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This page displays election information for the New Hampshire State Senate.
Elections
New Hampshire state senators serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. New Hampshire holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
2024
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was September 10, 2024. The filing deadline was June 14, 2024.
2022
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for September 13, 2022. The filing deadline was June 10, 2022.
Heading into the 2022 election, Republicans held a 13-10 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained one seat in the election, giving them a 14-10 majority.
| New Hampshire State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 10 | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 13 | 14 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 24 | |
2020
Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline was June 12, 2020.
In the 2020 elections, Republicans flipped four seats and gained control of the New Hampshire State Senate.
| New Hampshire State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 14 | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 10 | 14 | |
| Total | 24 | 24 | |
2018
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2018. The semi-closed primary election took place on September 11, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 15, 2018.[1]
In the 2018 elections, Democrats flipped four seats and gained control of the New Hampshire State Senate.
| New Hampshire State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 10 | 14 | |
| Republican Party | 14 | 10 | |
| Total | 24 | 24 | |
2016
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. All 24 seats in the New Hampshire State Senate were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 13-10 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained one seat in the election, giving them a 14-10 majority.
| New Hampshire State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 10 | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 13 | 14 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 24 | |
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2014Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 12-11 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a 14-10 majority.
2012Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2012. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was June 15, 2012. A total of 24 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 19-5 majority. Republicans lost six seats in the election, giving them a 13-11 majority.
The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election.
2010Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2010. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was June 11, 2010. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 14-10 majority. Democrats lost nine seats in the election, giving Republicans a 19-5 majority.
In 2010, the candidates for state Senate raised a total of $2,461,574 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[2]
2008Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 9, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $2,618,697. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
2006Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 12, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $2,684,106. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2004Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 14, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $2,045,226. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2002Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $1,764,674. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2000Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $1,826,673. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
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Historical party control
Republicans won control of the New Hampshire State Senate in 2020. In 2024, they won a 16-8 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the New Hampshire Senate following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
New Hampshire State Senate election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 11 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Republicans | 13 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, New Hampshire was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 2007-2010
- Republican trifecta: 1992-1996, 2003-2004, 2017-2018, 2021-2023
- Divided government: 1997-2002, 2005-2006, 2011-2016, 2019-2020
New Hampshire Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R |
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Political Calendar 2018-2019," accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2008 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2006 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2004 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2002 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2000 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
