New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district explained

State:New Hampshire
District:9
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Denise Ricciardi
Party:Republican
Residence:Bedford
Democratic:29.9
Republican:34.4
Npp:35.5
Percent White:94.0
Percent Black:0.4
Percent Hispanic:2.2
Percent Asian:1.8
Population:56,632[1] [2]
Population Year:2019
Citizen Voting Age:43,289

New Hampshire's 9th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Denise Ricciardi since 2020, following her defeat of incumbent Democrat Jeanne Dietsch.[3] [4]

Geography

District 9 covers parts of southern Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties outside of Manchester, including the towns of Bedford, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Greenfield, Hancock, Jaffrey, Lyndeborough, Mont Vernon, New Boston, Peterborough, Richmond, Sharon, Temple, and Troy.[3]

The district includes one municipality (Bedford) from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district; every other municipality is within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[5] It borders the state of Massachusetts.[1]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[6]
2020PresidentBiden 53.6 – 44.8%
SenateShaheen 56.3 – 41.8%
2016PresidentClinton 47.8 – 46.8%
2014SenateBrown 51.6 – 48.4%
GovernorHavenstein 51.5 – 48.5%
2012PresidentRomney 51.1 – 47.7%
GovernorHassan 49.9 – 48.1%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 9, NH. Census Reporter. November 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Party Registration/Names on Checklist History. New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: Senator Denise Ricciardi (R-Bedford). New Hampshire State Senate. December 11, 2020.
  4. Web site: Dietsch calls off recount, concedes to Ricciardi in Senate District 9. Jack Rooney. Keene Sentinel. December 4, 2020.
  5. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. November 22, 2019.
  6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. November 22, 2019.