100.0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 Election Information". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire State Senate". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i [1]
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