New Hampshire's 23rd State Senate district

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New Hampshire's 23rd
State Senate district
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Senator
  Bill Gannon
R Sandown
Registration32.7%  Republican
29.8%  Democratic
37.9%  No party preference
Demographics92%  White
1%  Black
1%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
Population (2020)57,395 [1] [2]

New Hampshire's 23rd State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bill Gannon since 2020, following his defeat of Democratic incumbent Jon Morgan. Gannon first represented the district from 2016-2018. [3]

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Geography

District 23 is based in Rockingham County. The district is entirely located within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. [4]

Rockingham County - 18.2%






Federal and statewide results

Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.

YearOfficeResults [5]
2022 Senate Bolduc 56 – 44%
Governor Sununu 67 - 33%

Recent election results

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Gannon (incumbent) 16,902 60.4
Democratic Brenda Oldak11,06439.6
Total votes27,966 100
Republican hold

Historical election results

All election results below took place prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Gannon 5,000 73.1
Republican Allen Cook1,82026.6
Total votes6,839 100
General election
Republican Bill Gannon 18,627 53.3
Democratic Jon Morgan (incumbent)16,31446.7
Total votes34,941 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jon Morgan 12,911 50.2
Republican Bill Gannon (incumbent)12,80649.8
Total votes25,717 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Gannon 1,850 37.6
Republican Bob Goodman1,35827.6
Republican Maureen Barrows92318.8
Republican Nancy Steenson78816.0
Total votes4,919 100
General election
Republican Bill Gannon 17,337 56.5
Democratic Alexis Simpson13,34343.5
Total votes30,680 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russell Prescott (incumbent) 12,030 57.4
Democratic Donna Schlachman8,91542.6
Total votes20,945 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russell Prescott (incumbent) 3,415 77.0
Republican Dennis Acton1,01823.0
Total votes4,433 100
General election
Republican Russell Prescott (incumbent) 15,029 53.5
Democratic Carol Croteau13,07646.5
Total votes28,105 100
Republican hold

2010

2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russell Prescott 11,001 53.4
Democratic Maggie Hassan (incumbent)9,60646.6
Total votes20,607 100
Republican gain from Democratic

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References

  1. "State Senate District 23, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. Max Sullivan. "Gannon defeats Morgan to regain Senate District 23 seat". Seacoast Online. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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