New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district
| New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 34.4% Republican 29.9% Democratic 35.5% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 94.0% White 0.4% Black 2.2% Hispanic 1.8% Asian | ||
| Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age | 56,632[1][2] 43,289 | ||
New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Denise Ricciardi since 2020, following her defeat of incumbent Democrat Jeanne Dietsch.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]District 9 currently comprises the southernmost towns of Cheshire and portions of Hillsborough Counties outside of Manchester. The town list includes Bedford, Fitzwilliam, Greenfield, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Lyndeborough, Mont Vernon, New Boston, Richmond, Sharon, Temple,Troy and Winchester.[3]
The district includes one municipality (Bedford) from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district; every other municipality is within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[5] It borders the state of Massachusetts.[1]
Recent election results
[edit]2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Denise Ricciardi | 17,920 | 50.6 | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch (incumbent) | 17,511 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 35,431 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2018
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 3,728 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Mark Fernald | 2,219 | 32.5 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Fox | 884 | 12.9 | |
| Total votes | 6,831 | 100 | ||
| Republican | Dan Hynes | 2,699 | 53.1 | |
| Republican | Terry Wolf | 2,382 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 5,081 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 14,037 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Dan Hynes | 12,776 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 26,813 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2016
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 2,105 | 51.0 | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Dietsch | 2,026 | 49.0 | |
| Total votes | 4,131 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Andy Sanborn (incumbent) | 17,073 | 53.7 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 14,727 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 31,800 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Sanborn (incumbent) | 12,310 | 53.3 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 10,804 | 46.7 | |
| Total votes | 23,114 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Andy Sanborn | 3,732 | 61.1 | |
| Republican | Ken Hawkins | 1,738 | 28.5 | |
| Republican | Michael Kenney | 634 | 10.4 | |
| Total votes | 6,104 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Andy Sanborn | 15,454 | 50.3 | |
| Democratic | Lee Nyquist | 15,241 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 30,695 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 53.6 – 44.8% |
| Senate | Shaheen 56.3 – 41.8% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 47.8 – 46.8% |
| 2014 | Senate | Brown 51.6 – 48.4% |
| Governor | Havenstein 51.5 – 48.5% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 51.1 – 47.7% |
| Governor | Hassan 49.9 – 48.1% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 9, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Senator Denise Ricciardi (R-Bedford)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Jack Rooney. "Dietsch calls off recount, concedes to Ricciardi in Senate District 9". Keene Sentinel. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "New Hampshire State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 22, 2019.