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New Hampshire State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for theNew Hampshire State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see ourNew Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of24 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

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Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of theNew Hampshire State Senate:

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Republican

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to theNew Hampshire State Senate:

Democratic

Republican

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

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Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

House

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New Hampshire State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for theNew Hampshire House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see ourNew Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All400 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives:

Democratic

Republican

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

Republican

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

Republican

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Impact on legislative majorities

See also:Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1

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