New Hampshire's 18th
State Senate district

Senator
  Donna Soucy
DManchester
Registration30.2% Democratic
29.8% Republican
40.0% No party preference
Demographics78.7% White
3.7% Black
9.5% Hispanic
5.4% Asian
Population (2019)
  Citizens of voting age
54,993[1][2]
40,578

New Hampshire's 18th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Donna Soucy, formerly the President of the New Hampshire Senate, since 2012.[3]

Geography

District 18 is based in Manchester, covering the city's 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th wards as well as the nearby town of Litchfield, all in Hillsborough County.[3]

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 18[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Lambert 2,219 55.1
Republican Ross Terrio 1,790 44.4
Total votes 4,030 100
General election
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 14,105 55.4
Republican George Lambert 11,355 44.6
Total votes 25,460 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 10,276 56.0
Republican George Lambert 8,066 44.0
Total votes 18,342 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ross Terrio 1,253 36.7
Republican George Lambert 1,242 36.3
Republican Ralph Boehm 924 27.0
Total votes 3,419 100
General election
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 13,299 55.0
Republican Ross Terrio 10,869 45.0
Total votes 24,168 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Lambert 1,780 56.2
Republican Robyn Dunphy 1,386 43.8
Total votes 3,166 100
General election
Democratic Donna Soucy (incumbent) 8,266 53.2
Republican George Lambert 7,268 46.8
Total votes 15,534 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 18[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Soucy 12,139 51.6
Republican J. Gail Barry 8,024 34.1
Independent Arthur Beaudry 3,378 14.3
Total votes 23,541 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results in District 18

Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Biden 51.5 – 46.6%
Senate Shaheen 56.3 – 41.0%
2016 President Trump 48.9 – 46.1%
2014 Senate Shaheen 50.9 – 49.1%
Governor Hassan 51.5 – 48.5%
2012 President Obama 51.2 – 47.5%
Governor Hassan 52.0 – 45.1%

References

  1. "State Senate District 18, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Senator Donna Soucy (D-Manchester)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Hampshire State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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