New Hampshire's 7th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 7th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Harold French since his 2016 defeat of Democrat Andrew Hosmer.[3]

New Hampshire's 7th
State Senate District
Current senatorHarold French (R–Franklin)
Registration33.6% Republican
25.0% Democratic
41.4% No party preference
Demographics95% White
0% Black
2% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)56,082[1][2]

Geography

District 7 covers parts of Belknap and Merrimack Counties in the center of the state. The district includes the towns of Andover, Belmont, Boscawen, Canterbury, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Northfield, Salisbury, and Webster.[3]

The district is split evenly between New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold French (incumbent) 11,616 53.4
Democratic Mason Donovan 10,141 46.6
Total votes 21,757 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold French 13,880 50.03
Democratic Andrew Hosmer (incumbent) 13,863 49.97
Total votes 27,743 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2014
2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Hosmer (incumbent) 9,578 50.3
Republican Kathleen Lauer-Rago 9,423 49.5
Total votes 19,025 100
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joshua Youssef 2,752 53.2
Republican William Grimm 2,422 46.8
Total votes 5,174 100
General election
Democratic Andrew Hosmer 15,573 59.1
Republican Joshua Youssef 10,768 40.9
Total votes 26,341 100

Federal and statewide results in District 7
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 53.8 – 41.2%
2014 Senate Shaheen 51.4 – 48.6%
Governor Hassan 51.4 – 48.6%
2012 President Obama 51.7 – 47.2%
Governor Hassan 54.5 – 42.7%
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References
  1. "State Senate District 7, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. 21 May 2019.
  3. "Senator Harold French (R-Franklin)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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