| New Hampshire's 18th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 30.2% Democratic 29.8% Republican 40.0% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 78.7% 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 has been represented by Democrat Donna Soucy, formerly the President of the New Hampshire Senate, since 2012. [3]
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. [4]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | George Lambert | 2,219 | 55.1 | |
| Republican | Ross Terrio | 1,790 | 44.4 | |
| Total votes | 4,030 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Donna Soucy (incumbent) | 14,105 | 55.4 | |
| Republican | George Lambert | 11,355 | 44.6 | |
| Total votes | 25,460 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Soucy (incumbent) | 10,276 | 56.0 | |
| Republican | George Lambert | 8,066 | 44.0 | |
| Total votes | 18,342 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ross Terrio | 1,253 | 36.7 | |
| Republican | George Lambert | 1,242 | 36.3 | |
| Republican | Ralph Boehm | 924 | 27.0 | |
| Total votes | 3,419 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Donna Soucy (incumbent) | 13,299 | 55.0 | |
| Republican | Ross Terrio | 10,869 | 45.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,168 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | George Lambert | 1,780 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | Robyn Dunphy | 1,386 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 3,166 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Donna Soucy (incumbent) | 8,266 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | George Lambert | 7,268 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 15,534 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Donna Soucy | 12,139 | 51.6 | |
| Republican | J. Gail Barry | 8,024 | 34.1 | |
| Independent | Arthur Beaudry | 3,378 | 14.3 | |
| Total votes | 23,541 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] |
|---|---|---|
| 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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