New Hampshire's 10th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 10th State Senate district
Senator	Donovan Fenton D – Keene
Registration	35.0%  Democratic 20.8%  Republican 44.2%  No party preference
Demographics	93.8%  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]

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 and Westmoreland. 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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donovan Fenton (Incumbent)	20,841	63.12
	Republican	Rick Merkt	12,166	36.85
	Write-in		11	0.03
Total votes			33,018	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donovan Fenton	4,525	66.8
	Democratic	Bobby Williams	2,250	33.2
Total votes			6,775	100
General election
	Democratic	Donovan Fenton	17,305	66.1
	Republican	Sly Karasinski	8,860	33.9
Total votes			26,165	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Kahn (incumbent)	18,876	62.5
	Republican	Dan LeClair	11,303	37.5
Total votes			30,179	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Kahn (incumbent)	15,036	65.1
	Republican	Dan LeClair	7,538	32.7
	Libertarian	Ian Freeman	507	2.2
Total votes			23,081	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Kahn	2,706	64.2
	Democratic	Kris Roberts	985	23.3
	Democratic	Ben Tilton	527	12.5
Total votes			4,218	100
General election
	Democratic	Jay Kahn	17,713	63.3
	Republican	Chester Lapointe	10,273	36.7
Total votes			27,986	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Molly Kelly (incumbent)	14,034	100
Total votes			14,034	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Molly Kelly (incumbent)	18,810	66.5
	Republican	Richard Foote	9,483	33.5
Total votes			28,293	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [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%

References

1. "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. "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. "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.