New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district

New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district
Senator	David Rochefort R – Littleton
Registration	28.6%  Republican 27.5%  Democratic 44.0%  No party preference
Demographics	92%  White 2%  Black 2%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 2%  Native American
Population (2020)	55,947 [1] [2]

New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican David Rochefort since 2024. ^[3]

Geography

District 1 covers far northern New Hampshire, including the Great North Woods region bordering Canada. It is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. ^[4] It borders the states of Maine and Vermont, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec. At over 2,500 square miles, it is the largest state legislative district in New Hampshire. ^[1]

Coös County - 100% of county

Grafton County - 27% of county

• Littleton
• Bethlehem
• Franconia
• Sugar Hill
• Lisbon
• Lyman
• Monroe
• Bath
• Landaff
• Easton
• Haverhill
• Benton
• Woodstock
• Ellsworth
• Warren
• Piermont
• Rumney

Recent election results

2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rochefort	17,613	56.82
	Democratic	Rusty Talbot	13,371	43.14
	Write-in		12	0.04
Total votes			30,996	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carrie Gendreau	13,112	54.7
	Democratic	Edith Tucker	10,885	45.3
Total votes			23,967	100
	Republican hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Federal and statewide results

Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.

Year	Office	Results [7]
2022	Senate	Hassan 52.0 – 47.9%
	Governor	Sununu

Historical election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erin Hennessey	3,620	69.6
	Republican	David Starr (incumbent)	1,571	30.2
Total votes			5,200	100
General election
	Republican	Erin Hennessey	15,756	57.3
	Democratic	Susan Ford	11,741	42.7
Total votes			27,497	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Starr	10,560	54.3
	Democratic	Jeff Woodburn (incumbent)	8,739	44.9
Total votes			19,447	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dolly McPhaul	2,274	51.6
	Republican	Leon Rideout	2,130	48.4
Total votes			4,404	100
General election
	Democratic	Jeff Woodburn (incumbent)	13,926	54.6
	Republican	Dolly McPhaul	11,590	45.4
Total votes			25,516	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Woodburn (incumbent)	10,829	60.2
	Republican	Mark Evans	7,166	39.8
Total votes			17,995	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debi Warner	2,691	62.2
	Republican	Frank Dumaine	1,632	37.8
Total votes			4,323	100
General election
	Democratic	Jeff Woodburn	14,924	59.1
	Republican	Debi Warner	10,348	40.9
Total votes			25,272	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 1, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator David Rochefort (R-Littleton)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
5. "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
6. "New Hampshire State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
7. "New Hampshire Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.