New Hampshire Senate District 8
State Senate District 8
Covers parts of Sullivan County, Hillsborough County, Cheshire County and Merrimack County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · State Representative (NH-HD-HILLSBOROUGH-30)
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 4
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Democrat
Not yet in our records
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- None on file
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
The District
Includes Claremont, Newport, Antrim, Bennington, Charlestown and Francestown.
22 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: NH GRANIT (NH Office of Planning and Development GIS clearinghouse), — towns and city wards as redistricted in 2022 (nhgeodata.unh.edu APB_ElectoralDistricts/FeatureServer/11)
Results in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President22 precinctsNew Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… | Donald J. Trump and JD Vance (R)18,316 · 54.9% | Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz (D)14,484 · 43.4% | R+11.5 | 33,359 | New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… |
| 2024 Governor22 precinctsNew Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… | Kelly Ayotte (R)19,150 · 58.4% | Joyce Craig (D)12,690 · 38.7% | R+19.7 | 32,798 | New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… |
| 2022 U.S. Senate22 precinctsNew Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… | Bolduc (R)12,807 · 51.2% | Hassan (D)11,579 · 46.3% | R+4.9 | 24,994 | New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… |
| 2022 Governor22 precinctsNew Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… | Sununu (R)15,656 · 62.7% | Sherman (D)8,884 · 35.6% | R+27.1 | 24,965 | New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… |
| 2020 President22 precinctsNew Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… | Trump and Pence (R)16,843 · 52.6% | Biden and Harris (D)14,551 · 45.4% | R+7.2 | 32,028 | New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… |
| 2020 U.S. Senate22 precinctsNew Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… | Shaheen (D)15,824 · 49.8% | Messner (R)15,035 · 47.3% | D+2.5 | 31,755 | New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… |
| 2020 Governor22 precinctsNew Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… | Sununu (R)22,228 · 69.9% | Feltes (D)9,023 · 28.4% | R+41.5 | 31,793 | New Hampshire Secretary of StateOfficial — New Hampshire Secretary of… |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
State Senator, District 8
2024 State General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth WardRepublican | Republican | 18,463 | 58.3% |
| David TrumbleDemocrat | Democrat | 13,178 | 41.6% |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.0% |
Official — New Hampshire Secretary of State general election results by town/ward · New Hampshire Secretary of State — general election results workbooks
State Senator, District 8
2022 State General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth WardRepublican | Republican | 14,080 | 57.2% |
| Charlene Marcotte LovettDemocrat | Democrat | 10,520 | 42.7% |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.0% |
Official — New Hampshire Secretary of State general election results by town/ward · New Hampshire Secretary of State — general election results workbooks
State Senator, District 8
2020 State General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth WardRepublican | Republican | 18,903 | 55.6% |
| Jenn Alford-TeasterDemocrat | Democrat | 15,114 | 44.4% |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
Official — New Hampshire Secretary of State general election results by town/ward · New Hampshire Secretary of State — general election results workbooks