New Hampshire's 16th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 16th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Cavanaugh since his victory in a 2017 special election to replace deceased fellow Democrat Scott McGilvray.[3]

New Hampshire's 16th
State Senate District
Senator
  Kevin Cavanaugh
D–Manchester
Registration34.2% Republican
29.1% Democratic
36.7% No party preference
Demographics89% White
2% Black
3% Hispanic
4% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)57,303[1][2]

Geography

District 16 covers parts of Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Rockingham Counties, including the towns of Bow, Candia, Dunbarton, and Hooksett, as well as the city of Manchester's 1st, 2nd, and 12th wards.[3]

The district overlaps with New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Cavanaugh (incumbent) 17,165 51.8
Republican Jason Syversen 15,986 48.2
Total votes 33,151 100
Democratic hold

2018
2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Boutin 2,961 60.0
Republican Bill Kuch 1,978 40.0
Total votes 4,939 100
General election
Democratic Kevin Cavanaugh (incumbent) 12,990 52.3
Republican David Boutin 11,853 47.7
Total votes 24,843 100
Democratic hold

2017
2017 New Hampshire State Senate special election, District 16[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Cavanaugh 1,377 68.8
Democratic Jim Normand 624 32.2
Total votes 2,001 100
General election
Democratic Kevin Cavanaugh 4,751 54.8
Republican David Boutin 3,817 44.0
Libertarian Jason Dubrow 109 1.3
Total votes 8,677 100
Democratic hold

2016
2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott McGilvray 2,399 81.1
Democratic Kolawole Ernest Adewumi 558 18.9
Total votes 2,957 100
Republican Joe Duarte 4,456 96.3
Republican Donald Winterton 170 3.7
Total votes 4,626 100
General election
Democratic Scott McGilvray 15,118 51.0
Republican Joe Duarte 14,503 49.0
Total votes 29,621 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2014
2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Boutin (incumbent) 3,096 54.2
Republican Jane Cormier 2,613 45.8
Total votes 5,709 100
General election
Republican David Boutin (incumbent) 11,666 55.8
Democratic Maureen Raiche Manning 9,255 44.2
Total votes 20,921 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 16[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Boutin (incumbent) 13,876 49.1
Democratic Kathleen Kelley 13,480 47.7
Libertarian Richard Tomasso 921 3.3
Total votes 28,277 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 16
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Biden 53.1 – 45.2%
Senate Shaheen 56.8 – 41.0%
2016 President Clinton 47.7 – 47.4%
2014 Senate Shaheen 50.1 – 49.9%
Governor Hassan 51.2 – 48.8%
2012 President Romney 50.0 – 49.0%
Governor Hassan 50.6 – 47.4%

References
  1. "State Senate District 16, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. "Senator Kevin Cavanaugh (D-Manchester)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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