The 2020 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the
biennial 2020
United States elections.
New Hampshire voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the
New Hampshire Senate, with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on September 8, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
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abcNot seeking reelection, therefore this seat is open.
Close races
District
Winner
Margin
District 2
Republican
11.66%
District 1
Republican
14.6%
District 6
Republican
15.52%
District 7
Republican
15.94%
District 8
Republican
11.14%
District 9
Republican (flip)
1.16%
District 11
Republican (flip)
0.46%
District 12
Republican (flip)
2.24%
District 13
Democratic
17.15%
District 14
Republican
17.74%
District 16
Democratic
3.56%
District 18
Democratic
11.8%
District 19
Republican
15.08%
District 20
Democratic
12.78%
District 21
Republican (flip)
6.72%
District 24
Democratic
4.7%
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
Martha Hennessey (D–
Hanover), representing District 5 since 2016, announced in May 2020 that she would be retiring at the end of her term to spend more time with her family.[5]
Martha Fuller Clark (D–
Portsmouth), representing District 21 since 2012 (and from 2004 to 2010), announced in May 2020 that she would be retiring from the legislature.[6]
Seeking another office
Dan Feltes (D–
Concord), representing District 15 since 2014, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for
governor of New Hampshire. Feltes won the primary and faced incumbent
Chris Sununu in the general election.
Mariellen MacKay, former Democratic state representative for Hillsborough District 30 (2012-2018), Republican candidate for Hillsborough District 30 in 2018
Results
State Senate District 13 general election, 2020
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Donna Soucy, incumbent state senator since 2012, incumbent Senate President since December 2018
Republican
George Lambert, former state representative for Hillsborough District 44 (2010-2014), former
candidate for Governor (2014), candidate for District 18 in 2018.
Ross Terrio, former Manchester School Board member (2013-2020), former state representative for Hillsborough District 14 (2010-2012)
The 2020 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the
biennial 2020
United States elections.
New Hampshire voters elected state senators in all of the state's 24 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the
New Hampshire Senate, with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on September 8, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
^
abcNot seeking reelection, therefore this seat is open.
Close races
District
Winner
Margin
District 2
Republican
11.66%
District 1
Republican
14.6%
District 6
Republican
15.52%
District 7
Republican
15.94%
District 8
Republican
11.14%
District 9
Republican (flip)
1.16%
District 11
Republican (flip)
0.46%
District 12
Republican (flip)
2.24%
District 13
Democratic
17.15%
District 14
Republican
17.74%
District 16
Democratic
3.56%
District 18
Democratic
11.8%
District 19
Republican
15.08%
District 20
Democratic
12.78%
District 21
Republican (flip)
6.72%
District 24
Democratic
4.7%
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
Martha Hennessey (D–
Hanover), representing District 5 since 2016, announced in May 2020 that she would be retiring at the end of her term to spend more time with her family.[5]
Martha Fuller Clark (D–
Portsmouth), representing District 21 since 2012 (and from 2004 to 2010), announced in May 2020 that she would be retiring from the legislature.[6]
Seeking another office
Dan Feltes (D–
Concord), representing District 15 since 2014, is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for
governor of New Hampshire. Feltes won the primary and faced incumbent
Chris Sununu in the general election.
Mariellen MacKay, former Democratic state representative for Hillsborough District 30 (2012-2018), Republican candidate for Hillsborough District 30 in 2018
Results
State Senate District 13 general election, 2020
[13]
Donna Soucy, incumbent state senator since 2012, incumbent Senate President since December 2018
Republican
George Lambert, former state representative for Hillsborough District 44 (2010-2014), former
candidate for Governor (2014), candidate for District 18 in 2018.
Ross Terrio, former Manchester School Board member (2013-2020), former state representative for Hillsborough District 14 (2010-2012)