| New Hampshire's 12th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 31.7% Republican 24.7% Democratic 43.5% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 86.7% White 2.5% Black 4.6% Hispanic 6.1% Asian | ||
| Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age | 57,145 [1] [2] 43,983 | ||
New Hampshire's 12th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kevin Avard since 2020, following his victory over incumbent Democrat Melanie Levesque. [3]
District 12 covers Nashua's 1st, 2nd, and 5th wards, as well as several towns to its west, including Brookline, Greenville, Hollis, Mason, New Ipswich, and Rindge. It is mostly within Hillsborough County, with a small portion extending into Cheshire County. [3]
The district is entirely located within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. [4] It borders the state of Massachusetts. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kevin Avard (Incumbent) | 19,841 | 55.88 | |
| Democratic | Ben Ming | 15,643 | 44.06 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 35,505 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Avard (incumbent) | 14,314 | 51.2 | |
| Democratic | Melanie Levesque | 13,626 | 48.8 | |
| Total votes | 27,943 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kevin Avard | 17,534 | 51.2 | |
| Democratic | Melanie Levesque (incumbent) | 16,729 | 48.8 | |
| Total votes | 34,263 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Melanie Levesque | 3,727 | 79.4 | |
| Democratic | Tom Falter | 969 | 20.6 | |
| Total votes | 4,696 | 100 | ||
| Republican | Kevin Avard (incumbent) | 3,274 | 76.1 | |
| Republican | Richard Dowd | 1,028 | 23.9 | |
| Total votes | 4,302 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Melanie Levesque | 12,553 | 50.3 | |
| Republican | Kevin Avard (incumbent) | 12,384 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 24,937 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Avard (incumbent) | 15,942 | 51.3 | |
| Democratic | Peggy Gilmour | 15,120 | 48.7 | |
| Total votes | 31,062 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Kevin Avard | 2,651 | 53.7 | |
| Republican | Michael McCarthy | 2,284 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 4,935 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Kevin Avard | 10,839 | 50.8 | |
| Democratic | Peggy Gilmour (incumbent) | 10,517 | 49.2 | |
| Total votes | 21,356 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Peggy Gilmour | 15,245 | 51.9 | |
| Republican | Jim Luther (incumbent) | 14,101 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 29,346 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 51.6% – 46.8% |
| Senate | Shaheen 54.3% – 43.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.5 – 46.0% |
| 2014 | Senate | Brown 54.3 – 45.7% |
| Governor | Havenstein 54.1 – 45.9% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 51.4 – 47.2% |
| Governor | Hassan 50.8 – 46.3% |
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