New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012

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New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Impact of Redistricting

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 • 2012 New Hampshire House Elections

State legislative elections in 2012

Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate were held in New Hampshire on November 6, 2012. A total of 24 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 15, 2012. The primary was held on September 11, 2012.

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the New Hampshire State Senate:

New Hampshire State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	5	11
	Republican Party	19	13
Total		24	24

Incumbents retiring

A total of 9 Senators did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
John Gallus	Republican	Senate District 1
Jim Forsythe	Republican	Senate District 4
Matthew Houde	Democratic	Senate District 5
Fenton Groen	Republican	Senate District 6
Raymond White	Republican	Senate District 9
Gary Lambert	Republican	Senate District 13
John Barnes	Republican	Senate District 17
Tom DeBlois	Republican	Senate District 18
Amanda Merrill	Democratic	Senate District 21

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

Map of New Hampshire Senate Districts with less than 10% party registration differential before and after the 2010 redistricting. A total of 4 legislative districts meet the criteria after 2010.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire

The Republican-dominated Senate passed a new map by a 19-4 vote on February 1, 2012, and the Republican-dominated House concurred 253-91 on March 7. Gov. John Lynch (D) signed the Senate map on March 23; he vetoed the House map, but was overridden. The Senate map changes 18 of 24 districts by the request of Holderness, Shelburne, and Barnstead residents. New Hampshire Public Radio said the new map was "expected to give Republicans an advantage over the next decade."

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

Note: Incumbent Republican John Gallus did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Jeff Woodburn a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Frank Dumaine: 1,632
• Debi Warner: 2,691 a

Note: Mark P. Evans initially filed but did not appear on the primary ballot.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jeff Woodburn: 14,924

Debi Warner: 10,348

District 2

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Robert C. Lamb, Jr. a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Jeanie Forrester a - Incumbent Forrester first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Robert C. Lamb, Jr.: 12,680

Jeanie Forrester: 14,943

District 3

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Jeffery Ballard a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Jeb Bradley a - Incumbent Bradley first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jeffery Ballard: 11,650

Jeb Bradley: 18,152

District 4

Note: Incumbent Republican Jim Forsythe did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• David H. Watters a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Phyllis Woods a

November 6 General election candidates:

David H. Watters: 18,152

Phyllis Woods: 11,650

District 5

Note: Incumbent Democrat Matthew Houde did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Sandy Harris: 1,224
• David Pierce: 3,092 a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Cynthia Coolidge Howard: 618
• Joe Osgood: 1,692 a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Pierce: 17,719

Joe Osgood: 9,940

District 6

Note: Incumbent Republican Fenton Groen did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Richard Leonard a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Sam Cataldo: 2,358 a
• Dick Green: 2,153

November 6 General election candidates:

Richard Leonard: 12,127

Sam Cataldo: 12,764

District 7

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Andrew J. Hosmer a

September 11 GOP primary:

• William R. Grimm: 2,422
• Joshua F. Youssef: 2,752 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Andrew J. Hosmer: 15,573

Joshua F. Youssef: 10,768

District 8

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Ckristopher Wallenstein a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Bob Odell a - Incumbent Odell first assumed office in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

Ckristopher Wallenstein: 11,138

Bob Odell: 17,709

District 9

Note: Incumbent Republican Raymond White did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Lee C. Nyquist a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Ken Hawkins: 1,738
• Michael F. Kenney: 634
• Andy Sanborn: 3,732 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Lee C. Nyquist: 15,241

Andy Sanborn: 15,454

Note: This contest was subject to a recount -- of which the results appear above -- on November 13, 2012; the outcome was not affected.

District 10

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Molly Kelly a - Incumbent Kelly first assumed office in 2006.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Richard A. Foote a

November 6 General election candidates:

Molly Kelly: 18,810

Richard A. Foote: 9,483

District 11

September 11 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Peter Bragdon: 2,965 a - Incumbent Bragdon first assumed office in 2004.
• Daniel Dwyer: 1,854

November 6 General election candidates:

Peter Bragdon: 18,644

District 12

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Peggy Gilmour a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Jim Luther a - Incumbent Luther first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Peggy Gilmour: 15,245

Jim Luther: 14,101

District 13

Note: Incumbent Republican Gary Lambert did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Bette R. Lasky a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Joseph F. Krasucki a

November 6 General election candidates:

Bette R. Lasky: 15,314

Joseph F. Krasucki: 8,224

District 14

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Katherine Messner a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Sharon M. Carson a - Incumbent Carson first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

Katherine Messner: 10,466

Sharon M. Carson: 13,701

Richard B. Kahn: 1,466

District 15

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Sylvia B. Larsen a - Incumbent Larsen first assumed office in 1994.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Lydia Dube Harman a

November 6 General election candidates:

Sylvia B. Larsen: 19,385

Lydia Dube Harman: 8,382

District 16

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Kathleen M. Kelley a

September 11 GOP primary:

• David Boutin a - Incumbent Boutin first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kathleen M. Kelley: 13,480

David Boutin: 13,876

Richard Tomasso: 921

District 17

Note: Incumbent Republican John Barnes did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Nancy R.B. Fraher a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Howard Pearl: 2,559
• John Reagan: 2,689 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Nancy R.B. Fraher: 13,138

John Reagan: 14,672

District 18

Note: Incumbent Republican Tom DeBlois did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Donna M. Soucy a

September 11 GOP primary:

• J. Gail Barry a

November 6 General election candidates:

Donna M. Soucy: 12,139

J. Gail Barry: 8,024

Arthur J. Beaudry: 3,378

District 19

September 11 Democratic primary:

• R. Christopher Reisdorf a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Jim Rausch a - Incumbent Rausch first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

R. Christopher Reisdorf: 10,473

Jim Rausch: 15,927

District 20

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Lou D'Allesandro a - Incumbent D'Allesandro first assumed office in 1998.

September 11 GOP primary:

• Phil Greazzo a

November 6 General election candidates:

Lou D'Allesandro: 13,264

Phil Greazzo: 7,754

District 21

Note: Incumbent Democrat Amanda Merrill did not seek re-election.

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Martha Fuller Clark a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Peter Macdonald a

November 6 General election candidates:

Martha Fuller Clark: 19,740

Peter Macdonald: 8,674

District 22

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Victoria Czaia a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Chuck Morse a - Incumbent Morse first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Victoria Czaia: 9,781

Chuck Morse: 16,972

District 23

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Carol E. Croteau a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Dennis F. Acton: 1,018
• Russell Prescott: 3,415 a - Incumbent Prescott first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Carol E. Croteau: 13,076

Russell Prescott: 15,029

District 24

September 11 Democratic primary:

• Beverly Hollingworth a

September 11 GOP primary:

• Nancy F. Stiles a - Incumbent Stiles first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Beverly Hollingworth: 15,488

Nancy F. Stiles: 17,110

External links

• New Hampshire Secretary of State - 2012 Primary Candidates
• New Hampshire Secretary of State - 2012 Primary Results
• New Hampshire Secretary of State, 2012 General Election Official Candidate List by Office
• New Hampshire Secretary of State - 2012 General Election Results

See also

• New Hampshire State Senate
• New Hampshire State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

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)