New Hampshire's 23rd State Senate District

New Hampshire's 23rd State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bill Gannon since 2020, following his defeat of Democratic incumbent Jon Morgan.[3]

New Hampshire's 23rd
State Senate District
Senator
  Bill Gannon
R–Sandown
Registration32.7% Republican
29.8% Democratic
37.9% No party preference
Demographics95% White
0% Black
2% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)55,174[1][2]

Geography

District 23 is based in Rockingham County, including the towns of Brentwood, Chester, Danville, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Kingston, and Sandown.[4]

The district is entirely located within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.[5]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Gannon 5,000 73.1
Republican Allen Cook 1,820 26.6
Total votes 6,839 100
General election
Republican Bill Gannon 18,627 53.3
Democratic Jon Morgan (incumbent) 16,314 46.7
Total votes 34,941 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2018
2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jon Morgan 12,911 50.2
Republican Bill Gannon (incumbent) 12,806 49.8
Total votes 25,717 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2016
2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Gannon 1,850 37.6
Republican Bob Goodman 1,358 27.6
Republican Maureen Barrows 923 18.8
Republican Nancy Steenson 788 16.0
Total votes 4,919 100
General election
Republican Bill Gannon 17,337 56.5
Democratic Alexis Simpson 13,343 43.5
Total votes 30,680 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russell Prescott (incumbent) 12,030 57.4
Democratic Donna Schlachman 8,915 42.6
Total votes 20,945 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russell Prescott (incumbent) 3,415 77.0
Republican Dennis Acton 1,018 23.0
Total votes 4,433 100
General election
Republican Russell Prescott (incumbent) 15,029 53.5
Democratic Carol Croteau 13,076 46.5
Total votes 28,105 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 23
Year Office Results[7]
2020 President Biden 51.0 – 48.0%
Senate Shaheen 53.0 - 44.7%
2016 President Trump 50.7 – 44.1%
Senate Ayotte 49.9 - 45.5%
2014 Senate Brown 53.3 – 46.7%
Governor Havenstein 50.4 – 49.6%
2012 President Romney 51.1 – 47.6%
Governor Hassan 52.1 – 45.4%

Historical election results

All election results below took place prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.

2010
2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 23[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russell Prescott 11,001 53.4
Democratic Maggie Hassan (incumbent) 9,606 46.6
Total votes 20,607 100
Republican gain from Democratic

References
  1. "State Senate District 23, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. Max Sullivan. "Gannon defeats Morgan to regain Senate District 23 seat". Seacoast Online. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. "Senator Bill Gannon (R-Sandown)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. "New Hampshire State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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