New Hampshire's 6th State Senate district

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New Hampshire's 6th
State Senate district
New Hampshire Senate District 6 (2010).png
Senator
  James Gray
R–Rochester
Registration33.1% Republican
25.3% Democratic
41.6% No party preference
Demographics93.6% White
0.4% Black
2.2% Hispanic
1.4% Asian
Population (2019)
 • Citizens of voting age		54,303[1][2]
41,920

New Hampshire's 6th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican James Gray since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Sam Cataldo.[3]

Geography[]

District 6 covers parts of Belknap and Strafford Counties, including the towns of Alton, Barnstead, Farmington, Gilmanton, New Durham, and Rochester.[3]

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

Recent election results[]

2020[]

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Gray (incumbent) 17,290 57.8
Democratic Christopher Rice 12,638 42.2
Total votes 29,928 100
Republican hold

2018[]

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Gray (incumbent) 11,602 54.9
Democratic Anne Grassie 9,537 45.1
Total votes 21,139 100
Republican hold

2016[]

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Gray 14,481 55.1
Democratic Joe Casey 11,793 44.9
Total votes 26,274 100
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Cataldo (incumbent) 9,882 56.4
Democratic Richard Leonard 7,640 43.6
Total votes 17,522 100
Republican hold

2012[]

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 6[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Cataldo 2,358 52.3
Republican Richard Green 2,153 47.7
Total votes 4,511 100
General election
Republican Sam Cataldo 12,764 51.3
Democratic Richard Leonard 12,127 48.7
Total votes 24,891 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 6[]

Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Trump 54.1 – 44.0%
2016 President Trump 55.7 – 38.7%
2014 Senate Brown 52.3 – 47.7%
Governor Havenstein 52.7 – 47.3%
2012 President Romney 50.6 – 48.3%
Governor Hassan 51.7 – 45.5%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 6, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Senator James Gray (R-Rochester)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e "New Hampshire State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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