| New Hampshire's 23rd State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 32.7% Republican 29.8% Democratic 37.9% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 92% White 1% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian | ||
| Population (2020) | 57,395[1][2] | ||
New Hampshire's 23rd State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bill Gannon since 2020, following his defeat of Democratic incumbent Jon Morgan. Gannon first represented the district from 2016-2018.[3]
Geography[edit]
District 23 is based in Rockingham County. The district is entirely located within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.[4]
Rockingham County - 18.2%
- Seabrook
- Kensington
- South Hampton
- Newton
- Kingston
- East Kingston
- Brentwood
- Epping
- Fremont
- Sandown
- Danville
- Chester
Federal and statewide results[edit]
Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senate | Bolduc 56 – 44% |
| Governor | Sununu 67 - 33% |
Recent election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Gannon (incumbent) | 16,902 | 60.4 | |
| Democratic | Brenda Oldak | 11,064 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 27,966 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Historical election results[edit]
All election results below took place prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.
2020[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Gannon | 5,000 | 73.1 | |
| Republican | Allen Cook | 1,820 | 26.6 | |
| Total votes | 6,839 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Bill Gannon | 18,627 | 53.3 | |
| Democratic | Jon Morgan (incumbent) | 16,314 | 46.7 | |
| Total votes | 34,941 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jon Morgan | 12,911 | 50.2 | |
| Republican | Bill Gannon (incumbent) | 12,806 | 49.8 | |
| Total votes | 25,717 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2016[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Gannon | 1,850 | 37.6 | |
| Republican | Bob Goodman | 1,358 | 27.6 | |
| Republican | Maureen Barrows | 923 | 18.8 | |
| Republican | Nancy Steenson | 788 | 16.0 | |
| Total votes | 4,919 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Bill Gannon | 17,337 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Alexis Simpson | 13,343 | 43.5 | |
| Total votes | 30,680 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell Prescott (incumbent) | 12,030 | 57.4 | |
| Democratic | Donna Schlachman | 8,915 | 42.6 | |
| Total votes | 20,945 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Russell Prescott (incumbent) | 3,415 | 77.0 | |
| Republican | Dennis Acton | 1,018 | 23.0 | |
| Total votes | 4,433 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Russell Prescott (incumbent) | 15,029 | 53.5 | |
| Democratic | Carol Croteau | 13,076 | 46.5 | |
| Total votes | 28,105 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell Prescott | 11,001 | 53.4 | |
| Democratic | Maggie Hassan (incumbent) | 9,606 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 20,607 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "State Senate District 23, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ Max Sullivan. "Gannon defeats Morgan to regain Senate District 23 seat". Seacoast Online. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "New Hampshire Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "New Hampshire State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.