New Hampshire's 17th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Howard Pearl since 2022.[3]
| New Hampshire's 17th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 34.2% Republican 23.0% Democratic 42.8% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 95.5% White 0.4% Black 1.9% Hispanic 0.6% Asian | ||
| Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age | 57,013[1][2] 44,667 | ||
Geography
editDistrict 17 covers parts of Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford Counties to the east of Concord, including the towns of Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, Loudon, Northwood, Nottingham, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Raymond, and Strafford.[3]
The district overlaps with both New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]
Recent election results
edit2022
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Howard Pearl | 4,436 | 69.9 | |
| Republican | Scott Bryer | 1,906 | 30.1 | |
| Total votes | 6,342 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Howard Pearl | 14,878 | 56.8 | |
| Democratic | Christine Tappan | 11,311 | 43.2 | |
| Total votes | 26,189 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.
Historical election results
edit2020
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 5,688 | 82.4 | |
| Republican | Janet DelFuoco | 1,201 | 17.4 | |
| Total votes | 6,900 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 20,317 | 60.1 | |
| Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 13,488 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 33,805 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 13,172 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Roundy | 10,578 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 23,750 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 18,252 | 61.3 | |
| Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 11,522 | 38.7 | |
| Total votes | 29,774 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 4,045 | 82.9 | |
| Republican | Howard Pearl | 837 | 17.1 | |
| Total votes | 4,882 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 11,669 | 58.2 | |
| Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 8,382 | 41.8 | |
| Total votes | 20,051 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Reagan | 2,689 | 51.2 | |
| Republican | Howard Pearl | 2,559 | 48.8 | |
| Total votes | 5,248 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | John Reagan | 14,672 | 52.8 | |
| Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 13,138 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 27,810 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 53.9 – 44.1% |
| Senate | Shaheen 49.3 – 47.7% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 55.0 – 39.6% |
| 2014 | Senate | Brown 51.6 – 48.4% |
| Governor | Havenstein 51.6– 48.4% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 50.0 – 48.6% |
| Governor | Hassan 51.7 – 45.9% |
References
edit- ^ "State Senate District 17, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Senator Howard Pearl (R-Loudon)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "New Hampshire State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 9, 2019.