The 2024 New Hampshire Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2024. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections.
Republicans expanded on their 14-10 majority and earned a 16-8 supermajority after the elections.NH Republicans claim big State House wins and strengthen majorities in House and Senate, New Hampshire Public Radio, November 6, 2024
Retirements Four incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats
District 15: Becky Whitley is retiring. District 20: Lou D'Allesandro is retiring.
Republicans
District 1: Carrie Gendreau is retiring. District 3: Jeb Bradley is retiring.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 23, 2024
Results
Election +2024 New Hampshire Senate election General election — November 5, 2024PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–Republican403,11651.3316 2Democratic381,71648.608 2Write-in5680.070Totals785,400100400— Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Outcome 1st Carrie Gendreau Rep David Rochefort Rep Hold 2nd Timothy Lang Rep Timothy Lang Rep Hold 3rd Jeb Bradley Rep Mark McConkey Rep Hold 4th David H. Watters Dem David H. Watters Dem Hold 5th Suzanne M. Prentiss Dem Suzanne M. Prentiss Dem Hold 6th James P. Gray Rep James P. Gray Rep Hold 7th Daniel Innis Rep Daniel Innis Rep Hold 8th Ruth Ward Rep Ruth Ward Rep Hold 9th Denise Ricciardi Rep Denise Ricciardi Rep Hold 10th Donovan Fenton Dem Donovan Fenton Dem Hold 11th Shannon E. Chandley Dem Tim McGoughRep Gain 12th Kevin A. Avard Rep Kevin A. Avard Rep Hold 13th Cindy Rosenwald Dem Cindy Rosenwald Dem Hold 14th Sharon M. Carson Rep Sharon M. Carson Rep Hold 15th Becky Whitley Dem Tara Reardon Dem Hold 16th Keith Murphy Rep Keith Murphy Rep Hold 17th Howard Pearl Rep Howard Pearl Rep Hold 18th Donna Soucy Dem Victoria SullivanRep Gain 19th Regina M. Birdsell Rep Regina M. Birdsell Rep Hold 20th Lou D'Allesandro Dem Pat Long Dem Hold 21st Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Dem Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Dem Hold 22nd Daryl Abbas Rep Daryl Abbas Rep Hold 23rd Bill Gannon Rep Bill Gannon Rep Hold 24th Debra Altschiller Dem Debra Altschiller Dem Hold
District 1
Declared
Rusty Talbot, Business owner
Declared
David Rochefort, State Representative
Declined
Carrie Gendreau, Incumbent
District 2
Declared
Carlos Cardona, Former Campaign Manager for Marianne Williamson’s 2024 Presidential Campaign and 2010, 2018, and 2020 candidate for State Representative
Endorsements
Potential
Timothy Lang Sr., Incumbent
District 3
Declared
William Marsh, Former State Representative and candidate for the district in 2022
Declined
Thomas Buco, State Representative Anita Burroughs, State Representative Jerry Stringham, State Representative Jerry Knirk, Surgeon and former State Representative
Declared
Mark McConkey, State Representative and Chair of the House Public Works and Highways Committee Declined
Jeb Bradley, Incumbent Glenn Cordelli, State Representative and Vice Chair of the House Education Committee Katy Peternel, State Representative Michael Granger, State Representative Jonathan Smith, State Representative
District 4
Declared
David H. Watters, Incumbent
Declared
Shawn Mickelonis, Former Democratic State Representative
District 5
Declared
Suzanne Prentiss, Incumbent
Declared
John McIntyre, Radiologist
District 6
Declared
John Ceskavich
Declared
James Gray, Incumbent
District 7
Declared
Daniel Innis, Incumbent
District 8
District 9
Declared
Matthew McLaughlin, Veteran and candidate for the district in 2022
Potential
Denise Ricciardi, Incumbent
District 10
Declared
Donovan Fenton, Incumbent
District 11
Potential
Shannon Chandley, Incumbent
Declared
Tim McGough, State Representative
District 12
Declared
Ben Ming, State Representative Declined
Melanie Levesque, Former State Senator and candidate for this district in 2022 (ran for Executive Council)
Declared
Kevin Avard, incumbent
District 13
Potential
Cindy Rosenwald, Incumbent
Declared
Stephen Scaer, Candidate for this district in 2022
District 14
Declared
Sharon Carson, New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader
District 15
Declared
Angela Brennan, State Representative and Bow, New Hampshire Selectwoman Rebecca McWilliams, State Representative Tara Reardon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Commissioner Declined
Becky Whitley, Incumbent (Ran for Congress)
Declared
Pamela Ean, 2020 and 2010 candidate for State Representative and candidate for this district in 2018
District 16
Declared
Keith Murphy, Incumbent
District 17
District 18
Potential
Donna Soucy, Incumbent
Declared
Victoria Sullivan, Former State Representative and candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2021 and 2019
District 19
District 20
Declared
Patrick Long, State Representative Sean Parr, Manchester, New Hampshire School Committee member
Declined
Jerome Duval, Lawyer and 2020 Executive Council candidate Lou D'Allesandro, Incumbent Patricia Cornell, State Representative (ran for reelection)
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
Potential
Debra Altschiller, incumbent
Declared
Patrick Abrami, Former State Representative
See also List of New Hampshire General Courts
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