New Hampshire's 7th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 7th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Harold French since his 2016 defeat of Democrat Andrew Hosmer.[3]

New Hampshire's 7th State Senate District
Senator	Harold French R–Franklin
Registration	33.6% Republican 25.0% Democratic 41.4% No party preference
Demographics	95% White 0% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	56,082[1][2]

Geography

District 7 covers parts of Belknap and Merrimack Counties in the center of the state. The district includes the towns of Andover, Belmont, Boscawen, Canterbury, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Northfield, Salisbury, and Webster.[3]

The district is split evenly between 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 7[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold French (incumbent)	17,801	58.0
	Democratic	Philip Spagnuolo Jr.	12,907	42.0
Total votes			30,708	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold French (incumbent)	11,616	53.4
	Democratic	Mason Donovan	10,141	46.6
Total votes			21,757	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold French	13,880	50.03
	Democratic	Andrew Hosmer (incumbent)	13,863	49.97
Total votes			27,743	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Hosmer (incumbent)	9,578	50.3
	Republican	Kathleen Lauer-Rago	9,423	49.5
Total votes			19,025	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joshua Youssef	2,752	53.2
	Republican	William Grimm	2,422	46.8
Total votes			5,174	100
General election
	Democratic	Andrew Hosmer	15,573	59.1
	Republican	Joshua Youssef	10,768	40.9
Total votes			26,341	100

Federal and statewide results in District 7

Year	Office	Results[6]
2016	President	Trump 53.8 – 41.2%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 51.4 – 48.6%
	Governor	Hassan 51.4 – 48.6%
2012	President	Obama 51.7 – 47.2%
	Governor	Hassan 54.5 – 42.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 7, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Harold French (R-Franklin)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 19, 2019.