# New Hampshire's 5th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 5th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Prentiss since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Hennessey.

## Geography

District 5 covers parts of western Grafton, Merrimack, and Sullivan Counties, including the towns of Canaan, Cornish, Dorchester, Enfield, Grantham, Groton, Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, New London, Orford, Plainfield, Plymouth, Springfield, and Wentworth.
The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. It borders the state of Vermont.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Suzanne Prentiss (Incumbent) | 23,028 | 66.21 |
| | Republican | John J. McIntyre | 11,709 | 33.67 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 42 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,779 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Suzanne Prentiss (incumbent) | 19,269 | 69.0 |
| | Republican | John McIntyre | 8,656 | 31.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,925 | 100.0 |

### 2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Suzanne Prentiss | 4,134 | 50.4 |
| | Democratic | Beatriz Pastor | 4,062 | 49.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,201 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Suzanne Prentiss | 20,418 | 66.5 |
| | Republican | Timothy O'Hearne | 10,295 | 33.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,713 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martha Hennessey (incumbent) | 16,932 | 71.2 |
| | Republican | Patrick Lozito | 6,862 | 28.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,794 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martha Hennessey | 18,809 | 65.3 |
| | Republican | Marie Lobito | 9,998 | 34.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,807 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Pierce (incumbent) | 18,474 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,474 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Pierce | 3,092 | 71.6 |
| | Democratic | Sandy Harris | 1,224 | 28.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,316 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | David Pierce | 17,719 | 64.1 |
| | Republican | Joe Osgood | 9,940 | 35.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,659 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.1 – 30.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.6 – 30.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Shaheen 68.4 – 31.6% |
| 2014 | Governor | Hassan 67.7 – 32.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 67.2 – 31.6% |
| 2012 | Governor | Hassan 68.4 – 28.3% |

## Historical election results

These results happened prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus occurred under different district lines.

### 2010

2010 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matthew Houde (incumbent) | 11,014 | 59.6 |
| | Republican | James Danforth | 7,465 | 40.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,479 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |