Elections 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.[1] All 24 seats were up for election.
Qualifications
Article 29 of Part 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution states, "Provided nevertheless, that no person shall be capable of being elected a senator, who is not of the age of thirty years, and who shall not have been an inhabitant of this state for seven years immediately preceding his election, and at the time thereof he shall be an inhabitant of the district for which he shall be chosen. Should such person, after election, cease to be an inhabitant of the district for which he was chosen, he shall be disqualified to hold said position and a vacancy shall be declared therein."
List of candidates
District 1
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Jerry Sorlucco
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Ralph Doolan: 1,468
- John Gallus: 2,696
a
- Brien Ward: 2,491
November 5 General election candidates:
Jerry Sorlucco: 5,733
John Gallus: 12,140 
District 2
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Lynn Chong: 934
- Sid Lovett: 1,264
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Richard S. Brothers: 3,076
- Audrey Johnson: 128
- Carl Johnson: 3,421
a
- Paul Nagy: 520
November 5 General election candidates:
Sid Lovett: 8,027
Carl Johnson: 11,041 
District 3
September 10 Democratic primary:
- William T. Riley
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Mark Hounsell: 3,410
- Jospeh D. Kenney: 4,812
a
November 5 General election candidates:
William T. Riley: 6,648
Joseph D. Kenney: 12,837 
District 4
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Beth Arsenault
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Robert K. Boyce: 4,128
a
- Alida Millham: 3,197
November 5 General election candidates:
Beth Arsenault: 7,646
Robert K. Boyce: 10,714 
District 5
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Clifton Below
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Nancy Merrill
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Clifton Below: 10,768 
Nancy Merrill: 9,498
District 6
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Caroline McCarley
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Fergus Cullen
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Caroline McCarley: 7,872
Dick Green: 9,603 
District 7
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Dennis Kalob
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Robert B. Flanders: 4,684
a
- Harold F. French: 2,070
November 5 General election candidates:
Dennis Kalob: 8,355
Robert B. Flanders: 10,610 
District 8
September 10 Democratic primary:
- George Disnard
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Bob Odell
a
November 5 General election candidates:
George Disnard: 8,494
Bob Odell: 9,170 
District 9
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Kathleen McLaughlin Peterson
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Sheila Roberge
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Kathleen McLaughlin Peterson: 6,931
Sheila Roberge: 13,830 
District 10
September 10 Democratic primary:
September 10 GOP primary:
- Tom Eaton
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Tom Eaton 
District 11
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Roger Wellington
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Peter Bragdon: 2,213
- Gary L. Daniels: 2,334
- Andrew R. Peterson: 2,519
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Roger Wellington: 7,606
Andrew R. Peterson: 11,397 
District 12
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Lucien Bergeron
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Thomas Enright: 2,046
- Jane O'Hearn: 2,988
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Lucien Bergeron: 6,805
Jane O'Hearn: 10,863 
District 13
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Joe Foster
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Bea Francouer
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Joe Foster: 6,616 
Bea Francouer: 6,543
District 14
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Jean Serino
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Bob Clegg
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Jean Serino: 5,416
Bob Clegg: 10,401 
District 15
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Sylvia Larsen
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Kristie MacNeil
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Sylvia Larsen: 11,165 
Kristie MacNeil: 7,529
District 16
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Peter Hutchins
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Theodore Gatsas: 5,662
a
- Keith Kirschmann: 1,747
November 5 General election candidates:
Peter Hutchins: 7,171
Theodore Gatsas: 12,734 
District 17
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Mary Brown
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- John Barnes, Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Mary Brown: 6,777
John Barnes, Jr.: 10,845 
District 18
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Dave Gelinas: 2,228
a
- Don Welch: 816
September 10 GOP primary:
- Michael Garrity: 1,841
- Andy Martel: 2,403
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Dave Gelinas: 7,180
Andy Martel: 8,049 
District 19
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Christopher Reisdorf
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Arthur Klemm: 2,493
- Frank Sapareto: 3,346
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Christopher Reisdorf: 4,780
Frank Sapareto: 10,503 
District 20
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Lou D'Allesandro
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Nick Levasseur
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Lou D'Allesandro: 7,475 
Nick Levasseur: 6,569
District 21
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Iris Estabrook: 2,012
a
- Gary Gilmore: 1,019
September 10 GOP primary:
- Jim Boynton
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Iris Estabrook: 9,475 
Jim Boynton: 8,009
District 22
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Norman MacAskill
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Chuck Morse
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Norman MacAskill: 5,532
Chuck Morse: 11,177 
District 23
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Maggie Wood Hassan
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- David Corbin: 1,412
- Russell Prescott: 3,022
a
- Marshall Lee Quandt: 1,660
November 5 General election candidates:
Maggie Wood Hassan: 9,067
Russell Prescott: 10,659 
District 24
September 10 Democratic primary:
- Burton Cohen
a
September 10 GOP primary:
- Pamela Saia
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Burton Cohen: 12,947 
Pamela Saia: 10,163
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