New Hampshire's 18th State Senate district

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New Hampshire's 18th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Victoria Sullivan
R – Manchester
Registration30.2%  Democratic
29.8%  Republican
40.0%  No party preference
Demographics78.7%  White
3.7%  Black
9.5%  Hispanic
5.4%  Asian
Population (2019)
 • Citizens of voting age		54,993 [1] [2]
40,578

New Hampshire's 18th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It was represented by Democrat Donna Soucy, formerly the President of the New Hampshire Senate, from 2012 to 2024. [3] Former NH State Representative, Republican Victoria Sullivan, defeated her on November 5, 2024. Victoria Sullivan was sworn in to represent NH Senate District 18 on December 4, 2024. [4]

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Geography

District 18 is based in Manchester, covering the city's 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th wards as well as the nearby town of Litchfield, all in Hillsborough County. [3]

The district overlaps with both New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. [5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Victoria Sullivan 13,289 51.42
Democratic Donna Soucy (Incumbent)12,54148.52
Write-in 160.06
Total votes25,848 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 9,920 52.4
Republican George Lambert 9,01547.6
Total votes18,961 100.0

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Lambert 2,219 55.1
Republican Ross Terrio 1,79044.4
Total votes4,030 100
General election
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 14,105 55.4
Republican George Lambert 11,35544.6
Total votes25,460 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 10,276 56.0
Republican George Lambert 8,06644.0
Total votes18,342 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ross Terrio 1,253 36.7
Republican George Lambert 1,24236.3
Republican Ralph Boehm92427.0
Total votes3,419 100
General election
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 13,299 55.0
Republican Ross Terrio 10,86945.0
Total votes24,168 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Lambert 1,780 56.2
Republican Robyn Dunphy1,38643.8
Total votes3,166 100
General election
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 8,266 53.2
Republican George Lambert 7,26846.8
Total votes15,534 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Soucy 12,139 51.6
Republican J. Gail Barry8,02434.1
Independent Arthur Beaudry3,37814.3
Total votes23,541 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [9]
2020 President Biden 51.5 – 46.6%
Senate Shaheen 56.3 – 41.0%
2016 President Trump 48.9 – 46.1%
2014 Senate Shaheen 50.9 – 49.1%
Governor Hassan 51.5 – 48.5%
2012 President Obama 51.2 – 47.5%
Governor Hassan 52.0 – 45.1%

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References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 18, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Senator Donna Soucy (D-Manchester)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Sexton, Adam (November 13, 2024). "Republican Victoria Sullivan defeats Democratic Sen. Donna Soucy in close race". WMUR. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2024 Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  7. ↑
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Hampshire State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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