New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district
| New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 39.3% Democratic 19.6% Republican 41.1% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 87% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 6% Asian | ||
| Population (2020) | 56,894[1][2] | ||
New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rebecca Perkins Kwoka since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Fuller Clark.[3]
Geography[edit]
District 21 covers parts of Rockingham and Strafford Counties. The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.[4] It borders the state of Maine.[1]
Rockingham County - 11% of county
- Portsmouth
- New Castle
- Newington
- Newfields
- Newmarket
Strafford County - 17% of county
- Durham
- Madbury
- Lee
Federal and statewide results[edit]
Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senate | Hassan 73 – 27% |
| Governor | Sherman 61 - 39% |
Recent election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (incumbent) | 20,084 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 20,315 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Historical election results[edit]
The following result occurred prior to 2022 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.
2020[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | 6,185 | 62.9 | |
| Democratic | Deaglan McEachern | 3,640 | 37.0 | |
| Total votes | 9,836 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | 21,827 | 67.1 | |
| Republican | Sue Polidura | 10,717 | 32.9 | |
| Total votes | 32,544 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) | 19,084 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 7,324 | 27.7 | |
| Total votes | 26,408 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) | 20,883 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 10,607 | 33.7 | |
| Total votes | 31,490 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Phil Nazzaro | 1,408 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 739 | 28.0 | |
| Republican | Dennis Lamare | 488 | 18.5 | |
| Total votes | 2,635 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent) | 12,423 | 60.9 | |
| Republican | Phil Nazzaro | 7,987 | 39.1 | |
| Total votes | 20,410 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Fuller Clark | 19,740 | 69.5 | |
| Republican | Peter Macdonald | 8,674 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 28,414 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "State Senate District 21, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "New Hampshire Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "New Hampshire State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.