New Hampshire's 10th State Senate district

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New Hampshire's 10th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Donovan Fenton
D Keene
Registration35.0%  Democratic
20.8%  Republican
44.2%  No party preference
Demographics93.8%  White
0.9%  Black
1.7%  Hispanic
1.5%  Asian
Population (2019)
  Citizens of voting age
55,728 [1] [2]
45,491

New Hampshire's 10th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Donovan Fenton since 2022. [3]

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Geography

District 10 currently comprises most municipalities in Cheshire County and a small portion of western Hillsborough. It includes Alstead, Chesterfield, Dublin, Harrisville, Keene, Marlborough, Nelson, Roxbury, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Walpole andWestmoreland. Additionally, it includes nearby Hancock and Peterborough. [3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. [4] It borders the states of Massachusetts and Vermont. [1]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donovan Fenton (Incumbent) 20,841 63.12
Republican Rick Merkt12,16636.85
Write-in 110.03
Total votes33,018 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donovan Fenton 4,525 66.8
Democratic Bobby Williams2,25033.2
Total votes6,775 100
General election
Democratic Donovan Fenton 17,305 66.1
Republican Sly Karasinski8,86033.9
Total votes26,165 100
Democratic hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Historical election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Kahn (incumbent) 18,876 62.5
Republican Dan LeClair11,30337.5
Total votes30,179 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Kahn (incumbent) 15,036 65.1
Republican Dan LeClair7,53832.7
Libertarian Ian Freeman5072.2
Total votes23,081 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Kahn 2,706 64.2
Democratic Kris Roberts 98523.3
Democratic Ben Tilton52712.5
Total votes4,218 100
General election
Democratic Jay Kahn 17,713 63.3
Republican Chester Lapointe10,27336.7
Total votes27,986 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Molly Kelly (incumbent) 14,034 100
Total votes14,034 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Molly Kelly (incumbent) 18,810 66.5
Republican Richard Foote9,48333.5
Total votes28,293 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [7]
2020 President Biden 61.8 – 36.5%
Senate Shaheen 65.5 – 32.0%
2016 President Clinton 57.2 – 37.6%
2014 Senate Shaheen 64.4 – 35.6%
Governor Hassan 64.5 – 35.5%
2012 President Obama 65.0 – 33.6%
Governor Hassan 66.5 – 30.5%

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References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 10, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Senator Donovan Fenton (D-Town)". 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 24, 2019.
  5. "2024 Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New Hampshire State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 24, 2019.