New Hampshire Senate: Party Control

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 8, Republicans 16. 24 seats; 13 for a majority.

Democrats 8Republicans 16

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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Democrat 8Republican 16

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table

Year	D	R	Other	Seats	Control
2022	10	14	0	24	Republican majority
2020	10	14	0	24	Republican majority
2018	14	10	0	24	Democratic majority
2016	10	14	0	24	Republican majority
2014	10	14	0	24	Republican majority
2012	11	13	0	24	Republican majority
2010	6	18	0	24	Republican majority
2008	14	10	0	24	Democratic majority
2006	14	10	0	24	Democratic majority
2004	8	16	0	24	Republican majority
2002	6	18	0	24	Republican majority
2000	10	14	0	24	Republican majority
1998	13	11	0	24	Democratic majority
1996	9	15	0	24	Republican majority
1994	6	13	5	24	Republican majority
1992	11	13	0	24	Republican majority
1990	11	13	0	24	Republican majority
1988	8	16	0	24	Republican majority
1986	8	16	0	24	Republican majority
1984	6	18	0	24	Republican majority
1982	9	15	0	24	Republican majority
1980	10	14	0	24	Republican majority
1978	12	12	0	24	Tied
1976	12	12	0	24	Tied
1974	11	13	0	24	Republican majority
1972	10	14	0	24	Republican majority
1970	9	15	0	24	Republican majority
1968	9	15	0	24	Republican majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 24 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	DAVID ROCHEFORT	Republican	56.8%
2	TIMOTHY LANG	Republican	58.3%
3	MARK MCCONKEY	Republican	56.7%
4	DAVID H WATTERS	Democrat	60.5%
5	SUZANNE M PRENTISS	Democrat	66.2%
6	JAMES P GRAY	Republican	59.8%
7	DANIEL INNIS	Republican	55.5%
8	RUTH WARD	Republican	58.3%
9	DENISE RICCIARDI	Republican	51.5%
10	DONOVAN FENTON	Democrat	63.1%
11	TIM MCGOUGH	Republican	50.9%
12	KEVIN A AVARD	Republican	55.9%
13	CINDY ROSENWALD	Democrat	56.7%
14	SHARON M CARSON	Republican	58.8%
15	TARA REARDON	Democrat	62.9%
16	KEITH MURPHY	Republican	56.6%
17	HOWARD PEARL	Republican	57.7%
18	VICTORIA SULLIVAN	Republican	51.4%
19	REGINA M BIRDSELL	Republican	60.8%
20	PAT LONG	Democrat	56.0%
21	REBECCA PERKINS KWOKA	Democrat	67.0%
22	DARYL ABBAS	Republican	63.9%
23	BILL GANNON	Republican	62.4%
24	DEBRA ALTSCHILLER	Democrat	54.8%

2022: 24 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	CARRIE L GENDREAU	Republican	54.7%
2	TIMOTHY LANG	Republican	55.9%
3	JEB BRADLEY	Republican	58.4%
4	DAVID H WATTERS	Democrat	63.3%
5	SUZANNE M PRENTISS	Democrat	68.9%
6	JAMES P GRAY	Republican	55.7%
7	DANIEL E INNIS	Republican	54.5%
8	RUTH WARD	Republican	57.2%
9	DENISE RICCIARDI	Republican	52.2%
10	DONOVAN FENTON	Democrat	66.1%
11	SHANNON E CHANDLEY	Democrat	51.3%
12	KEVIN A AVARD	Republican	51.2%
13	CINDY ROSENWALD	Democrat	58.8%
14	SHARON M CARSON	Republican	59.0%
15	BECKY WHITLEY	Democrat	64.7%
16	KEITH MURPHY	Republican	53.3%
17	HOWARD PEARL	Republican	56.7%
18	DONNA M SOUCY	Democrat	52.3%
19	REGINA BIRDSELL	Republican	99.3%
20	LOU D'ALLESANDRO	Democrat	57.8%
21	REBECCA PERKINS KWOKA	Democrat	98.9%
22	DARYL ABBAS	Republican	62.6%
23	BILL GANNON	Republican	60.4%
24	DEBRA ALTSCHILLER	Democrat	55.7%

