New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district

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New Hampshire's 21st
State Senate district
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Senator
  Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
D Portsmouth
Registration39.3%  Democratic
19.6%  Republican
41.1%  No party preference
Demographics87%  White
2%  Black
3%  Hispanic
6%  Asian
Population (2020)56,894 [1] [2]

New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rebecca Perkins Kwoka since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Fuller Clark. [3]

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Geography

District 21 covers parts of Rockingham and Strafford Counties. The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. [4] It borders the state of Maine. [1]

Rockingham County - 11% of county

Strafford County - 17% of county

Federal and statewide results

Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.

YearOfficeResults [5]
2022 Senate Hassan 73 – 27%
Governor Sherman 61 - 39%

Recent election results

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (incumbent) 20,084 100.0
Total votes20,315 100
Democratic hold

Historical election results

The following result occurred prior to 2022 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 6,185 62.9
Democratic Deaglan McEachern3,64037.0
Total votes9,836 100
General election
Democratic Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 21,827 67.1
Republican Sue Polidura10,71732.9
Total votes32,544 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) 19,084 72.3
Republican Peter Macdonald7,32427.7
Total votes26,408 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) 20,883 66.3
Republican Peter Macdonald10,60733.7
Total votes31,490 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Nazzaro 1,408 53.4
Republican Peter Macdonald73928.0
Republican Dennis Lamare48818.5
Total votes2,635 100
General election
Democratic Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) 12,423 60.9
Republican Phil Nazzaro7,98739.1
Total votes20,410 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Fuller Clark 19,740 69.5
Republican Peter Macdonald8,67430.5
Total votes28,414 100
Democratic hold

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References

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  3. "Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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