# New Hampshire's 17th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 17th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Howard Pearl since 2022.

## Geography

District 17 covers parts of Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford Counties to the east of Concord, including the towns of Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, Loudon, Northwood, Nottingham, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Raymond, and Strafford.
The district overlaps with both New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Howard Pearl (Incumbent) | 19,762 | 57.72 |
| | Democratic | Kelly Roberts | 14,456 | 42.23 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 16 | 0.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,234 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Howard Pearl | 4,436 | 69.9 |
| | Republican | Scott Bryer | 1,906 | 30.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,342 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Howard Pearl | 14,878 | 56.8 |
| | Democratic | Christine Tappan | 11,311 | 43.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,189 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

## Historical election results
### 2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 5,688 | 82.4 |
| | Republican | Janet DelFuoco | 1,201 | 17.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,900 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 20,317 | 60.1 |
| | Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 13,488 | 39.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,805 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 13,172 | 55.5 |
| | Democratic | Christopher Roundy | 10,578 | 44.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,750 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 18,252 | 61.3 |
| | Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 11,522 | 38.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,774 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 4,045 | 82.9 |
| | Republican | Howard Pearl | 837 | 17.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,882 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | John Reagan (incumbent) | 11,669 | 58.2 |
| | Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 8,382 | 41.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,051 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Reagan | 2,689 | 51.2 |
| | Republican | Howard Pearl | 2,559 | 48.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,248 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | John Reagan | 14,672 | 52.8 |
| | Democratic | Nancy R.B. Fraher | 13,138 | 47.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,810 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 53.9 – 44.1% |
| 2020 | Senate | Shaheen 49.3 – 47.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 55.0 – 39.6% |
| 2014 | Senate | Brown 51.6 – 48.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Havenstein 51.6– 48.4% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 50.0 – 48.6% |
| 2012 | Governor | Hassan 51.7 – 45.9% |