New Hampshire's 12th State Senate district

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New Hampshire's 12th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Kevin Avard
R Nashua
Registration31.7%  Republican
24.7%  Democratic
43.5%  No party preference
Demographics86.7%  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]

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Geography

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]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Avard 17,534 51.2
Democratic Melanie Levesque (incumbent)16,72948.8
Total votes34,263 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Melanie Levesque 3,727 79.4
Democratic Tom Falter96920.6
Total votes4,696 100
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent) 3,274 76.1
Republican Richard Dowd1,02823.9
Total votes4,302 100
General election
Democratic Melanie Levesque 12,553 50.3
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent)12,38449.7
Total votes24,937 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent) 15,942 51.3
Democratic Peggy Gilmour15,12048.7
Total votes31,062 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Avard 2,651 53.7
Republican Michael McCarthy2,28446.3
Total votes4,935 100
General election
Republican Kevin Avard 10,839 50.8
Democratic Peggy Gilmour (incumbent)10,51749.2
Total votes21,356 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peggy Gilmour 15,245 51.9
Republican Jim Luther (incumbent)14,10148.1
Total votes29,346 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [6]
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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References

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  3. 1 2 "Senator Kevin Avard (R-Nashua)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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