The New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Its chair is Raymond Buckley,and its vice chairs are Martha Fuller Clark and Bette Lasky. The most recent Democratic governor was Maggie Hassan,who served from 2013 to 2017.
Yvonne Katrina Swett is the President of the Lantos Foundation. She is also an American educator and the former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2012 to 2013,and then in 2014 to 2015. She ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district during the 2002 United States midterm elections.
Molly Kelly is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the New Hampshire Senate,representing the 10th District from 2006 until 2016. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in the 2018 election.
Margaret Coldwell Hassan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Hassan was the 81st governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017.
Martha Fuller Clark is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate,representing the 21st district from 2012 until 2020 and the 24th district from 2004 until 2010. Prior to her Senate service she was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1990 through 2002.
New Hampshire's 5th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Prentiss since 2020,succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Hennessey.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 8,2016,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 13.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen won reelection to a third term after comfortably defeating Republican nominee Bryant Messner by 15.6 points and sweeping every single county in the state. This marked the first Senate election since 1972 in which the Democrat carried Belknap County.
The 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a second term,defeating former state senator Molly Kelly. Sununu was the first incumbent Republican to win reelection as governor since Steve Merrill was reelected in 1994.
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office,defeating his opponent Dan Feltes,the Majority Leader of the Senate. Nine governors ran for re-election in this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor,in which his father,John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988,instead becoming George H. W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989.
William M. "Bill" Gannon is an American politician,attorney,and businessman. A Republican,Gannon is currently serving as senator for the 23rd district of the New Hampshire Senate and was first elected in 2016. Gannon represented the 4th Rockingham district as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016.
Jeanne Dietsch is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate,representing the 9th district from 2018 to 2020.
Melanie Ann Levesque is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Democrat,Levesque represented the 12th district in the New Hampshire Senate from 2018 until 2020;she was the first African American to serve in that body. Levesque was chair of the Senate Election Law &Municipal Affairs committee,and served on the Judiciary and Transportation committees. Levesque previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010 and 2012 to 2014. In 2021,Levesque was a senior advisor for the New Hampshire Democratic Party. In 2022,Levesque announced her run for the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
The 2018 New Hampshire Senate election was held on November 6,2018,concurrently with the elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives,to elect members to the 166th New Hampshire General Court. All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining control of both chambers of the New Hampshire General Court,ending the total control of New Hampshire's state government,that Republicans had held in New Hampshire since the 2016 state elections.
The 2016 New Hampshire Senate election was held on November 8,2016,concurrently with the elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives,to elect members to the 165th New Hampshire General Court. All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. It resulted in Republicains maintaining control of both chambers of the New Hampshire General Court.
The 2020 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. New Hampshire voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the New Hampshire Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on September 8,2020,determined which candidates will appear on the November 3,2020,general election ballot.
Rebecca Whitley is an American politician who has served in the New Hampshire Senate from the 15th district since 2020. A Democrat,she represents the state capital,Concord,as well as Hopkinton,Penacook,and Bow.
Erin Tapper Hennessey is an American politician serving as the Deputy Secretary of State of New Hampshire. She was formerly a member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 1st district,serving from 2020 to 2022.
The 2022 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. New Hampshire voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the New Hampshire Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections held on September 13,2022,determined which candidates would appear on the November 8,2022,general election ballot.
