New Hampshire's 2nd State Senate district (original) (raw)

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New Hampshire's 2ndState Senate district
Senator Timothy Lang Sr.R–Sanbornton
Registration 30.3% Republican24.3% Democratic45.4% No party preference
Demographics 94.2% White0.7% Black1.3% Hispanic1.7% Asian
Population (2019) • Citizens of voting age 53,753[1][2]44,130

New Hampshire's 2nd State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Timothy Lang Sr. of Sanbornton since 2022.[3]

District 2 covers parts of Belknap, Carroll, and Grafton Counties in the geographic center of the state. The district includes the city of Laconia and the towns of Belmont, Center Harbor, Gilford, Meredith, New Hampton, Sanbornton, and Tilton in Belknap County; the town of Sandwich in Carroll County; and the towns of Ashland, Campton, Holderness, and Thornton in Grafton County.[4]

The district is split between New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[5]

Recent election results

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2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[6]

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Lang Sr. 3,485
Republican David DeVoy 3,149
Republican John Plumer 1,169
Total votes 7,803 100
General election
Republican Timothy Lang Sr. 15,321
Democratic Kate Miller 12,038
Total votes 27,359 100
Republican hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

Historical election results

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2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[6]

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Giuda (incumbent) 5,582
Republican David DeVoy II 1,352
Total votes 6,947 100
General election
Republican Bob Giuda (incumbent) 17,661
Democratic Bill Bolton 13,974
Total votes 31,635 100
Republican hold

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[6]

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Giuda 2,972
Republican Brian Gallagher 2,514
Total votes 5,486 100
General election
Republican Bob Giuda 15,546
Democratic Charlie Chandler 13,244
Total votes 28,790 100
Republican hold

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 2[6]

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeanie Forrester (incumbent) 4,180
Republican Timothy Condon 1,133
Total votes 5,313 100
General election
Republican Jeanie Forrester (incumbent) 12,657
Democratic Carolyn Mello 7,521
Total votes 20,178 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[7]
2020 President Biden 49.3% – 48.9%
Senate Shaheen 53.3% – 44.0%
Governor Sununu 67.0 – 31.2%
2016 President Trump 50.4 – 44.0%
Senate Ayotte 50.0 – 45.5%
Governor Sununu 49.0 – 46.0%
2014 Senate Shaheen 52.9 – 47.1%
Governor Hassan 51.7 – 48.3%
2012 President Obama 52.5 – 45.9%
Governor Hassan 54.3 – 42.1%
  1. ^ "State Senate District 2, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Senator Timothy Lang (R-Sanbornton)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "N.H. RSA 662:3 (State Senate Districts)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "New Hampshire State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 6, 2019.