New Hampshire's 4th State Senate district

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New Hampshire's 4th
State Senate district
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Senator
  David Watters
D Dover
Registration34.8%  Democratic
25.1%  Republican
40.1%  No party preference
Demographics88.4%  White
2.6%  Black
2.9%  Hispanic
5.7%  Asian
Population (2019)
  Citizens of voting age
55,132 [1] [2]
41,610

New Hampshire's 4th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat David Watters since 2012. [3]

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Geography

District 4 is based in Strafford County, including the city of Dover and the nearby towns of Barrington, Rollinsford, and Somersworth. [3] Between 2002 and 2012, the district included most of Belknap County and two towns in Strafford County. [4]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. [5] It borders the state of Maine. [1]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David H. Watters (Incumbent) 19,666 60.45
Republican Shawn Mickelonis12,84739.50
Write-in 150.05
Total votes32,528 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David H. Watters (incumbent) 15,879 63.30
Republican Seamus Casey9,20736.70
Total votes25,086 100.0

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Watters (incumbent) 19,228 61.4
Republican Frank Bertone12,10738.6
Total votes31,335 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Watters (incumbent) 15,299 100
Total votes15,299 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Watters (incumbent) 15,144 55.2
Republican Bill O'Connor12,28344.8
Total votes27,427 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Watters (incumbent) 10,121 55.6
Republican Eddie Edwards8,06744.4
Total votes18,188 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Watters 18,152 60.9
Republican Phyllis Woods11,65039.1
Total votes29,802 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [9]
2020 President Biden 60.7 – 37.4%
2016 President Clinton 54.3 – 39.6%
2014 Senate Shaheen 58.1 – 41.9%
Governor Hassan 59.7 – 40.3%
2012 President Obama 58.1 – 40.3%
Governor Hassan 61.3 – 35.8%

Historical election results

These results happened prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under very different district lines.

2010

2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Forsythe 3,329 50.4
Republican George Hurt2,28134.5
Republican David Bickford98614.9
Total votes6,596 100
General election
Republican Jim Forsythe 11,737 62.3
Democratic Andrew Hosmer 7,11737.7
Total votes18,854 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

2008 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen Sgambati (incumbent) 14,532 53.7
Republican Greg Knytych12,48646.3
Total votes27,018 100
Democratic hold

2006

2006 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 4 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Fitzgerald 1,913 67.1
Republican Robert Boyce93632.9
Total votes2,849 100
General election
Democratic Kathleen Sgambati 9,131 52.1
Republican Jim Fitzgerald8,39847.9
Total votes17,529 100
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

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  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Senator David Watters (D-Dover)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. "NH Senate Districts". Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  6. "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New Hampshire State Senate District 4". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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