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New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control •Campaign contributions

Qualifications •Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidatesDistrict 1 •District 2 •District 3 •District 4 •District 5 •District 6 •District 7 •District 8 •District 9 •District 10 •District 11 •District 12 •District 13 •District 14 •District 15 •District 16 •District 17 •District 18 •District 19 •District 20 •District 21 •District 22•District 23 •District 24

New Hampshire State Senate State legislative elections, 2010

Elections for the office ofNew Hampshire's State Senate were held inNew Hampshire onNovember 2, 2010.

Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2010. The primary election day was September 14, 2010.

Democrats lost nine seats and Republicans gained a majority in the chamber.

See also:New Hampshire State Senate andState legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control

See also:Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in theNew Hampshire State Senate:

Campaign contributions

See also:State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in New Hampshire in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come fromFollow The Money.^[1]

In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $2,461,574 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:^[2]

Incumbency

Primary challenges

One incumbent faced competition in the September 14 primary:

• District 21: Incumbent DemocratAmanda Merrill won her primary.

Retiring incumbents

Five incumbent senators did not run for re-election, while 19 incumbents (79.17%) ran for re-election. Of the five incumbents who did not run for re-election, two were Democrats and three were Republicans.

Incumbents who retired:

• District 4: Incumbent DemocratKathleen Sgambati.
• District 7: Incumbent DemocratHarold Janeway.
• District 9: Incumbent RepublicanSheila Roberge.
• District 19: Incumbent RepublicanRobert Letourneau.
• District 22: Incumbent RepublicanMichael Downing.

Qualifications

Article 29 of Part 2 of theNew Hampshire Constitution states, "Provided nevertheless, that no person shall be capable of being elected a senator, who is not of the age of thirty years, and who shall not have been an inhabitant of this state for seven years immediately preceding his election, and at the time thereof he shall be an inhabitant of the district for which he shall be chosen. Should such person, after election, cease to be an inhabitant of the district for which he was chosen, he shall be disqualified to hold said position and a vacancy shall be declared therein."

List of candidates

Partisan dominance instate senates heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

District 1

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Dorothy Solomon: 2,153a

September 14 Republican primary:

• John Gallus: 4,224a Incumbent Gallus was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Dorothy Solomon: 6,113

John Gallus: 11,021

District 2

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Deborah Reynolds: 2,747a Incumbent Reynolds was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jeanie Forrester: 3,828a
• Fran Wendelboe: 2,917

November 2 General election candidates:

Deborah Reynolds9,414

Jeanie Forrester: 11,362

District 3

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Beverly Woods: 1,630a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jeb Bradley: 6,453a Incumbent Bradley was first elected in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Beverly Woods: 7,405

Jeb Bradley: 13,716

District 4

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Andrew Hosmer: 1,403a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jim Forsythe: 3,329a
• George Hurt: 2,281
• David Bickford: 986

Note: IncumbentKathleen Sgambati (D) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrew Hosmer: 7,117

Jim Forsythe: 11,737

District 5

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Matthew Houde: 3,348a Incumbent Houde was first elected in 2008.

September 14 Republican primary:

• James Danforth: 3,228a

November 2 General election candidates:

Matthew Houde: 11,014

James Danforth: 7,465

District 6

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jacalyn Cilley: 1,499a Incumbent Cilley was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Fenton Groen: 3,691a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jacalyn Cilley: 7,854

Fenton Groen: 9,345

District 7

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Michele Tremblay: 2,730a

Note: IncumbentHarold Janeway did not seek re-election in 2010.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Andy Sanborn: 5,052a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michele Tremblay: 8,887

Andy Sanborn: 10,816

District 8

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Harold Perkins: 2,363a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Bob Odell: 4,810a Incumbent Odell was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Harold Perkins: 5,688

Bob Odell: 12,631

District 9

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Bob Jones: 1,607a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Raymond White: 4,351a
• David Danielson: 3,171

Note: Incumbent RepublicanSheila Roberge did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Jones: 7,421

Raymond White: 14,599

District 10

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Molly Kelly: 3,048a Incumbent Kelly was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Tom Eaton: 3,282a

November 2 General election candidates:

Molly Kelly: 9,042

Tom Eaton: 7,742

District 11

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Roger Tilton: 2,346a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Peter Bragdon: 5,474a Incumbent Bragdon was first elected in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Roger Tilton: 9,319

Peter Bragdon: 13,070

District 12

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Peggy Gilmour: 2,033a Incumbent Gilmour was first elected in 2008.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jim Luther: 2,754a
• John Lewicke: 1,923

November 2 General election candidates:

Peggy Gilmour: 8,811

Jim Luther: 9,876

District 13

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Bette Lasky: 1,439a Incumbent Lasky was first elected in 2008.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Gary Lambert: 2,186a

November 2 General election candidates:

Bette Lasky: 5,204

Gary Lambert: 5,886

District 14

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Tammy Marie Siekmann: 1,110a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Sharon Carson: 4,241a Incumbent Carson was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Tammy Marie Siekmann: 5,131

Sharon Carson: 11,350

District 15

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Sylvia Larsen: 4,446a Incumbent Larsen was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Chris Wood: 3,711a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sylvia Larsen: 12,069

Chris Wood: 7,496

District 16

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kathleen Kelley: 2,238a

September 14 Republican primary:

• David Boutin: 6,087a Incumbent Boutin was first elected in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kathleen Kelley: 8,500

David Boutin: 11,678

District 17

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Charles Proulx: 1,341a

September 14 Republican primary:

• John Barnes: 5,866a Incumbent Barnes was first elected in 2000.

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles Proulx: 5,743

John Barnes: 13,254

District 18

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Betsi DeVries: 1,806a Incumbent DeVries was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Tom DeBlois: 3,593a

November 2 General election candidates:

Betsi DeVries: 6,450

Tom DeBlois: 8,439

District 19

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Kristi St. Laurent: 964a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jim Rausch: 4,332a

Note: Incumbent RepublicanRobert Letourneau did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kristi St. Laurent: 5,365

Jim Rausch: 11,309

District 20

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Lou D'Allesandro: 1,670a Incumbent D'Allesandro was first elected in 1998.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Joseph Kelly Levasseur: 3,250a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lou D'Allesandro: 6,656

Joseph Kelly Levasseur: 6,491

District 21

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Amanda Merrill: 1,596a Incumbent Merrill was first elected in 2008.
• Peter MacDonald: 280

September 14 Republican primary:

• Peter Angerhofer: 2,813a

November 2 General election candidates:

Amanda Merrill: 9,634

Peter Angerhofer: 7,931

District 22

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Rebecca Fee: 1,224a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Chuck Morse: 4,400a

Note: Incumbent RepublicanMichael Downing did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Rebecca Fee: 4,594

Chuck Morse: 12,325

District 23

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Margaret Hassan: 1,848a Incumbent Hassan was first elected in 2004.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Russell Prescott: 4,958a

November 2 General election candidates:

Margaret Hassan: 9,606

Russell Prescott: 11,001

District 24

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Martha Clark: 2,393a Incumbent Clark was first elected in 2004.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Nancy Stiles: 5,045a

November 2 General election candidates:

Martha Clark: 11,056

Nancy Stiles: 11,594

See also

• New Hampshire State Senate
• New Hampshire State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links

• New Hampshire Secretary of State - November 2, 2010 general election results
• List of 2010 primary election candidates for New Hampshire State Senate(dead link)
• New Hampshire Republican Party's list of 2010 state senate candidates
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for New Hampshire State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election
• 2010 Primary election results, New Hampshire

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