New Hampshire's 1st State Senate District

New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator David Starr since his 2018 defeat of incumbent Democrat Jeff Woodburn.[3]

New Hampshire's 1st State Senate District
Current senator	David Starr (R–Franconia)
Registration	28.6% Republican 27.5% Democratic 44.0% No party preference
Demographics	94% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 1% Other
Population (2017)	52,174[1][2]

Geography

District 1 covers all of Coös County and northern Grafton County in the northernmost tip of the state. The district includes the towns of Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant, Bean's Grant, Bean's Purchase, Berlin, Cambridge, Carroll, Chandler's Purchase, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Crawford's Purchase, Cutt's Grant, Dalton, Dix's Grant, Dixville, Dummer, Errol, Erving's Location, Gorham, Green's Grant, Hadley's Purchase, Jefferson, Kilkenny, Lancaster, Low & Burbank's Grant, Martin's Location, Milan, Millsfield, Northumberland, Odell, Pinkham's Grant, Pittsburg, Randolph, Sargent's Purchase, Second College Grant, Shelburne, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Success, Thompson & Meserve's Purchase, Wentworth's Location, and Whitefield in Coös County, and Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Easton, Franconia, Landaff, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Livermore, Lyman, Monroe, Sugar Hill, Thornton, and Woodstock in Grafton County.[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the states of Maine and Vermont, as well as Canada. At over 2,500 square miles, it is the largest state legislative district in New Hampshire.[1]

Recent election results

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1[5]

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[5]

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[5]

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[5]

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

Federal and statewide results in District 1

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Trump 49.7 – 45.0%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 59.8 – 40.2%
	Governor	Hassan 58.7 – 41.3%
2012	President	Obama 57.1 – 41.6%
	Governor	Hassan 57.4 – 40.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 1, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. 21 May 2019.
3. "Senator David Starr (R-Franconia)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 4 November 2019.