New Hampshire's 2nd State Senate District

New Hampshire's 2nd State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Bob Giuda since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Jeanie Forrester.[3]

New Hampshire's 2nd State Senate District
Current senator	Bob Giuda (R–Warren)
Registration	30.3% Republican 24.3% Democratic 45.4% No party preference
Demographics	94% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	53,771[1][2]

Geography

District 2 covers parts of Belknap, Grafton, and Merrimack Counties in the center of the state. The district includes the towns of Center Harbor, Meredith, New Hampton, Sanbornton, and Tilton in Belknap County; Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Dorchester, Ellsworth, Grafton, Groton, Haverhill, Hebron, Holderness, Orange, Orford, Piermont, Plymouth, Rumney, Warren, and Wentworth in Grafton County; and Danbury, Hill, and Wilmot in Merrimack County.[3]

The district is split between New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the state of Vermont.[1]

Recent election results

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Giuda (incumbent)	12,127	51.6
	Democratic	Bill Bolton	11,376	48.4
Total votes			23,503	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Giuda	2,972	54.2
	Republican	Brian Gallagher	2,514	45.8
Total votes			5,486	100
General election
	Republican	Bob Giuda	15,546	54.0
	Democratic	Charlie Chandler	13,244	46.0
Total votes			28,790	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeanie Forrester (incumbent)	4,180	78.7
	Republican	Timothy Condon	1,133	21.3
Total votes			5,313	100
General election
	Republican	Jeanie Forrester (incumbent)	12,657	62.7
	Democratic	Carolyn Mello	7,521	37.3
Total votes			20,178	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeanie Forrester (incumbent)	14,943	54.1
	Democratic	Robert Lamb, Jr.	12,680	45.9
Total votes			27,623	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 2

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Trump 50.4 – 44.0%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 52.9 – 47.1%
	Governor	Hassan 51.7 – 48.3%
2012	President	Obama 52.5 – 45.9%
	Governor	Hassan 54.3 – 42.1%

References

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