2024 New Hampshire Senate election

2024 New Hampshire Senate election
All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate; 13 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican gain; Republican hold Democratic hold
President before election; Jeb Bradley; Republican	Elected President ; Sharon Carson; Republican

The 2024 New Hampshire Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2024.^[1] The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections.

Retirements

Four incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

District 15: Becky Whitley is retiring.^[2]
District 20: Lou D'Allesandro is retiring.^[3]

Republicans

District 1: Carrie Gendreau is retiring.^[4]
District 3: Jeb Bradley is retiring.^[5]

Summary of results

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.

State Senate District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
1st	Carrie Gendreau	Rep	David Rochefort	Rep Hold
2nd	Timothy Lang	Rep	Timothy Lang	Rep Hold
3rd	Jeb Bradley	Rep	Mark McConkey	Rep Hold
4th	David H. Watters	Dem	David H. Watters	Dem Hold
5th	Suzanne M. Prentiss	Dem	Suzanne M. Prentiss	Dem Hold
6th	James P. Gray	Rep	James P. Gray	Rep Hold
7th	Daniel Innis	Rep	Daniel Innis	Rep Hold
8th	Ruth Ward	Rep	Ruth Ward	Rep Hold
9th	Denise Ricciardi	Rep	Denise Ricciardi	Rep Hold
10th	Donovan Fenton	Dem	Donovan Fenton	Dem Hold
11th	Shannon E. Chandley	Dem	Tim McGough	Rep Gain
12th	Kevin A. Avard	Rep	Kevin A. Avard	Rep Hold
13th	Cindy Rosenwald	Dem	Cindy Rosenwald	Dem Hold
14th	Sharon M. Carson	Rep	Sharon M. Carson	Rep Hold
15th	Becky Whitley	Dem	Tara Reardon	Dem Hold
16th	Keith Murphy	Rep	Keith Murphy	Rep Hold
17th	Howard Pearl	Rep	Howard Pearl	Rep Hold
18th	Donna Soucy	Dem	Victoria Sullivan	Rep Gain
19th	Regina M. Birdsell	Rep	Regina M. Birdsell	Rep Hold
20th	Lou D'Allesandro	Dem	Pat Long	Dem Hold
21st	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka	Dem	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka	Dem Hold
22nd	Daryl Abbas	Rep	Daryl Abbas	Rep Hold
23rd	Bill Gannon	Rep	Bill Gannon	Rep Hold
24th	Debra Altschiller	Dem	Debra Altschiller	Dem Hold

District 1

Republican Primary

Declared

David Rochefort, State Representative^[6]

Declined

Carrie Gendreau, Incumbent^[4]

Democratic Primary

Declared

Rusty Talbot, Business owner^[7]

Results

New Hampshire's 1st Senate District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rochefort	17,613	56.8%
	Democratic	Rusty Talbot	13,371	43.1%
	Write-in		12	0.1
Total votes			30,996	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Republican Primary

Potential

Timothy Lang Sr., Incumbent

Democratic Primary

Declared

Carlos Cardona, Former Campaign Manager for Marianne Williamson’s 2024 Presidential Campaign and 2010, 2018, and 2020 candidate for State Representative^[8]

Endorsements

Carlos Cardona

U.S. Representatives

Ro Khanna, California's 17th congressional district

^[8]

District 3

Republican Primary

Declared

Mark McConkey, State Representative and Chair of the House Public Works and Highways Committee^[9]

Declined

Jeb Bradley, Incumbent^[5]
Glenn Cordelli, State Representative and Vice Chair of the House Education Committee^[10]
Katy Peternel, State Representative^[10]
Michael Granger, State Representative^[10]
Jonathan Smith, State Representative^[10]

Democratic Primary

Declared

William Marsh, Former State Representative and candidate for the district in 2022^[11]

Declined

Thomas Buco, State Representative^[10]
Anita Burroughs, State Representative^[10]
Jerry Stringham, State Representative^[10]
Jerry Knirk, Surgeon and former State Representative^[10]

District 4

Democratic Primary

Declared

David H. Watters, Incumbent

Republican Primary

Declared

Shawn Mickelonis, Former Democratic State Representative^[12]

District 5

Democratic Primary

Declared

Suzanne Prentiss, Incumbent^[13]

Republican Primary

Declared

John McIntyre, Radiologist^[13]

District 6

Republican Primary

Declared

James Gray, Incumbent^[12]

Democratic Primary

Declared

John Ceskavich^[13]

District 7

Republican Primary

Declared

Daniel Innis, Incumbent^[12]

District 9

Republican Primary

Potential

Denise Ricciardi, Incumbent

Democratic Primary

Declared

Matthew McLaughlin, Veteran and candidate for the district in 2022^[14]

District 10

Democratic Primary

Declared

Donovan Fenton, Incumbent^[14]

District 11

Democratic Primary

Potential

Shannon Chandley, Incumbent

Republican Primary

Declared

Tim McGough, State Representative^[12]

District 13

Democratic Primary

Potential

Cindy Rosenwald, Incumbent

Republican Primary

Declared

Stephen Scaer, Candidate for this district in 2022^[12]

District 14

Republican Primary

Declared

Sharon Carson, New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader^[12]

District 15

Democratic Primary

Declared

Angela Brennan, State Representative and Bow, New Hampshire Selectwoman^[15]
Rebecca McWilliams, State Representative^[16]
Tara Reardon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Commissioner^[17]

Declined

Becky Whitley, Incumbent (Ran for Congress)^[2]

Republican Primary

Declared

Pamela Ean, 2020 and 2010 candidate for State Representative and candidate for this district in 2018^[12]

District 16

Republican Primary

Declared

Keith Murphy, Incumbent^[12]

District 18

Democratic Primary

Potential

Donna Soucy, Incumbent

Republican Primary

Declared

Victoria Sullivan, Former State Representative and candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2021 and 2019^[18]

District 12

Republican Primary

Declared

Kevin Avard, incumbent

Democratic Primary

Declared

Ben Ming, State Representative^[19]

Declined

Melanie Levesque, Former State Senator and candidate for this district in 2022^[20] (ran for Executive Council)

District 20

Democratic Primary

Declared

Patrick Long, State Representative^[21]
Sean Parr, Manchester, New Hampshire School Committee member^[13]

Declined

Jerome Duval, Lawyer and 2020 Executive Council candidate^[22]
Lou D'Allesandro, Incumbent^[23]^[3]
Patricia Cornell, State Representative^[24] (ran for reelection)

District 24

Democratic Primary

Potential

Debra Altschiller, incumbent

Republican Primary

Declared

Patrick Abrami, Former State Representative^[25]

