# New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district

New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican David Rochefort since 2024.

## Geography

District 1 covers far northern New Hampshire, including the Great North Woods region bordering Canada. It is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. It borders the states of Maine and Vermont, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec. At over 2,500 square miles, it is the largest state legislative district in New Hampshire.
Coös County - 100% of county
Grafton County - 27% of county
* Littleton
* Bethlehem
* Franconia
* Sugar Hill
* Lisbon
* Lyman
* Monroe
* Bath
* Landaff
* Easton
* Haverhill
* Benton
* Woodstock
* Ellsworth
* Warren
* Piermont
* Romney

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Rochefort | 17,613 | 56.82 |
| | Democratic | Rusty Talbot | 13,371 | 43.14 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.04 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,996 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carrie Gendreau | 13,112 | 54.7 |
| | Democratic | Edith Tucker | 10,885 | 45.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,967 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

### Federal and statewide results

Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Senate | Hassan 52.0 – 47.9% |
| 2022 | Governor | Sununu |

## Historical election results
### 2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Erin Hennessey | 3,620 | 69.6 |
| | Republican | David Starr (incumbent) | 1,571 | 30.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,200 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Erin Hennessey | 15,756 | 57.3 |
| | Democratic | Susan Ford | 11,741 | 42.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,497 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Starr | 10,560 | 54.3 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) | 8,739 | 44.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,447 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dolly McPhaul | 2,274 | 51.6 |
| | Republican | Leon Rideout | 2,130 | 48.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,404 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) | 13,926 | 54.6 |
| | Republican | Dolly McPhaul | 11,590 | 45.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,516 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) | 10,829 | 60.2 |
| | Republican | Mark Evans | 7,166 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,995 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Debi Warner | 2,691 | 62.2 |
| | Republican | Frank Dumaine | 1,632 | 37.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,323 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jeff Woodburn | 14,924 | 59.1 |
| | Republican | Debi Warner | 10,348 | 40.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,272 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |