New Hampshire's 8th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ruth Ward since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Jerry Little.[3]
| New Hampshire's 8th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 32.0% Republican 24.1% Democratic 43.9% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 95.5% White 0.4% Black 1.2% Hispanic 0.5% Asian | ||
| Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age | 55,724[1][2] 44,345 | ||
Geography
editDistrict 8 covers parts of Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Sullivan Counties, including the towns of Acworth, Antrim, Bennington, Claremont, New Hampshire, Charlestown, Croydon, Deering, Dunbarton, Francestown, Gilsum, Langdon, Lempster, Marlow, Newport, Stoddard, Sunapee, Washington, Weare and Windsor.[3]
The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] Its western end is very close to the state of Vermont, but does not border it.[1]
Recent election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ruth Ward (incumbent) | 18,903 | 55.6 | |
| Democratic | Jenn Alford-Teaster | 15,114 | 44.4 | |
| Total votes | 34,017 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ruth Ward (incumbent) | 12,859 | 51.3 | |
| Democratic | Jenn Alford-Teaster | 12,212 | 48.7 | |
| Total votes | 25,071 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ruth Ward | 2,618 | 50.1 | |
| Republican | Jim Beard | 2,609 | 49.9 | |
| Total votes | 5,227 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ruth Ward | 16,150 | 53.1 | |
| Democratic | John Garvey | 14,289 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 30,439 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jerry Little | 4,100 | 69.3 | |
| Republican | J. P. Marzullo | 1,817 | 30.7 | |
| Total votes | 5,917 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jerry Little | 12,033 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Linda Tanner | 9,649 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 21,682 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Odell (incumbent) | 17,709 | 61.4 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Wallenstein | 11,138 | 38.6 | |
| Total votes | 28,847 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 49.1 – 49.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 51.0 – 43.6% |
| 2014 | Senate | Shaheen 51.5 – 48.5% |
| Governor | Hassan 50.9 – 49.1% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.1 – 47.4% |
| Governor | Hassan 53.2 – 43.6% |
References
edit- ^ a b "State Senate District 8, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Senator Ruth Ward (R-Stoddard)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "New Hampshire State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 1, 2021.