New Hampshire's 3rd State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jeb Bradley, the current President of the New Hampshire Senate, since 2009.[3]
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| Registration | 32.9% Republican 22.9% Democratic 44.2% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 95.9% White 0.5% Black 1.4% Hispanic 0.6% Asian | ||
| Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age | 54,727[1][2] 44,764 | ||
Geography
editDistrict 3 covers all of Carroll County as well as small portions of Coos, Grafton and Strafford Counties in the central-eastern portion of the state. It includes the towns of Albany, Bartlett, Brookfield, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Effingham, Freedom, Hale's Location, Hart's Location, Jackson, Madison, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Sandwich, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, and Wolfeboro in Carroll County; Waterville Valley in Grafton County; and Middleton and Milton in Strafford County. It also comprises a few mostly uninhabited and unincorporated townships in souther Coos County.[3]
The district is located almost entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the state of Maine.[1]
Recent election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeb Bradley (incumbent) | 22,086 | 61.5 | |
| Democratic | Theresa Swanick | 13,826 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 35,912 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jeb Bradley (incumbent) | 4,326 | 77.4 | |
| Republican | Steven Steiner | 1,262 | 22.6 | |
| Total votes | 5,588 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jeb Bradley (incumbent) | 14,841 | 56.6 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Meier | 10,895 | 41.5 | |
| Libertarian | Tania Butler | 506 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 26,242 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeb Bradley (incumbent) | 20,091 | 64.4 | |
| Democratic | John White | 11,111 | 35.6 | |
| Total votes | 31,202 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeb Bradley (incumbent) | 14,409 | 64.4 | |
| Democratic | John White | 7,950 | 35.6 | |
| Total votes | 22,359 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeb Bradley (incumbent) | 18,152 | 60.9 | |
| Democratic | Jeffery Ballard | 11,650 | 39.1 | |
| Total votes | 29,802 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 49.5 – 49.2% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 51.2 – 43.8% |
| 2014 | Senate | Shaheen 50.4 – 49.6% |
| Governor | Havenstein 50.4 – 49.6% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.9 – 49.1% |
| Governor | Hassan 51.6 – 46.0% |
References
edit- ^ a b "State Senate District 3, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Senator Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "New Hampshire State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 31, 2021.