New Hampshire's 7th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 7th
State Senate district
Senator
  Daniel Innis
R–Bradford
Registration33.6% Republican
25.0% Democratic
41.4% No party preference
Demographics95.5% White
0.6% Black
1.8% Hispanic
1.0% Asian
Population (2019)
 • Citizens of voting age		56,790[1][2]
45,068

New Hampshire's 7th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Daniel Innis since 2022.[3]

Geography

District 7 currently comprises portions of Grafton, Merrimack Counties and a single town each in Belknap, Hillsborough and Sullivan. The district includes the towns of Alexandria, Andover, Bradford, Bridgewater, Bristol, Boscawen, Danbury, Franklin, Goshen, Grafton, Hebron, Henniker, Hill, Hillsboro,Orange, Salisbury, Sutton, Warner, Webster and Wilmot.[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Recent election results

2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Innis 3,509 63.2
Republican Thomas Dunne Jr. 2,044 36.8
Total votes 5,553 100
General election
Republican Daniel Innis 13,413 54.6
Democratic Richard Lobban 11,146 45.4
Total votes 24,559 100
Republican hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Historical election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold French (incumbent) 17,801 58.0
Democratic Philip Spagnuolo Jr. 12,907 42.0
Total votes 30,708 100
Republican hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold French (incumbent) 11,616 53.4
Democratic Mason Donovan 10,141 46.6
Total votes 21,757 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold French 13,880 50.03
Democratic Andrew Hosmer (incumbent) 13,863 49.97
Total votes 27,743 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Hosmer (incumbent) 9,578 50.3
Republican Kathleen Lauer-Rago 9,423 49.5
Total votes 19,025 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joshua Youssef 2,752 53.2
Republican William Grimm 2,422 46.8
Total votes 5,174 100
General election
Democratic Andrew Hosmer 15,573 59.1
Republican Joshua Youssef 10,768 40.9
Total votes 26,341 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Trump 52.7 – 45.7%
2016 President Trump 53.8 – 41.2%
2014 Senate Shaheen 51.4 – 48.6%
Governor Hassan 51.4 – 48.6%
2012 President Obama 51.7 – 47.2%
Governor Hassan 54.5 – 42.7%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 7, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Senator Daniel Innis (R-Bradford)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "New Hampshire State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 1, 2021.