New Hampshire's 5th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 5th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Prentiss since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Hennessey.[3] It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate.

New Hampshire's 5th State Senate District
Senator	Suzanne Prentiss D–Lebanon
Registration	44.6% Democratic 18.7% Republican 36.5% No party preference
Demographics	90% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	57,357[1][2]

Geography

District 5 covers parts of western Grafton and Sullivan Counties, including the towns of Canaan, Charlestown, Claremont, Cornish, Enfield, Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, and Plainfield.[3]

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

Recent election results

2020

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

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Prentiss	4,134	50.4
	Democratic	Beatriz Pastor	4,062	49.5
Total votes			8,201	100
General election
	Democratic	Suzanne Prentiss	20,418	66.5
	Republican	Timothy O'Hearne	10,295	33.5
Total votes			30,713	100
	Democratic hold

2018

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Hennessey (incumbent)	16,932	71.2
	Republican	Patrick Lozito	6,862	28.8
Total votes			23,794	100
	Democratic hold

2016

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Hennessey	18,809	65.3
	Republican	Marie Lobito	9,998	34.7
Total votes			28,807	100
	Democratic hold

2014

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Pierce (incumbent)	18,474	100
Total votes			18,474	100
	Democratic hold

2012

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

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Pierce	3,092	71.6
	Democratic	Sandy Harris	1,224	28.4
Total votes			4,316	100
General election
	Democratic	David Pierce	17,719	64.1
	Republican	Joe Osgood	9,940	35.9
Total votes			27,659	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 5

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Clinton 64.6 – 30.9%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 68.4 – 31.6%
	Governor	Hassan 67.7 – 32.3%
2012	President	Obama 67.2 – 31.6%
	Governor	Hassan 68.4 – 28.3%

Historical election results

These results happened prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus occurred under different district lines.

2010

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew Houde (incumbent)	11,014	59.6
	Republican	James Danforth	7,465	40.4
Total votes			18,479	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 5, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Suzanne Prentiss (D-Lebanon)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 16, 2019.