New Hampshire's 15th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 15th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Becky Whitley since 2020, when fellow Democrat Dan Feltes stepped down to run for governor.[3]

New Hampshire's 15th
State Senate District
Senator
  Becky Whitley
D–Hopkinton
Registration35.7% Democratic
24.7% Republican
39.5% No party preference
Demographics91% White
2% Black
2% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)56,111[1][2]

Geography

District 15 is based in the state capital of Concord, also covering the Merrimack County towns of Henniker, Hopkinton, and Warner.[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Becky Whitley 3,853 40.9
Democratic Paul Hodes 3,129 33.2
Democratic Candace Bouchard 2,422 25.7
Total votes 9,416 100
General election
Democratic Becky Whitley 19,462 63.4
Republican Linda Rae Banfill 11,243 36.6
Total votes 30,705 100
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Feltes (incumbent) 15,929 66.2
Republican Pamela Ean 8,119 33.8
Total votes 24,048 100
Democratic hold

2016
2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Feltes (incumbent) 17,658 61.8
Republican Jeff Newman 10,913 38.2
Total votes 28,571 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Feltes 3,271 70.0
Democratic Kass Ardinger 1,400 30.0
Total votes 4,671 100
General election
Democratic Dan Feltes 13,352 65.1
Republican Lydia Dube Harman 7,154 34.9
Total votes 20,506 100
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sylvia Larsen (incumbent) 19,385 69.8
Republican Lydia Dube Harman 8,382 30.2
Total votes 27,767 100
Democratic hold

Historical election results

The following result occurred prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.

2010
2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sylvia Larsen (incumbent) 12,069 61.7
Republican Chris Wood 7,496 38.3
Total votes 19,565 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 15
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Biden 63.7% – 34.5%
Senate Shaheen 67.9% – 29.7%
2016 President Clinton 58.0 – 36.7%
2014 Senate Shaheen 65.3 – 34.7%
Governor Hassan 65.8 – 34.2%
2012 President Obama 63.6 – 35.3%
Governor Hassan 65.9 – 31.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 15, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. "Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton)". 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 6, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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