New Hampshire's 15th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 15th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Becky Whitley since 2020, when fellow Democrat Dan Feltes stepped down to run for governor.[3]

New Hampshire's 15th
State Senate district

Senator
  Becky Whitley
DHopkinton
Registration35.7% Democratic
24.7% Republican
39.5% No party preference
Demographics85% White
4% Black
3% Hispanic
4% Asian
Population (2020)58,119[1][2]
NotesMHI: $82,338

Geography

District 15 is based in the state capital of Concord, also covering the Merrimack County towns of Bow and Hopkinton[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Federal and statewide results in District 15

Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.

Year Office Results[5]
2022 Senate Hassan 67 – 33%
Governor Sherman 54 - 46%

Recent election results

2022

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Whitley (incumbent) 16,625 64.7
Republican Linda Rae Banfill 9,071 35.3
Total votes 25,696 100
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 15[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Becky Whitley 3,853 40.9
Democratic Paul Hodes 3,129 33.2
Democratic Candace Bouchard 2,422 25.7
Total votes 9,416 100
General election
Democratic Becky Whitley 19,462 63.4
Republican Linda Rae Banfill 11,243 36.6
Total votes 30,705 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Feltes (incumbent) 15,929 66.2
Republican Pamela Ean 8,119 33.8
Total votes 24,048 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Feltes (incumbent) 17,658 61.8
Republican Jeff Newman 10,913 38.2
Total votes 28,571 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Feltes 3,271 70.0
Democratic Kass Ardinger 1,400 30.0
Total votes 4,671 100
General election
Democratic Dan Feltes 13,352 65.1
Republican Lydia Dube Harman 7,154 34.9
Total votes 20,506 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sylvia Larsen (incumbent) 19,385 69.8
Republican Lydia Dube Harman 8,382 30.2
Total votes 27,767 100
Democratic hold

2010

2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sylvia Larsen (incumbent) 12,069 61.7
Republican Chris Wood 7,496 38.3
Total votes 19,565 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. "State Senate District 15, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. "Senator Rebecca Whitley (D-Hopkinton)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  6. "New Hampshire State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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