New Hampshire's 16th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 16th State Senate district
Senator	Keith Murphy R – Manchester
Registration	34.2%  Republican 29.1%  Democratic 36.7%  No party preference
Demographics	89%  White 2%  Black 3%  Hispanic 3.0%  Asian
Population (2020)	57,841 [1] [2]

New Hampshire's 16th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Keith Murphy since 2022. ^[3]

Geography

District 16 covers parts of Hillsborough and, Merrimack, and Rockingham Counties. It comprises the towns of Candia, Goffstown, Hooksett, Raymond, as well as the city of Manchester's 1st ward. ^[3]

The district is entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. ^[4]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16 ^[5]

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

2022

*Republican Michael Yakubovich was replaced on the ballot with Keith Murphy due to illness. ^[6]

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Yakubovich	3,565	57.5
	Republican	Barbara Griffin	2,640	42.5
Total votes			6,205	100
General election
	Republican	Keith Murphy	13,494	53.4
	Democratic	June Trisciani	11,783	46.6
Total votes			25,227	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Historical election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh (incumbent)	17,165	51.8
	Republican	Jason Syversen	15,986	48.2
Total votes			33,151	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Boutin	2,961	60.0
	Republican	Bill Kuch	1,978	40.0
Total votes			4,939	100
General election
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh (incumbent)	12,990	52.3
	Republican	David Boutin	11,853	47.7
Total votes			24,843	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New Hampshire State Senate special election, District 16 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh	1,377	68.8
	Democratic	Jim Normand	624	32.2
Total votes			2,001	100
General election
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh	4,751	54.8
	Republican	David Boutin	3,817	44.0
	Libertarian	Jason Dubrow	109	1.3
Total votes			8,677	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott McGilvray	2,399	81.1
	Democratic	Kolawole Ernest Adewumi	558	18.9
Total votes			2,957	100
	Republican	Joe Duarte	4,456	96.3
	Republican	Donald Winterton	170	3.7
Total votes			4,626	100
General election
	Democratic	Scott McGilvray	15,118	51.0
	Republican	Joe Duarte	14,503	49.0
Total votes			29,621	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Boutin (incumbent)	3,096	54.2
	Republican	Jane Cormier	2,613	45.8
Total votes			5,709	100
General election
	Republican	David Boutin (incumbent)	11,666	55.8
	Democratic	Maureen Raiche Manning	9,255	44.2
Total votes			20,921	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Boutin (incumbent)	13,876	49.1
	Democratic	Kathleen Kelley	13,480	47.7
	Libertarian	Richard Tomasso	921	3.3
Total votes			28,277	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [8]
2020	President	Biden 53.1 – 45.3%
	Senate	Shaheen 56.8 – 41.0%
2016	President	Clinton 47.7 – 47.4%
	Senate	Ayotte 49.9 – 46.5%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 50.1 – 49.9%
	Governor	Hassan 51.2 – 48.8%
2012	President	Romney 50.0 – 49.0%
	Governor	Hassan 50.6 – 47.4%

References

1. "State Senate District 16, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Keith Murphy (R-Manchester)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
5. "2024 Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
6. Gokee, Amanda (November 2, 2022). "Five state Senate races to watch on Election Day". New Hampshire Bulletin. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
7. "New Hampshire State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 1, 2021.