New Hampshire's 18th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 18th State Senate district
Senator	Victoria Sullivan R – Manchester
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 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]

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Victoria Sullivan	13,289	51.42
	Democratic	Donna Soucy (Incumbent)	12,541	48.52
	Write-in		16	0.06
Total votes			25,848	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Soucy (incumbent)	9,920	52.4
	Republican	George Lambert	9,015	47.6
Total votes			18,961	100.0

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 ^[8]

Primary election
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

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 ^[8]

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

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 ^[8]

Primary election
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

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 ^[8]

Primary election
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

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [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%

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. "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.
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.