New Hampshire's 22nd State Senate District

New Hampshire's 22nd State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Chuck Morse, the current President of the Senate, since 2010.[3]

New Hampshire's 22nd State Senate District
Senator	Chuck Morse R–Salem
Registration	34.6% Republican 26.7% Democratic 38.4% No party preference
Demographics	91% White 0% Black 5% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	56,755[1][2]

Geography

District 22 spans the state's southern border with Massachusetts in Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties, including the towns of Atkinson, Pelham, Plaistow, and Salem.[3][1]

The district overlaps with both New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Morse (incumbent)	22,191	64.8
	Democratic	Thomas Haynes	12,073	35.2
Total votes			34,264	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Morse (incumbent)	13,571	58.6
	Democratic	Richard O'Shaughnessy	9,155	39.5
	Libertarian	Mitch Dyer	448	1.9
Total votes			23,174	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Morse (incumbent)	18,717	62.4
	Democratic	Richard O'Shaughnessy	11,270	37.6
Total votes			29,987	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Morse (incumbent)	12,928	65.6
	Democratic	Richard O'Shaughnessy	6,777	34.4
Total votes			19,705	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Morse (incumbent)	16,972	63.4
	Democratic	Victoria Czaia	9,781	36.6
Total votes			26,753	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 22

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President	Trump 56.3 – 42.3%
	Senate	Messner 50.1 – 47.9%
2016	President	Trump 58.7 – 37.3%
	Senate	Ayotte 55.6 - 39.4%
2014	Senate	Brown 62.5 – 37.5%
	Governor	Havenstein 57.2 – 42.8%
2012	President	Romney 58.4 – 40.7%
	Governor	Lamontagne 52.7 – 43.8%

Historical election results

All election results below took place prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.

2010

2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Morse	12,325	72.8
	Democratic	Rebecca Fee	4,594	27.2
Total votes			17,729	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 22, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Chuck Morse (R-Salem)". 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 15, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 15, 2019.