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 Timothy Lang Sr. since 2022.[3]

New Hampshire's 2nd
State Senate district
Senator
  Timothy Lang Sr.
R–Sanbornton
Registration30.3% Republican
24.3% Democratic
45.4% No party preference
Demographics94.2% White
0.7% Black
1.3% Hispanic
1.7% Asian
Population (2019)
 • Citizens of voting age		53,753[1][2]
44,130

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

2022
2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Lang Sr. 3,485 44.7
Republican David DeVoy 3,149 40.4
Republican John Plumer 1,169 15.0
Total votes 7,803 100
General election
Republican Timothy Lang Sr. 15,321 56.0
Democratic Kate Miller 12,038 44.0
Total votes 27,359 100
Republican hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Historical election results

2020
2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Giuda (incumbent) 5,582 80.4
Republican David DeVoy II 1,352 19.5
Total votes 6,947 100
General election
Republican Bob Giuda (incumbent) 17,661 55.8
Democratic Bill Bolton 13,974 44.2
Total votes 31,635 100
Republican hold

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]
2020 President Biden 49.3% – 48.9%
Senate Shaheen 53.3% – 44.0%
Governor Sununu 67.0 – 31.2%
2016 President Trump 50.4 – 44.0%
Senate Ayotte 50.0 – 45.5%
Governor Sununu 49.0 – 46.0%
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 November 6, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. "Senator Timothy Lang (R-Sanbornton)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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