2024 New Hampshire Senate election

The 2024 New Hampshire Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2024.^[1] The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections.

2024 New Hampshire Senate election

← 2022 November 5, 2024 [[2026 New Hampshire Senate election|2026]] →
All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jeb Bradley (retired) Donna Soucy (lost re-election) Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 3rd District 18th District Last election 14 10 Seats won 16 8 Seat change 2 2
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Republican gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold Vote share:      50–60%      60–70%      50–60%      60–70%
President before election Jeb Bradley Republican Elected President Sharon Carson Republican

Republicans expanded on their 14-10 majority and earned a 16-8 supermajority after the elections.^[2]

Retirements

Four incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

• District 15: Becky Whitley is retiring.^[3]
• District 20: Lou D'Allesandro is retiring.^[4]

Republicans

• District 1: Carrie Gendreau is retiring.^[5]
• District 3: Jeb Bradley is retiring.^[6]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Lean R	October 23, 2024

Summary of results

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.

State Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Outcome
1st	Carrie Gendreau		Rep	David Rochefort		Rep Hold
2nd	Timothy Lang		Rep	Timothy Lang		Rep Hold
3rd	Jeb Bradley		Rep	Mark McConkey		Rep Hold
4th	David H. Watters		Dem	David H. Watters		Dem Hold
5th	Suzanne M. Prentiss		Dem	Suzanne M. Prentiss		Dem Hold
6th	James P. Gray		Rep	James P. Gray		Rep Hold
7th	Daniel Innis		Rep	Daniel Innis		Rep Hold
8th	Ruth Ward		Rep	Ruth Ward		Rep Hold
9th	Denise Ricciardi		Rep	Denise Ricciardi		Rep Hold
10th	Donovan Fenton		Dem	Donovan Fenton		Dem Hold
11th	Shannon E. Chandley		Dem	Tim McGough		Rep Gain
12th	Kevin A. Avard		Rep	Kevin A. Avard		Rep Hold
13th	Cindy Rosenwald		Dem	Cindy Rosenwald		Dem Hold
14th	Sharon M. Carson		Rep	Sharon M. Carson		Rep Hold
15th	Becky Whitley		Dem	Tara Reardon		Dem Hold
16th	Keith Murphy		Rep	Keith Murphy		Rep Hold
17th	Howard Pearl		Rep	Howard Pearl		Rep Hold
18th	Donna Soucy		Dem	Victoria Sullivan		Rep Gain
19th	Regina M. Birdsell		Rep	Regina M. Birdsell		Rep Hold
20th	Lou D'Allesandro		Dem	Pat Long		Dem Hold
21st	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka		Dem	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka		Dem Hold
22nd	Daryl Abbas		Rep	Daryl Abbas		Rep Hold
23rd	Bill Gannon		Rep	Bill Gannon		Rep Hold
24th	Debra Altschiller		Dem	Debra Altschiller		Dem Hold

District 1

1st District Democratic primary details
Declared Rusty Talbot, Business owner[8] Democratic Primary, 1st District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Rusty Talbot Unopposed Total votes 4,247 100.0

1st District Republican primary details
Declared David Rochefort, State Representative[9] Declined Carrie Gendreau, Incumbent[5] Republican Primary, 1st District Party Candidate Votes % Republican David Rochefort Unopposed Total votes 4,951 100.0

New Hampshire's 1st Senate District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rochefort	17,613	56.82
	Democratic	Rusty Talbot	13,371	43.14
	Write-in		12	0.04
Total votes			30,996	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2nd District Democratic primary details
Declared Carlos Cardona, Former Campaign Manager for Marianne Williamson’s 2024 Presidential Campaign and 2010, 2018, and 2020 candidate for State Representative[10] Endorsements Carlos Cardona U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna, California's 17th congressional district [10] Democratic Primary, 2nd District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Carlos Cardona Unopposed Total votes 4,582 100.0

2nd District Republican primary details
Potential Timothy Lang Sr., Incumbent Republican Primary, 2nd District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Timothy Lang Sr. Unopposed Total votes 6,056 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Lang Sr. (Incumbent)	20,117	58.28
	Democratic	Carlos Cardona	14,372	41.64
	Write-in		28	0.08
Total votes			34,517	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

3rd District Democratic primary details
Declared William Marsh, Former State Representative and candidate for the district in 2022[11] Declined Thomas Buco, State Representative[12] Anita Burroughs, State Representative[12] Jerry Stringham, State Representative[12] Jerry Knirk, Surgeon and former State Representative[12] Democratic Primary, 3rd District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic William Marsh Unopposed Total votes 4,857 100.0

3rd District Republican primary details

Declared Mark McConkey, State Representative and Chair of the House Public Works and Highways Committee[13] Declined Jeb Bradley, Incumbent[6] Glenn Cordelli, State Representative and Vice Chair of the House Education Committee[12] Katy Peternel, State Representative[12] Michael Granger, State Representative[12] Jonathan Smith, State Representative[12] Republican Primary, 3rd District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mark McConkey Unopposed Total votes 6,313 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark McConkey	21,058	56.70
	Democratic	Bill Marsh	16,066	43.25
	Write-in		19	0.05
Total votes			37,143	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

