2024 New Hampshire Senate election

The 2024 New Hampshire Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2024. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections.

Republicans expanded on their 14-10 majority and earned a 16-8 supermajority after the elections.

Retirements

Four incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

• District 15: Becky Whitley is retiring.
• District 20: Lou D'Allesandro is retiring.

Republicans

• District 1: Carrie Gendreau is retiring.
• District 3: Jeb Bradley is retiring.

Predictions

Results

Election

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.

District 1

Declared

• Rusty Talbot, Business owner

Declared

• David Rochefort, State Representative

Declined

• Carrie Gendreau, Incumbent

District 2

Declared

• Carlos Cardona, Former Campaign Manager for Marianne Williamson’s 2024 Presidential Campaign and 2010, 2018, and 2020 candidate for State Representative

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Potential

• Timothy Lang Sr., Incumbent

District 3

Declared

• William Marsh, Former State Representative and candidate for the district in 2022

Declined

• Thomas Buco, State Representative
• Anita Burroughs, State Representative
• Jerry Stringham, State Representative
• Jerry Knirk, Surgeon and former State Representative

Declared

• Mark McConkey, State Representative and Chair of the House Public Works and Highways Committee

Declined

• Jeb Bradley, Incumbent
• Glenn Cordelli, State Representative and Vice Chair of the House Education Committee
• Katy Peternel, State Representative
• Michael Granger, State Representative
• Jonathan Smith, State Representative

District 4

Declared

• David H. Watters, Incumbent

Declared

• Shawn Mickelonis, Former Democratic State Representative

District 5

Declared

• Suzanne Prentiss, Incumbent

Declared

• John McIntyre, Radiologist

District 6

Declared

• John Ceskavich

Declared

• James Gray, Incumbent

District 7

Declared

• Daniel Innis, Incumbent

District 8

District 9

Declared

• Matthew McLaughlin, Veteran and candidate for the district in 2022

Potential

• Denise Ricciardi, Incumbent

District 10

Declared

• Donovan Fenton, Incumbent

District 11

Potential

• Shannon Chandley, Incumbent

Declared

• Tim McGough, State Representative

District 12

Declared

• Ben Ming, State Representative

Declined

• Melanie Levesque, Former State Senator and candidate for this district in 2022 (ran for Executive Council)

Declared

• Kevin Avard, incumbent

District 13

Potential

• Cindy Rosenwald, Incumbent

Declared

• Stephen Scaer, Candidate for this district in 2022

District 14

Declared

• Sharon Carson, New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader

District 15

Declared

• Angela Brennan, State Representative and Bow, New Hampshire Selectwoman
• Rebecca McWilliams, State Representative
• Tara Reardon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Commissioner

Declined

• Becky Whitley, Incumbent (Ran for Congress)

Declared

• Pamela Ean, 2020 and 2010 candidate for State Representative and candidate for this district in 2018

District 16

Declared

• Keith Murphy, Incumbent

District 17

District 18

Potential

• Donna Soucy, Incumbent

Declared

• Victoria Sullivan, Former State Representative and candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2021 and 2019

District 19

District 20

Declared

• Patrick Long, State Representative
• Sean Parr, Manchester, New Hampshire School Committee member

Declined

• Jerome Duval, Lawyer and 2020 Executive Council candidate
• Lou D'Allesandro, Incumbent
• Patricia Cornell, State Representative (ran for reelection)

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

Potential

• Debra Altschiller, incumbent

Declared

• Patrick Abrami, Former State Representative

See also

• List of New Hampshire General Courts

References