New Hampshire's 12th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 12th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kevin Avard since 2020, following his defeat of incumbent Democrat Melanie Levesque.[3]

New Hampshire's 12th
State Senate District
Senator
  Kevin Avard
R–Nashua
Registration31.7% Republican
24.7% Democratic
43.5% No party preference
Demographics88% White
1% Black
4% Hispanic
5% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)56,451[1][2]

Geography

District 12 covers Nashua's 1st, 2nd, and 5th wards, as well as several towns to its west, including Brookline, Greenville, Hollis, Mason, New Ipswich, and Rindge. It is mostly within Hillsborough County, with a small portion extending into Cheshire County.[3]

The district is entirely located within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the state of Massachusetts.[1]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Avard 17,534 51.2
Democratic Melanie Levesque (incumbent) 16,729 48.8
Total votes 34,263 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2018
2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melanie Levesque 3,727 79.4
Democratic Tom Falter 969 20.6
Total votes 4,696 100
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent) 3,274 76.1
Republican Richard Dowd 1,028 23.9
Total votes 4,302 100
General election
Democratic Melanie Levesque 12,553 50.3
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent) 12,384 49.7
Total votes 24,937 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2016
2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Avard (incumbent) 15,942 51.3
Democratic Peggy Gilmour 15,120 48.7
Total votes 31,062 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Avard 2,651 53.7
Republican Michael McCarthy 2,284 46.3
Total votes 4,935 100
General election
Republican Kevin Avard 10,839 50.8
Democratic Peggy Gilmour (incumbent) 10,517 49.2
Total votes 21,356 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2012
2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 12[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peggy Gilmour 15,245 51.9
Republican Jim Luther (incumbent) 14,101 48.1
Total votes 29,346 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results in District 12
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Biden 51.5% – 46.7%
Senate Shaheen 54.3% – 43.2%
2016 President Trump 48.5 – 46.0%
2014 Senate Brown 54.3 – 45.7%
Governor Havenstein 54.1 – 45.9%
2012 President Romney 51.4 – 47.2%
Governor Hassan 50.8 – 46.3%

References
  1. "State Senate District 12, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. "Senator Kevin Avard (R-Nashua)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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