New Hampshire's 10th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 10th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jay Kahn since 2016, succeeding fellow Democrat Molly Kelly.[3]

New Hampshire's 10th State Senate District
Senator	Jay Kahn D–Keene
Registration	35.0% Democratic 20.8% Republican 44.2% No party preference
Demographics	94% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	55,683[1][2]

Geography

District 10 covers most of Cheshire County in the far southwestern corner of the state, including the towns of Alstead, Chesterfield, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, Keene, Marlborough, Nelson, Roxbury, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Walpole, Westmoreland, and Winchester.[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the states of Massachusetts and Vermont.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Kahn (incumbent)	18,876	62.5
	Republican	Dan LeClair	11,303	37.5
Total votes			30,179	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Kahn (incumbent)	15,036	65.1
	Republican	Dan LeClair	7,538	32.7
	Libertarian	Ian Freeman	507	2.2
Total votes			23,081	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Kahn	2,706	64.2
	Democratic	Kris Roberts	985	23.3
	Democratic	Ben Tilton	527	12.5
Total votes			4,218	100
General election
	Democratic	Jay Kahn	17,713	63.3
	Republican	Chester Lapointe	10,273	36.7
Total votes			27,986	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Molly Kelly (incumbent)	14,034	100
Total votes			14,034	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 10[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Molly Kelly (incumbent)	18,810	66.5
	Republican	Richard Foote	9,483	33.5
Total votes			28,293	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 10

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Clinton 57.2 – 37.6%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 64.4 – 35.6%
	Governor	Hassan 64.5 – 35.5%
2012	President	Obama 65.0 – 33.6%
	Governor	Hassan 66.5 – 30.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 10, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Jay Kahn (D-Keene)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 24, 2019.