4th District Democratic primary details
Declared David H. Watters, Incumbent Democratic Primary, 4th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David H. Watters (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,219 100.0

4th District Republican primary details
Declared Shawn Mickelonis, Former Democratic State Representative[14] Republican Primary, 4th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Shawn Mickelonis Unopposed Total votes 3,160 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 4th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David H. Watters (Incumbent)	19,666	60.45
	Republican	Shawn Mickelonis	12,847	39.50
	Write-in		15	0.05
Total votes			32,528	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

5th District Democratic primary details
Declared Suzanne Prentiss, Incumbent[15] Democratic Primary, 5th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Suzanne Prentiss (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 7,411 100.0

5th District Republican primary details
Declared John McIntyre, Radiologist[15] Republican Primary, 5th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican John McIntyre Unopposed Total votes 2,769 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 5th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Prentiss (Incumbent)	23,028	66.21
	Republican	John J. McIntyre	11,709	33.67
	Write-in		42	0.12
Total votes			34,779	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

6th District Democratic primary details
Declared John Ceskavich[15] Democratic Primary, 6th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John Ceskavich Unopposed Total votes 3,249 100.0

6th District Republican primary details
Declared James Gray, Incumbent[14] Republican Primary, 6th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican James Gray (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 4,887 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 6th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James P. Gray (Incumbent)	18,561	59.77
	Democratic	John Ceskavich	12,483	40.19
	Write-in		13	0.04
Total votes			31,057	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

7th District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 7th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Stu Green Unopposed Total votes 4,681 100.0

7th District Republican primary details
Declared Daniel Innis, Incumbent[14] Republican Primary, 7th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Daniel Innis (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,260 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 7th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Innis (Incumbent)	17,888	55.48
	Democratic	Stu Green	14,337	44.47
	Write-in		17	0.05
Total votes			32,242	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

8th District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 8th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Trumble Unopposed Total votes 4,368 100.0

8th District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 8th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ruth Ward (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,292 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 8th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ruth Ward (Incumbent)	18,463	58.25
	Democratic	David Trumble	13,178	41.63
	Write-in		12	0.04
Total votes			31,653	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

9th District Democratic primary details
Declared Matthew McLaughlin, Veteran and candidate for the district in 2022[16] Democratic Primary, 9th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Matthew McLaughlin Unopposed Total votes 4,681 100.0

9th District Republican primary details
Potential Denise Ricciardi, Incumbent Republican Primary, 9th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Denise Riccardi (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,597 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 9th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denise Ricciardi (Incumbent)	17,235	51.49
	Democratic	Matthew McLaughlin	16,211	48.43
	Write-in		25	0.08
Total votes			33,471	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

10th District Democratic primary details
Declared Donovan Fenton, Incumbent[16] Democratic Primary, 10th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Donovan Fenton (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 7,015 100.0

10th District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 10th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Rich Merkt Unopposed Total votes 3,007 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 10th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donovan Fenton (Incumbent)	20,841	63.12
	Republican	Rick Merkt	12,166	36.85
	Write-in		11	0.03
Total votes			33,018	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

11th District Democratic primary details
Potential Shannon Chandley, Incumbent Democratic Primary, 11th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Shannon Chandley (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 4,774 100.0

11th District Republican primary details
Declared Tim McGough, State Representative[14] Republican Primary, 11th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tim McGough Unopposed Total votes 5,565 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 11th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim McGough	18,440	50.90
	Democratic	Shannon Chandley (Incumbent)	17,767	49.05
	Write-in		17	0.05
Total votes			36,224	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

12th District Democratic primary details
Declared Ben Ming, State Representative[17] Declined Melanie Levesque, Former State Senator and candidate for this district in 2022[18] (ran for Executive Council) Democratic Primary, 12th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ben Ming (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 4,495 100.0

12th District Republican primary details
Declared Kevin Avard, incumbent Republican Primary, 12th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kevin Avard (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,693 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 12th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Avard (Incumbent)	19,841	55.88
	Democratic	Ben Ming	15,643	44.06
	Write-in		21	0.06
Total votes			35,505	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

13th District Democratic primary details
Potential Cindy Rosenwald, Incumbent Democratic Primary, 13th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Cindy Rosenwald (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 3,190 100.0

13th District Republican primary details
Declared Stephen Scaer, Candidate for this district in 2022[14] Republican Primary, 13th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Stephen Scaer Unopposed Total votes 2,573 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 13th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindy Rosenwald (Incumbent)	14,334	56.72
	Republican	Stephen Scaer	10,913	43.19
	Write-in		23	0.09
Total votes			25,270	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

14th District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 14th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kara Roy Unopposed Total votes 3,072 100.0

