The 2020 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020

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. 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 on September 8, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot. Following the

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, Democrats had control of the New Hampshire Senate with 14 seats to

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' 10 seats. Following the 2020 election, the Republicans flipped four seats and thus control of the chamber alongside flipping the

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Composition

Summary

Close races

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

* Martha Hennessey (D– Hanover), representing District 5 since 2016, announced in May 2020 that she would be retiring at the end of her term to spend more time with her family. * Martha Fuller Clark (D– Portsmouth), representing District 21 since 2012 (and from 2004 to 2010), announced in May 2020 that she would be retiring from the legislature.

Seeking another office

* Dan Feltes (D– Concord), representing District 15 since 2014, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for governor of New Hampshire. Feltes won the primary and faced incumbent Chris Sununu in the general election.

Defeated in primary

* David Starr (R– Franconia), representing District 1 since 2018, was defeated in the Republican primary by

member

Erin Hennessey Erin Tapper Hennessey (born January 1, 1976) is an American politician serving as the Deputy Secretary of State of New Hampshire. She was formerly a member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 1st district, serving from 2020 to 2022. Educatio ...

Predictions

Detailed results

District 1

Candidates

;Republican * David Starr, incumbent state senator since 2018 *Erin Hennessey, incumbent state representative for Grafton District 4 since 2014 ;Democratic *Susan Ford, incumbent state representative for Grafton District 3 since 2018

Results

;Republican primary ;General election

District 2

Candidates

;Republican * Bob Giuda, incumbent state senator since 2016, former state representative for Grafton District 4 and District 5 from 2000-2006 *David DeVoy, U.S. Army veteran and gas station owner ;Democratic *Bill Bolton, retired state employee and

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Select Board Chair

Results

;Republican primary ;General election

District 3

Candidates

;Republican *

Jeb Bradley Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley (born October 20, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves in the New Hampshire Senate. He represents his hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and 16 other towns in east-central New Ha ...

, incumbent state senator since 2009, former Majority Leader (2010-2018), former U.S. Representative from (2003-2007) ;Democratic *Theresa Swanick, Effingham elected official and candidate for state representative in Carroll District 5 in 2016 and 2018

Results

District 4

Candidates

;Democratic *

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, incumbent state senator since 2012 ;Republican *Frank Bertone, former

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candidate for state representative Strafford District 4 in 2018

Results

District 5

Candidates

;Democratic *Beatriz Pastor, former state representative for Grafton District 12 (2008-2014) *Sue Prentiss, former Lebanon Mayor, current Lebanon councilwoman and paramedic ;Republican *Timothy O'Hearne

Results

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 6

Candidates

;Republican *

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, incumbent state senator since 2016 ;Democratic *Christopher Rice,

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councilman

Results

District 7

Candidates

;Republican * Harold F. French, incumbent state senator since 2016 ;Democratic * Philip Spagnuolo Jr., former state representative for Belknap District 3 (February–December 2018)

Results

District 8

Candidates

;Republican * Ruth Ward, incumbent state senator since 2016 ;Democratic *Jenn Alford-Teaster, researcher and candidate for District 8 in 2018

Results

District 9

Candidates

;Democratic *

Jeanne Dietsch Jeanne Dietsch (born April 16, 1952) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 9th district from 2018 to 2020. Early life and education Dietsch was born in Ke ...

, incumbent state senator since 2018 ;Republican *Denise Ricciardi, Bedford councilwoman

Results

District 10

Candidates

;Democratic * Jay Kahn, incumbent state senator since 2016 ;Republican *Dan LeClair, businessman and candidate for District 10 in 2018.

Results

District 11

Candidates

;Democratic *

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, incumbent state senator since 2018 ;Republican *Gary Daniels, former state senator from District 11 (2016-2018)

Results

District 12

Candidates

;Democratic *

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, incumbent state senator since 2018 ;Republican *

Kevin Avard Kevin A. Avard (born January 25, 1963) (born 1963) is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate representing District 12 since 2020 and previously between 2014 and 2018. Education Avard studied bible theology a ...

, former state senator from District 12 (2014-2018)

Results

District 13

Candidates

;Democratic * Cindy Rosenwald, incumbent state senator since 2018 ;Republican *Mariellen MacKay, former Democratic state representative for Hillsborough District 30 (2012-2018), Republican candidate for Hillsborough District 30 in 2018

Results

District 14

Candidates

;Republican * Sharon Carson, incumbent state senator since 2008, former President ''pro tempore'' of the New Hampshire Senate (2014-2018) ;Democratic *Nancy Hendricks, former Londonderry School Board chair

Results

District 15

Candidates

;Democratic *Candace Bouchard, former Concord councilwoman and former state representative for Merrimack District 18 (1998-2014) * Paul Hodes, former U.S. Representative for (2007-2011) *Becky Whitley, lawyer and activist ;Republican *Linda Rae Banfill, candidate for Concord Mayor 2019

Results

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 16

Candidates

;Democratic * Kevin Cavanaugh, incumbent state senator since 2017 ;Republican *Jason Syversen, businessman

Results

District 17

Candidates

;Republican * John Reagan, incumbent state senator since 2012 *Janet DelFuoco, witch ;Democratic *Nancy Fraher, state senate candidate for District 17 in 2014 and 2016

Results

;Republican primary ;General election

District 18

Candidates

;Democratic *

Donna Soucy Donna M. Soucy (born September 7, 1967) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, first elected in 2012 in the 18th district. She is previously served as the President of the New Hampshire Senate, from December 5, ...

, incumbent state senator since 2012, incumbent Senate President since December 2018 ;Republican *George Lambert, former state representative for Hillsborough District 44 (2010-2014), former candidate for Governor (2014), candidate for District 18 in 2018. *Ross Terrio, former Manchester School Board member (2013-2020), former state representative for Hillsborough District 14 (2010-2012)

Results

;Republican primary ;General election

District 19

Candidates

;Republican *

Regina Birdsell Regina Birdsell (born Mar 4, 1956) is an American politician who has served in the New Hampshire Senate from the 19th district since 2014. She previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2010 to 2014. She lives in Hamp ...

, incumbent state senator since 2014 ;Democratic *Joshua Bourdon,

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councilman

Results

District 20

Candidates

;Democratic * Lou D'Allesandro, incumbent state senator since 1998 ;Republican *Carla Gericke, candidate for District 20 in 2016 and 2018 *Jack Kenny

Results

;Republican primary ;General election

District 21

Candidates

;Democratic *Deaglan McEachern, Portsmouth councilman *Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, Portsmouth councilwoman ;Republican *Sue Polidura, historian

Results

;Democratic primary ;General election

District 22

Candidates

;Republican *

Chuck Morse Charles W. Morse (born October 11, 1960), known as Chuck Morse, is an American politician who served as president of the New Hampshire Senate and was once acting governor of New Hampshire. Morse has represented New Hampshire's 22nd State Senate ...

, incumbent state senator since 2010 (and also from 2002-2006) and former Senate President (2013-2018). Minority leader since 2018 ;Democratic *Thomas Haynes, retired

Results

District 23

Candidates

;Democratic * Jon Morgan, incumbent state senator since 2018 ;Republican *Allen Cook, former state representative for Rockingham District 11 (2014-2018) * Bill Gannon, former state senator for District 23 (2016-2018)

Results

;Republican primary ;General election

District 24

Candidates

;Democratic * Tom Sherman, incumbent state senator since 2018 ;Republican *Regina Barnes, Hampton Board of Selectmen member *Louis Gargiulo,

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delegate from New Hampshire

Results

;Republican primary ;General election

References

External links

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