New Hampshire's 24th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 24th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Tom Sherman since 2018, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Daniel Innis.[3]

New Hampshire's 24th State Senate District
Senator	Tom Sherman D–Rye
Registration	32.4% Republican 31.1% Democratic 36.3% No party preference
Demographics	95% White 0% Black 1% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	56,288[1][2]

Geography

District 24 covers the state's entire Atlantic coastline in Rockingham County, including the towns of Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, New Castle, North Hampton, Newton, Rye, Seabrook, Stratham, and South Hampton.[3]

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

Recent election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis Gargiulo	5,257	71.4
	Republican	Regina Barnes	2,084	28.3
Total votes			7,362	100
General election
	Democratic	Tom Sherman (incumbent)	20,527	52.3
	Republican	Louis Gargiulo	18,687	47.7
Total votes			39,214	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Sherman	15,664	53.1
	Republican	Daniel Innis (incumbent)	13,832	46.9
Total votes			29,496	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Innis	1,895	35.0
	Republican	Ray Tweedie	1,632	30.1
	Republican	Stephen Kenda	1,470	27.2
	Republican	Jim Maggiore	418	7.7
Total votes			5,415	100
General election
	Republican	Daniel Innis	17,844	52.2
	Democratic	Tom Sherman	16,373	47.8
Total votes			34,217	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Stiles (incumbent)	4,072	63.5
	Republican	Stephen Kenda	2,337	36.5
Total votes			6,409	100
General election
	Republican	Nancy Stiles (incumbent)	14,990	60.4
	Democratic	Chris Muns	9,816	39.6
Total votes			24,806	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 24[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Stiles (incumbent)	17,110	52.5
	Democratic	Beverly Hollingworth	15,488	47.5
Total votes			32,598	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 24

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President	Biden 55.3 – 45.2%
	Senate	Shaheen 56.6 – 41.5%
2016	President	Clinton 47.8 – 47.8%
	Senate	Ayotte 49.6 - 47.0%
2014	Senate	Brown 54.6 – 45.4%
	Governor	Hassan 50.1 – 49.9%
2012	President	Romney 50.7 – 48.4%
	Governor	Hassan 52.3 – 45.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 24, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 16, 2019.