New Hampshire's 15th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 15th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Becky Whitley since 2020, when fellow Democrat Dan Feltes stepped down to run for governor.[3]

New Hampshire's 15th State Senate District
Senator	Becky Whitley D–Hopkinton
Registration	35.7% Democratic 24.7% Republican 39.5% No party preference
Demographics	91% White 2% Black 2% Hispanic 3% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	56,111[1][2]

Geography

District 15 is based in the state capital of Concord, also covering the Merrimack County towns of Henniker, Hopkinton, and Warner.[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Becky Whitley	3,853	40.9
	Democratic	Paul Hodes	3,129	33.2
	Democratic	Candace Bouchard	2,422	25.7
Total votes			9,416	100
General election
	Democratic	Becky Whitley	19,462	63.4
	Republican	Linda Rae Banfill	11,243	36.6
Total votes			30,705	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Feltes (incumbent)	15,929	66.2
	Republican	Pamela Ean	8,119	33.8
Total votes			24,048	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Feltes (incumbent)	17,658	61.8
	Republican	Jeff Newman	10,913	38.2
Total votes			28,571	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Feltes	3,271	70.0
	Democratic	Kass Ardinger	1,400	30.0
Total votes			4,671	100
General election
	Democratic	Dan Feltes	13,352	65.1
	Republican	Lydia Dube Harman	7,154	34.9
Total votes			20,506	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvia Larsen (incumbent)	19,385	69.8
	Republican	Lydia Dube Harman	8,382	30.2
Total votes			27,767	100
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

The following result occurred prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.

2010

2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 15[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvia Larsen (incumbent)	12,069	61.7
	Republican	Chris Wood	7,496	38.3
Total votes			19,565	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 15

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President	Biden 63.7% – 34.5%
	Senate	Shaheen 67.9% – 29.7%
2016	President	Clinton 58.0 – 36.7%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 65.3 – 34.7%
	Governor	Hassan 65.8 – 34.2%
2012	President	Obama 63.6 – 35.3%
	Governor	Hassan 65.9 – 31.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 15, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 6, 2019.