References

^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Towfighi, Michaela (June 5, 2024). "Whitley drops out of Congressional race, will not seek State Senate either". Concord Monitor. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Towfighi, Michaela (May 21, 2024). "At 85, Senate Dean Lou D'Allesandro announces retirement". Concord Monitor. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Salerno, Rob (February 12, 2024). "New Hampshire official tried to ban gay art won't run for re-election". Watermark Online. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Cullen, Margie (May 2, 2024). "NH Senate President Jeb Bradley won't run again in 2024, says he's at 'crossroads'". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Writer, Robert Blechl rblechl@caledonian-record com Staff (May 31, 2024). "State Rep. Rochefort Announces Senate-1 Candidacy". Caledonian Record. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ Writer, Paul Hayes phayes@littletonrecord com Staff (March 26, 2024). "Business Owner Declares For State Senate Race". Caledonian Record. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "EXCLUSIVE: Carlos Cardona, young progressive leader, kicks off bid for State Senate". granitepostnews.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ Cullen, Margie. "NH Senate President Jeb Bradley won't run again in 2024, says he's at 'crossroads'". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Landrigan, Kevin (May 3, 2024). "Contender for Bradley's Senate seat jumps in". www.aol.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ Marsh, Dr Bill (May 6, 2024). "Former Rep. Bill Marsh Says He's 'Willing To Do My Part' and Run for NH Senate". InDepthNH.org. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2024-06/cumulative-filings-6.7.24.pdf
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2024-06/cumulative-filings-6.14.24.pdf
^ ^a ^b "Democratic governor candidates speak at campaign kick-off event in Jaffrey". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. January 29, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ "Two democrats with parallel views run for same State Senate seat". Concord Monitor. April 15, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 4/15". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^ "Tara Reardon joins the Senate District 15 race". Concord Monitor. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
^ A. O. L. Staff (April 23, 2024). "Victoria Sullivan announces run for state Senate". www.aol.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Saari, Ashley (January 29, 2024). "Democratic governor candidates speak at campaign kick-off event in Jaffrey". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Peterborough, NH. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
^ "Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years | Local & County | unionleader.com". April 3, 2024. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ "Pat Long announces state senate candidacy | Manchester Ink Link". June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ A. O. L. Staff (May 21, 2024). "D'Allesandro announces he's retiring from office after 50 years". www.aol.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ Fabrizio, Rick (September 12, 2023). "D'Allesandro continues to build on his legacy". NH Business Review. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2024-06/cumulative-filings-6.10.24.pdf
^ "Former state Rep. Pat Abrami of Stratham announces bid for NH Senate in District 24". The Portsmouth Herald. October 4, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[1] "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[BWR-2] Towfighi, Michaela (June 5, 2024). "Whitley drops out of Congressional race, will not seek State Senate either". Concord Monitor. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[LDR-3] Towfighi, Michaela (May 21, 2024). "At 85, Senate Dean Lou D'Allesandro announces retirement". Concord Monitor. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[CGR-4] Salerno, Rob (February 12, 2024). "New Hampshire official tried to ban gay art won't run for re-election". Watermark Online. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[JBR-5] Cullen, Margie (May 2, 2024). "NH Senate President Jeb Bradley won't run again in 2024, says he's at 'crossroads'". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[6] Writer, Robert Blechl rblechl@caledonian-record com Staff (May 31, 2024). "State Rep. Rochefort Announces Senate-1 Candidacy". Caledonian Record. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[7] Writer, Paul Hayes phayes@littletonrecord com Staff (March 26, 2024). "Business Owner Declares For State Senate Race". Caledonian Record. Retrieved June 16, 2024.

[:0-8] "EXCLUSIVE: Carlos Cardona, young progressive leader, kicks off bid for State Senate". granitepostnews.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[9] Cullen, Margie. "NH Senate President Jeb Bradley won't run again in 2024, says he's at 'crossroads'". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[Contender-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Landrigan, Kevin (May 3, 2024). "Contender for Bradley's Senate seat jumps in". www.aol.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[11] Marsh, Dr Bill (May 6, 2024). "Former Rep. Bill Marsh Says He's 'Willing To Do My Part' and Run for NH Senate". InDepthNH.org. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[:1-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2024-06/cumulative-filings-6.7.24.pdf

[sos.nh.gov-13] ttps://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2024-06/cumulative-filings-6.14.24.pdf

[ledgertranscript.com-14] "Democratic governor candidates speak at campaign kick-off event in Jaffrey". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. January 29, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[15] "Two democrats with parallel views run for same State Senate seat". Concord Monitor. April 15, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[16] "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 4/15". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

[17] "Tara Reardon joins the Senate District 15 race". Concord Monitor. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

[18] A. O. L. Staff (April 23, 2024). "Victoria Sullivan announces run for state Senate". www.aol.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[19] Saari, Ashley (January 29, 2024). "Democratic governor candidates speak at campaign kick-off event in Jaffrey". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Peterborough, NH. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

[20] "Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years | Local & County | unionleader.com". April 3, 2024. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[21] "Pat Long announces state senate candidacy | Manchester Ink Link". June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[22] A. O. L. Staff (May 21, 2024). "D'Allesandro announces he's retiring from office after 50 years". www.aol.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[23] Fabrizio, Rick (September 12, 2023). "D'Allesandro continues to build on his legacy". NH Business Review. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[24] ttps://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2024-06/cumulative-filings-6.10.24.pdf

[25] "Former state Rep. Pat Abrami of Stratham announces bid for NH Senate in District 24". The Portsmouth Herald. October 4, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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2024 New Hampshire Senate election

Retirements

Democrats

Republicans

Summary of results

District 1

Results

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 18

District 12

District 20

District 24

See also

References