| New Hampshire's 5th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 44.6% Democratic 18.7% Republican 36.5% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 89.1% White 1.5% Black 3.0% Hispanic 4.5% Asian | ||
| Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age | 57,741 [1] [2] 44,785 | ||
New Hampshire's 5th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Prentiss since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Hennessey. [3]
District 5 covers parts of western Grafton, Merrimack, and Sullivan Counties, including the towns of Canaan, Cornish, Dorchester, Enfield, Grantham, Groton, Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, New London, Orford, Plainfield, Plymouth, Springfield, and Wentworth. [3]
The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. [4] It borders the state of Vermont. [1]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Prentiss | 4,134 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Beatriz Pastor | 4,062 | 49.5 | |
| Total votes | 8,201 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Suzanne Prentiss | 20,418 | 66.5 | |
| Republican | Timothy O'Hearne | 10,295 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 30,713 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Martha Hennessey (incumbent) | 16,932 | 71.2 | |
| Republican | Patrick Lozito | 6,862 | 28.8 | |
| Total votes | 23,794 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Martha Hennessey | 18,809 | 65.3 | |
| Republican | Marie Lobito | 9,998 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 28,807 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Pierce (incumbent) | 18,474 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 18,474 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | David Pierce | 3,092 | 71.6 | |
| Democratic | Sandy Harris | 1,224 | 28.4 | |
| Total votes | 4,316 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | David Pierce | 17,719 | 64.1 | |
| Republican | Joe Osgood | 9,940 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 27,659 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 68.1 – 30.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.6 – 30.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Shaheen 68.4 – 31.6% |
| Governor | Hassan 67.7 – 32.3% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 67.2 – 31.6% |
| Governor | Hassan 68.4 – 28.3% |
These results happened prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus occurred under different district lines.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Matthew Houde (incumbent) | 11,014 | 59.6 | |
| Republican | James Danforth | 7,465 | 40.4 | |
| Total votes | 18,479 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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