The 2022 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the
biennial
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In particular, it can refer to:
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2022
United States elections.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court, alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on populatio ...
, 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.
Composition
Summary
Close races
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
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Erin Hennessey (R-
Littleton), representing District 1 since 2020, is retiring.
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Bob Giuda (R-
Warren
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), representing District 2 since 2016, is retiring.
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Harold F. French
Harold F. French (born November 5, 1955) is an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate who represented the New Hampshire's 7th State Senate district, 7th district between 2016 and 2 ...
(R-
Franklin), representing District 7 since 2016, is retiring.
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Jay Kahn
Jay Kahn (born September 1950) is an American politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire Senate for the 10th district, in the southwestern corner of the state and including Alstead, Chesterfield, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, K ...
(D-
Keene), representing District 10 since 2016, is retiring.
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John Reagan (R-
Deerfield), representing District 17 since 2012, is retiring.
Seeking another office
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Kevin Cavanaugh (D-
Manchester
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), representing District 16 since 2017, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for Executive Council in the 4th district.
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Chuck Morse (R–
Salem), representing District 22 since 2010, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for
U.S. Senate
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The composition and pow ...
.
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Tom Sherman (D-
Rye), representing District 24 since 2018, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for
governor
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.
Districts
District 1
Candidates
;Republican
*Carrie Gendreau, selectwoman for
Littleton since 2018
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;Democratic
*Edith Tucker, incumbent state representative for Coos District 5 since 2016
Results
;General election
District 2
Candidates
;Republican
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Timothy Lang Sr., incumbent state representative for Belknap District 4 since 2016
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John Plumer, former state representative
*Dave DeVoy, Republican candidate in 2020
;Democratic
*Kate Miller, former Democratic state representative (2008-2010)
District 3
Candidates
;Republican
*
Jeb Bradley, incumbent state senator since 2009, former Majority Leader (2010-2018), former U.S. Representative from (2003-2007)
*Nancy Cunning
;Democratic
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William Marsh, incumbent state representative for Carroll District 8 since 2016
District 4
Candidates
;Republican
*Seamus Casey, candidate for state representative in 2014 and 2016
;Democratic
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David H. Watters, incumbent state senator since 2012, previously served two terms in the N.H. House of Representatives for Strafford District 4
Results
;General election
District 5
Candidates
;Republican
*John McIntyre
;Democratic
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Suzanne Prentiss, incumbent state senator since 2020, former mayor of
Lebanon
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(2017-2019) and Lebanon city councilor since 2009
Results
;General election
District 6
Candidates
;Republican
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James Gray, incumbent state senator since 2016
;Democratic
*Ruth Larson, candidate for state representative in 2018 and 2020
Results
;General election
District 7
Candidates
;Republican
*Thomas Dunne Jr., candidate for state representative in 2016, 2018 and 2020
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Dan Innis, former state senator for District 24 (2016-2018)
;Democratic
*Richard Lobban Jr., candidate for Grafton District 9 in 2020
District 8
Candidates
;Republican
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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
;General election
District 9
Candidates
;Republican
*
Denise Ricciardi, incumbent state senator since 2020
;Democratic
*Matthew McLaughlin
Results
;General election
District 10
Candidates
;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
District 11
Candidates
;Republican
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Gary Daniels
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, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2014–2018)
*John Frechette
;Democratic
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Shannon Chandley, former state senator (2018-2020)
District 12
Candidates
;Republican
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Kevin Avard, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2014–2018)
;Democratic
*
Melanie Levesque, former state senator (2018-2020)
Results
;General election
District 13
Candidates
;Republican
*Daniel J. Paul
*Stephen Scaer
;Democratic
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Cindy Rosenwald
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, incumbent state senator since 2018
District 14
Candidates
;Republican
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Sharon Carson, incumbent state senator since 2008
;Democratic
*John Robinson
Results
;General election
District 15
Candidates
;Republican
*Linda Rae Banfil
;Democratic
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Becky Whitley, incumbent state senator since 2020
Results
;General election
District 16
Candidates
;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
Candidates
;Republican
*Scott R. Bryer
*Howard Pearl, incumbent representative for Merrimack District 26 since 2016
;Democratic
*Christine M. Tappan
District 18
Candidates
;Republican
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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 from 2010 to 2012 and former member of the Manchester Board of School Committee from 2013 to 2020
;Democratic
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Donna Soucy, incumbent state senator since 2012
District 19
Candidates
;Republican
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Regina Birdsell, incumbent state senator since 2014
Results
;General election
District 20
Candidates
;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
*
Lou D'Allesandro, incumbent state senator since 1998
Results
;General election
District 21
Candidates
;Democratic
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Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, incumbent state senator since 2020
Results
;General election
District 22
Candidates
;Republican
*Daryl Abbas, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 8 since 2018
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Peter Torosian, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 14 since 2016
;Democratic
*Wayne Haubner
District 23
Candidates
;Republican
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Bill Gannon, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2016–2018)
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;Democratic
*Brenda Oldak
Results
;General election
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District 24
Candidates
;Republican
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Lou Gargiulo, former state representative (1992–1996)
;Democratic
*Debra Altschiller, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 19 since 2016
Results
;General election
See also
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2022 New Hampshire elections
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2022 United States elections
The 2022 United States elections were held on November 8, 2022, with the exception of absentee balloting. During this U.S. midterm election, which occurred during the first term of incumbent president Joe Biden of the Democratic Party, all 4 ...
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New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court, alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on populatio ...
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Elections in New Hampshire
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References
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