New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2010

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New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24

New Hampshire State Senate State legislative elections, 2010

Elections for the office of New Hampshire's State Senate were held in New Hampshire on November 2, 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2010. The primary election day was September 14, 2010.

Democrats lost nine seats and Republicans gained a majority in the chamber.

See also: New Hampshire State Senate and State legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

1. Amanda Merrill
2. Bob Odell
3. Chuck Morse
4. Sylvia Larsen
5. David Boutin
6. Fenton Groen
7. Gary Lambert
8. Raymond White (New Hampshire)
9. Jeb Bradley
10. Jeanie Forrester
11. Jim Forsythe
12. Jim Luther
13. Jim Rausch
14. John Barnes (New Hampshire)
15. John Gallus
16. Lou D'Allesandro
17. Matthew Houde
18. Molly Kelly
19. Nancy Stiles
20. Peter Bragdon
21. Russell Prescott
22. Sharon Carson
23. Tom DeBlois

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the New Hampshire State Senate:

New Hampshire State Senate
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	14	5
	Republican Party	10	19
Total		24	24

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in New Hampshire in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	54	$2,461,574
2008	54	$2,618,697
2006	52	$2,684,106
2004	56	$2,045,226
2002	68	$1,764,674

In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $2,461,574 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:

Donor	Amount
New Hampshire Association of Realtors	$36,300
Sanborn, Andy	$35,623
Angerhofer, Peter	$34,734
Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire	$32,800
Forrester, Jeanie	$30,150
New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association	$25,850
Gallagher Callahan & Gartrell	$24,200
Electrical Workers Local 2320	$22,500
Wendelboe, Fran	$21,050
Tausch, Frederick W	$20,000

Incumbency

Primary challenges

One incumbent faced competition in the September 14 primary:

• District 21: Incumbent Democrat Amanda Merrill won her primary.

Retiring incumbents

Five incumbent senators did not run for re-election, while 19 incumbents (79.17%) ran for re-election. Of the five incumbents who did not run for re-election, two were Democrats and three were Republicans.

Incumbents who retired:

• District 4: Incumbent Democrat Kathleen Sgambati.
• District 7: Incumbent Democrat Harold Janeway.
• District 9: Incumbent Republican Sheila Roberge.
• District 19: Incumbent Republican Robert Letourneau.
• District 22: Incumbent Republican Michael Downing.

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

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District 1

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Dorothy Solomon: 2,153 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• John Gallus: 4,224 a Incumbent Gallus was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Dorothy Solomon: 6,113

John Gallus: 11,021

District 2

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Deborah Reynolds: 2,747 a Incumbent Reynolds was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jeanie Forrester: 3,828 a
• Fran Wendelboe: 2,917

November 2 General election candidates:

Deborah Reynolds9,414

Jeanie Forrester: 11,362

District 3

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Beverly Woods: 1,630 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jeb Bradley: 6,453 a Incumbent Bradley was first elected in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Beverly Woods: 7,405

Jeb Bradley: 13,716

District 4

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Andrew Hosmer: 1,403 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jim Forsythe: 3,329 a
• George Hurt: 2,281
• David Bickford: 986

Note: Incumbent Kathleen Sgambati (D) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrew Hosmer: 7,117

Jim Forsythe: 11,737

District 5

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Matthew Houde: 3,348 a Incumbent Houde was first elected in 2008.

September 14 Republican primary:

• James Danforth: 3,228 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Matthew Houde: 11,014

James Danforth: 7,465

District 6

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jacalyn Cilley: 1,499 a Incumbent Cilley was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Fenton Groen: 3,691 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jacalyn Cilley: 7,854

Fenton Groen: 9,345

District 7

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Michele Tremblay: 2,730 a

Note: Incumbent Harold Janeway did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Andy Sanborn: 5,052 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michele Tremblay: 8,887

Andy Sanborn: 10,816

District 8

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Harold Perkins: 2,363 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Bob Odell: 4,810 a Incumbent Odell was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Harold Perkins: 5,688

Bob Odell: 12,631

District 9

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Bob Jones: 1,607 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Raymond White: 4,351 a
• David Danielson: 3,171

Note: Incumbent Republican Sheila Roberge did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Jones: 7,421

Raymond White: 14,599

District 10

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Molly Kelly: 3,048 a Incumbent Kelly was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Tom Eaton: 3,282 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Molly Kelly: 9,042

Tom Eaton: 7,742

District 11

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Roger Tilton: 2,346 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Peter Bragdon: 5,474 a Incumbent Bragdon was first elected in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Roger Tilton: 9,319

Peter Bragdon: 13,070

District 12

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Peggy Gilmour: 2,033 a Incumbent Gilmour was first elected in 2008.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jim Luther: 2,754 a
• John Lewicke: 1,923

November 2 General election candidates:

Peggy Gilmour: 8,811

Jim Luther: 9,876

District 13

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Bette Lasky: 1,439 a Incumbent Lasky was first elected in 2008.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Gary Lambert: 2,186 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Bette Lasky: 5,204

Gary Lambert: 5,886

District 14

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Tammy Marie Siekmann: 1,110 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Sharon Carson: 4,241 a Incumbent Carson was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Tammy Marie Siekmann: 5,131

Sharon Carson: 11,350

District 15

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Sylvia Larsen: 4,446 a Incumbent Larsen was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Chris Wood: 3,711 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sylvia Larsen: 12,069

Chris Wood: 7,496

District 16

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kathleen Kelley: 2,238 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• David Boutin: 6,087 a Incumbent Boutin was first elected in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kathleen Kelley: 8,500

David Boutin: 11,678

District 17

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Charles Proulx: 1,341 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• John Barnes: 5,866 a Incumbent Barnes was first elected in 2000.

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles Proulx: 5,743

John Barnes: 13,254

District 18

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Betsi DeVries: 1,806 a Incumbent DeVries was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Tom DeBlois: 3,593 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Betsi DeVries: 6,450

Tom DeBlois: 8,439

District 19

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kristi St. Laurent: 964 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jim Rausch: 4,332 a

Note: Incumbent Republican Robert Letourneau did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kristi St. Laurent: 5,365

Jim Rausch: 11,309

District 20

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Lou D'Allesandro: 1,670 a Incumbent D'Allesandro was first elected in 1998.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Joseph Kelly Levasseur: 3,250 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lou D'Allesandro: 6,656

Joseph Kelly Levasseur: 6,491

District 21

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Amanda Merrill: 1,596 a Incumbent Merrill was first elected in 2008.
• Peter MacDonald: 280

September 14 Republican primary:

• Peter Angerhofer: 2,813 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Amanda Merrill: 9,634

Peter Angerhofer: 7,931

District 22

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Rebecca Fee: 1,224 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Chuck Morse: 4,400 a

Note: Incumbent Republican Michael Downing did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Rebecca Fee: 4,594

Chuck Morse: 12,325

District 23

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Margaret Hassan: 1,848 a Incumbent Hassan was first elected in 2004.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Russell Prescott: 4,958 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Margaret Hassan: 9,606

Russell Prescott: 11,001

District 24

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Martha Clark: 2,393 a Incumbent Clark was first elected in 2004.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Nancy Stiles: 5,045 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Martha Clark: 11,056

Nancy Stiles: 11,594

See also

• New Hampshire State Senate
• New Hampshire State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links

• New Hampshire Secretary of State - November 2, 2010 general election results
• List of 2010 primary election candidates for New Hampshire State Senate (dead link)
• New Hampshire Republican Party's list of 2010 state senate candidates
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for New Hampshire State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election
• 2010 Primary election results, New Hampshire

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)