New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2002

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. 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:

• No candidates filed.

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

External links

• New Hampshire Secretary of State, official 2002 primary election results
• New Hampshire Secretary of State, official 2002 general election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the New Hampshire State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Sharon Carson

Majority Leader:Regina Birdsell

Senators

District 1

David Rochefort (R)

District 2

Timothy Lang (R)

District 3

Mark McConkey (R)

District 4

David Watters (D)

District 5

Suzanne Prentiss (D)

District 6

James Gray (R)

District 7

Dan Innis (R)

District 8

Ruth Ward (R)

District 9

Denise Ricciardi (R)

District 10

Donovan Fenton (D)

District 11

Tim McGough (R)

District 12

Kevin Avard (R)

District 13

Lucinda Rosenwald (D)

District 14

Sharon Carson (R)

District 15

Tara Reardon (D)

District 16

Keith Murphy (R)

District 17

Howard Pearl (R)

District 18

Victoria Sullivan (R)

District 19

Regina Birdsell (R)

District 20

Patrick Long (D)

District 21

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D)

District 22

Daryl Abbas (R)

District 23

William Gannon (R)

District 24

Debra Altschiller (D)

Republican Party (16)

Democratic Party (8)

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