14th District Republican primary details
Declared Sharon Carson, New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader[14] Republican Primary, 14th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Sharon Carson (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,175 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 14th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Carson (Incumbent)	19,429	58.76
	Democratic	Kara Roy	13,611	41.17
	Write-in		24	0.07
Total votes			33,064	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

15th District Democratic primary details

Declared Angela Brennan, State Representative and Bow, New Hampshire Selectwoman[19] Rebecca McWilliams, State Representative[20] Tara Reardon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Commissioner[21] Declined Becky Whitley, Incumbent (Ran for Congress)[3] Democratic Primary, 15th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tara Reardon 3,544 40.80 Democratic Rebecca McWilliams 3,179 36.60 Democratic Angela Brennan 1,963 22.60 Total votes 8,686 100.00

15th District Republican primary details
Declared Pamela Ean, 2020 and 2010 candidate for State Representative and candidate for this district in 2018[14] Republican Primary, 15th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Pamela Ean Unopposed Total votes 3,554 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 15th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tara Reardon	20,272	62.89
	Republican	Pamela Ean	11,912	36.95
	Write-in		53	0.16
Total votes			32,237	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

16th District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 16th District Party Candidate Votes % Write-In Mike York Unopposed Total votes 802 100.0

16th District Republican primary details
Declared Keith Murphy, Incumbent[14] Republican Primary, 16th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Keith Murphy (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,452 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 16th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Murphy (Incumbent)	18,435	56.63
	Democratic	Michael York	14,080	43.25
	Write-in		39	0.12
Total votes			32,554	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

17th District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 17th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kelly Roberts Unopposed Total votes 4,689 100.0

17th District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 17th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Howard Pearl (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 6,490 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 17th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Pearl (Incumbent)	19,762	57.72
	Democratic	Kelly Roberts	14,456	42.23
	Write-in		16	0.05
Total votes			34,234	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

18th District Democratic primary details
Potential Donna Soucy, Incumbent Democratic Primary, 18th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Donna Soucy (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 3,234 100.0

18th District Republican primary details
Declared Victoria Sullivan, Former State Representative and candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2021 and 2019[22] Republican Primary, 18th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Victoria Sullivan Unopposed Total votes 3,777 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 18th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Victoria Sullivan	13,289	51.42
	Democratic	Donna Soucy (Incumbent)	12,541	48.52
	Write-in		16	0.06
Total votes			25,848	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

19th District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 19th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Michelle Moge Unopposed Total votes 2,774 100.0

19th District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 19th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Regina Birdsell (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,077 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 19th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Regina Birdsell (Incumbent)	19,505	60.76
	Democratic	Michelle Moge	12,556	39.11
	Write-in		41	0.13
Total votes			32,102	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

20th District Democratic primary details

Declared Patrick Long, State Representative[23] Sean Parr, Manchester, New Hampshire School Committee member[15] Declined Jerome Duval, Lawyer and 2020 Executive Council candidate[24] Lou D'Allesandro, Incumbent[25][4] Patricia Cornell, State Representative[26] (ran for reelection) Democratic Primary, 20th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Pat Long 2,565 68.99 Democratic Sean Parr 1,153 31.01 Total votes 3,718 100.00

20th District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 20th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Brittany Ping Unopposed Total votes 2,531 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 20th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Long	13,159	56.05
	Republican	Brittany Ping	10,290	43.83
	Write-in		27	0.12
Total votes			23,476	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

21st District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 21st District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 7,329 100.0

21st District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 21st District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Don Cardinale Unopposed Total votes 2,707 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 21st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Incumbent)	22,700	66.98
	Republican	Don Cardinale	11,155	32.91
	Write-in		38	0.11
Total votes			33,893	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 22

22nd District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 22nd District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Wayne Haubner Unopposed Total votes 2,630 100.0

22nd District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 22nd District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Daryl Abbas (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 5,920 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 22nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daryl Abbas (Incumbent)	22,892	63.94
	Democratic	Wayne Haubner	12,899	36.03
	Write-in		9	0.03
Total votes			35,800	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

23rd District Democratic primary details
Democratic Primary, 23rd District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Brenda Oldak Unopposed Total votes 3,491 100.0

23rd District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 23rd District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Gannon (Incumbent) 5,782 67.02 Republican Emily Phillips 2,845 32.98 Total votes 8,627 100.00

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 23rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Gannon (Incumbent)	22,670	62.36
	Democratic	Brenda Oldak	13,648	37.54
	Write-in		36	0.10
Total votes			36,354	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

24th District Democratic primary details
Potential Debra Altschiller, incumbent Democratic Primary, 24th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Debra Altschiller (Incumbent) Unopposed Total votes 6,296 100.0

24th District Republican primary details
Declared Patrick Abrami, Former State Representative[27] Republican Primary, 24th District Party Candidate Votes % Republican Patrick Abrami Unopposed Total votes 5,281 100.0

2024 New Hampshire Senate election, 24th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Altschiller (Incumbent)	20,497	54.74
	Republican	Patrick Abrami	16,926	45.22
	Write-in		14	0.04
Total votes			37,437	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• List of New Hampshire General Courts