2020: 24 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	ERIN HENNESSEY	Republican	57.3%
2	BOB GIUDA	Republican	55.8%
3	JEB BRADLEY	Republican	61.5%
4	DAVID H WATTERS	Democrat	61.3%
5	SUZANNE M PRENTISS	Democrat	66.4%
6	JAMES P GRAY	Republican	57.8%
7	HAROLD F FRENCH	Republican	57.9%
8	RUTH WARD	Republican	55.6%
9	DENISE RICCIARDI	Republican	50.5%
10	JAY KAHN	Democrat	62.5%
11	GARY L DANIELS	Republican	50.2%
12	KEVIN AVARD	Republican	51.2%
13	CINDY ROSENWALD	Democrat	58.5%
14	SHARON M CARSON	Republican	58.9%
15	BECKY WHITLEY	Democrat	63.3%
16	KEVIN J CAVANAUGH	Democrat	51.7%
17	JOHN REAGAN	Republican	60.1%
18	DONNA M SOUCY	Democrat	55.4%
19	REGINA BIRDSELL	Republican	57.5%
20	LOU D'ALLESANDRO	Democrat	56.3%
21	REBECCA PERKINS KWOKA	Democrat	67.0%
22	CHUCK MORSE	Republican	64.7%
23	BILL GANNON	Republican	53.3%
24	TOM SHERMAN	Democrat	52.3%

2018: 24 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	DAVID J STARR	Republican	54.5%
2	BOB GIUDA	Republican	51.6%
3	JEB BRADLEY	Republican	56.5%
4	DAVID H WATTERS	Democrat	99.0%
5	MARTHA HENNESSEY	Democrat	71.1%
6	JAMES P GRAY	Republican	54.9%
7	HAROLD F FRENCH	Republican	53.4%
8	RUTH WARD	Republican	51.3%
9	JEANNE DIETSCH	Democrat	52.3%
10	JAY KAHN	Democrat	65.1%
11	SHANNON E CHANDLEY	Democrat	52.2%
12	MELANIE LEVESQUE	Democrat	50.3%
13	CINDY ROSENWALD	Democrat	60.9%
14	SHARON M CARSON	Republican	57.6%
15	DAN FELTES	Democrat	66.2%
16	KEVIN J CAVANAUGH	Democrat	52.2%
17	JOHN REAGAN	Republican	55.4%
18	DONNA M SOUCY	Democrat	56.0%
19	REGINA BIRDSELL	Republican	56.8%
20	LOU D ALLESANDRO	Democrat	58.3%
21	MARTHA FULLER CLARK	Democrat	72.2%
22	CHUCK MORSE	Republican	58.5%
23	JON MORGAN	Democrat	50.2%
24	TOM SHERMAN	Democrat	53.1%

2016: 24 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	Jeff Woodburn	not in source	54.0%	seats not in source
2	Bob Giuda	not in source	53.9%	seats not in source
3	Jeb Bradley	not in source	64.3%	seats not in source
4	David H. Watters	not in source	55.2%	seats not in source
5	Martha S. Hennessey	not in source	65.3%	seats not in source
6	James P. Gray	not in source	55.1%	seats not in source
7	Harold F. French	not in source	50.0%	seats not in source
8	Ruth Ward	not in source	53.0%	seats not in source
9	Andy Sanborn	not in source	53.6%	seats not in source
10	Jay Kahn	not in source	63.2%	seats not in source
11	Gary L. Daniels	not in source	56.5%	seats not in source
12	Kevin Avard	not in source	51.3%	seats not in source
13	Bette R. Lasky	not in source	59.6%	seats not in source
14	Sharon M. Carson	not in source	64.0%	seats not in source
15	Dan Feltes	not in source	61.8%	seats not in source
16	Scott McGilvray	not in source	50.9%	seats not in source
17	John Reagan	not in source	61.3%	seats not in source
18	Donna M. Soucy	not in source	54.9%	seats not in source
19	Regina Birdsell	not in source	58.2%	seats not in source
20	Lou D'Allesandro	not in source	60.2%	seats not in source
21	Martha Fuller Clark	not in source	66.2%	seats not in source
22	Chuck Morse	not in source	62.4%	seats not in source
23	Bill Gannon	not in source	56.5%	seats not in source
24	Dan Innis	not in source	52.1%	seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.