New Hampshire's 24th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 24th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Tom Sherman since 2018, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Daniel Innis.[3]

New Hampshire's 24th
State Senate District
Senator
  Tom Sherman
DRye
Registration32.4% Republican
31.1% Democratic
36.3% No party preference
Demographics95% White
0% Black
1% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)56,288[1][2]

Geography

District 24 covers the state's entire Atlantic coastline in Rockingham County, including the towns of Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, New Castle, North Hampton, Newton, Rye, Seabrook, Stratham, and South Hampton.[3]

The district is entirely located within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.[4] It borders the states of Maine and Massachusetts.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louis Gargiulo 5,257 71.4
Republican Regina Barnes 2,084 28.3
Total votes 7,362 100
General election
Democratic Tom Sherman (incumbent) 20,527 52.3
Republican Louis Gargiulo 18,687 47.7
Total votes 39,214 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Sherman 15,664 53.1
Republican Daniel Innis (incumbent) 13,832 46.9
Total votes 29,496 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Innis 1,895 35.0
Republican Ray Tweedie 1,632 30.1
Republican Stephen Kenda 1,470 27.2
Republican Jim Maggiore 418 7.7
Total votes 5,415 100
General election
Republican Daniel Innis 17,844 52.2
Democratic Tom Sherman 16,373 47.8
Total votes 34,217 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Stiles (incumbent) 4,072 63.5
Republican Stephen Kenda 2,337 36.5
Total votes 6,409 100
General election
Republican Nancy Stiles (incumbent) 14,990 60.4
Democratic Chris Muns 9,816 39.6
Total votes 24,806 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Stiles (incumbent) 17,110 52.5
Democratic Beverly Hollingworth 15,488 47.5
Total votes 32,598 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 24

Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Biden 55.3 – 45.2%
Senate Shaheen 56.6 – 41.5%
2016 President Clinton 47.8 – 47.8%
Senate Ayotte 49.6 - 47.0%
2014 Senate Brown 54.6 – 45.4%
Governor Hassan 50.1 – 49.9%
2012 President Romney 50.7 – 48.4%
Governor Hassan 52.3 – 45.6%

References

  1. "State Senate District 24, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. "Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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