The 2022 New Hampshire Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 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 held on September 13, 2022, determined which candidates would appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot.
Composition AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacantBefore election 10 13 23 1After election 10 14 24 0
Summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Erin Hennessey Rep Carrie Gendreau Rep 2nd Bob Giuda Rep Timothy Lang Sr. Rep 3rd Jeb Bradley Rep Jeb Bradley Rep 4th David H. Watters Dem David H. Watters Dem 5th Suzanne Prentiss Dem Suzanne Prentiss Dem 6th James P. Gray Rep James P. Gray Rep 7th Harold F. French Rep Dan Innis Rep 8th Ruth Ward Rep Ruth Ward Rep 9th Denise Ricciardi Rep Denise Ricciardi Rep 10th Jay Kahn Dem Donovan Fenton Dem 11th Gary Daniels Rep Shannon ChandleyDem 12th Kevin Avard Rep Kevin Avard Rep 13th Cindy Rosenwald Dem Cindy Rosenwald Dem 14th Sharon Carson Rep Sharon Carson Rep 15th Becky Whitley Dem Becky Whitley Dem 16th Kevin Cavanaugh Dem Keith Murphy Rep 17th John Reagan RepHoward Pearl Rep 18th Donna Soucy Dem Donna Soucy Dem 19th Regina Birdsell Rep Regina Birdsell Rep 20th Lou D'Allesandro Dem Lou D'Allesandro Dem 21st Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Dem Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Dem 22nd Chuck Morse RepDaryl Abbas Rep 23rd Bill Gannon Rep Bill Gannon Rep 24th Tom Sherman DemDebra Altschiller Dem
Close races District Winner Margin District 2 Republican 12.00% District 1 Republican 9.42% District 6 Republican 11.58% District 7 Republican 9.24% District 8 Republican 14.48% District 9 Republican 4.46% District 11 Democratic (flip) 2.62% District 12 Republican 2.46% District 13 Democratic 17.6% District 14 Republican 18.16% District 16 Republican (flip) 6.76% District 17 Republican 13.62% District 18 Democratic 4.78% District 20 Democratic 15.78% District 24 Democratic 11.32%
Outgoing incumbents Retiring Erin Hennessey (R-Littleton), representing District 1 since 2020, was retiring. Bob Giuda (R-Warren), representing District 2 since 2016, was retiring. Harold F. French (R-Franklin), representing District 7 since 2016, was retiring. Jay Kahn (D-Keene), representing District 10 since 2016, was retiring. John Reagan (R-Deerfield), representing District 17 since 2012, was retiring.
Seeking another office Kevin Cavanaugh (D-Manchester), representing District 16 since 2017, was not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for Executive Council in the 4th district. Chuck Morse (R–Salem), representing District 22 since 2010, was not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for U.S. Senate. Tom Sherman (D-Rye), representing District 24 since 2018, was not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for governor.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 28, 2022
Districts District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 __NOTOC__ Source:
District 1 Candidates Republican Carrie Gendreau, selectwoman for Littleton since 2018
Democratic Edith Tucker, incumbent state representative for Coos District 5 since 2016
Results General election
District 2 Candidates Republican Dave DeVoy, Republican candidate in 2020 Timothy Lang Sr., incumbent state representative for Belknap District 4 since 2016 John Plumer, former state representative
Democratic Kate Miller, former Democratic state representative (2008–2010) Results
General election
District 3 Candidates Republican Jeb Bradley, incumbent state senator since 2009, former Majority Leader (2010–2018), former U.S. representative from (2003–2007) Nancy Cunning
Democratic William Marsh, incumbent state representative for Carroll District 8 since 2016
Results General election
District 4 Candidates Republican Seamus Casey, candidate for state representative in 2014 and 2016 Democratic David H. Watters, incumbent state senator since 2012, previously served two terms in the N.H. House of Representatives for Strafford District 4
Results General election
District 5 Candidates Republican John McIntyre
Democratic Suzanne Prentiss, incumbent state senator since 2020, former mayor of Lebanon (2017–2019) and Lebanon city councilor since 2009
Results General election
District 6 Candidates Republican James Gray, incumbent state senator since 2016 Democratic Ruth Larson, candidate for state representative in 2018 and 2020
Results General election
District 7 Candidates Republican Thomas Dunne Jr., candidate for state representative in 2016, 2018 and 2020 Dan Innis, former state senator for District 24 (2016–2018)
Democratic Richard Lobban Jr., candidate for Grafton District 9 in 2020 Results
General election
District 8 Candidates Republican Ruth Ward, incumbent state senator since 2016 Democratic Charlene Lovett, former non-partisan mayor of Claremont (2016–2021) and former Republican state representative for Sullivan District 4 (2010–2012)
Results General election
District 9 Candidates Republican Denise Ricciardi, incumbent state senator since 2020 Democratic Matthew McLaughlin
Results General election
District 10 Candidates Republican Ian Freeman, syndicated talk radio host Sly Karasinski, candidate for Cheshire District 12 in 2020 Democratic Donovan Fenton, incumbent state representative for Cheshire District 8 since 2016 Bobby Williams, Keene city councilor
Results General election
District 11 Candidates Republican Gary Daniels, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2014–2018) John Frechette
Democratic Shannon Chandley, former state senator (2018–2020)
Results General election
District 12 Candidates Republican Kevin Avard, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2014–2018)
Democratic Melanie Levesque, former state senator (2018–2020)
Results General election
District 13 Candidates Republican Daniel J. Paul Stephen Scaer Democratic Cindy Rosenwald, incumbent state senator since 2018
Results General election
District 14 Candidates Republican Sharon Carson, incumbent state senator since 2008 Democratic John Robinson
Results General election
District 15 Candidates Republican Linda Rae Banfil Democratic Becky Whitley, incumbent state senator since 2020
Results General election
District 16 Candidates Republican Barbara Griffin, incumbent state representative for Hillsborough District 6 since 2014 Michael Yakubovich, incumbent state representative for Merrimack District 24 since 2018 Democratic
June Trisciani, Manchester alderman at-large since 2021
Results General election
District 17 Candidates Republican Scott R. Bryer Howard Pearl, incumbent representative for Merrimack District 26 since 2016 Democratic Christine M. Tappan
Results General election
District 18 Candidates Republican George Lambert, former state representative for Hillsborough District 44 (2010–2014), former candidate for governor in 2014 and candidate for District 18 in 2018 Ross Terrio, former state representative for Hillsborough District 14 2010–2012; former member of the Manchester Board of School Committee 2013–2020
Democratic Donna Soucy, incumbent state senator since 2012
Results General election
District 19 Candidates Republican Regina Birdsell, incumbent state senator since 2014
Results General election
District 20 Candidates Republican Richard H. Girard, former member of the Manchester Board of School Committee (2015–2020) and former alderman Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (1998–2000) Democratic Lou D'Allesandro, incumbent state senator since 1998
Results General election
District 21 Candidates Democratic Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, incumbent state senator since 2020
Results General election
District 22 Candidates Republican Daryl Abbas, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 8 since 2018 Peter Torosian, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 14 since 2016 Democratic Wayne Haubner
Results General election
District 23 Candidates Republican Bill Gannon, incumbent state senator since 2020 (previously served 2016–2018)
Democratic Brenda Oldak
Results General election
District 24 Candidates Republican Lou Gargiulo, former state representative (1992–1996) Democratic Debra Altschiller, incumbent state representative for Rockingham District 19 since 2016
Results General election
See also 2022 New Hampshire elections 2022 United States elections New Hampshire Senate Elections in New Hampshire List of New Hampshire General Courts
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