New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rebecca Perkins Kwoka since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Fuller Clark.[3]
| New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 39.3% Democratic 19.6% Republican 41.1% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 87% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 6% Asian | ||
| Population (2020) | 56,894[1][2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 21 covers parts of eastern Rockingham and southern Strafford Counties. The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.[4] It borders the state of Maine.[1]
Rockingham County - 11% of county
- New Castle
- Newfields
- Newington
- Newmarket
- Portsmouth
Strafford County - 17% of county
- Durham
- Lee
- Madbury
Federal and statewide results
editResults are of elections held under 2022 district lines.
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senate | Hassan 73 – 27% |
| Governor | Sherman 61 - 39% |
Recent election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (incumbent) | 20,084 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 20,315 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Historical election results
editThe following result occurred prior to 2022 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.
2020
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | 6,185 | 62.9 | |
| Democratic | Deaglan McEachern | 3,640 | 37.0 | |
| Total votes | 9,836 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | 21,827 | 67.1 | |
| Republican | Sue Polidura | 10,717 | 32.9 | |
| Total votes | 32,544 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) | 19,084 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 7,324 | 27.7 | |
| Total votes | 26,408 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) | 20,883 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 10,607 | 33.7 | |
| Total votes | 31,490 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Phil Nazzaro | 1,408 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 739 | 28.0 | |
| Republican | Dennis Lamare | 488 | 18.5 | |
| Total votes | 2,635 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) | 12,423 | 60.9 | |
| Republican | Phil Nazzaro | 7,987 | 39.1 | |
| Total votes | 20,410 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark | 19,740 | 69.5 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 8,674 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 28,414 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "State Senate District 21, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "New Hampshire Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "New Hampshire State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.