# New Hampshire's 7th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 7th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Daniel Innis since 2022.

## Geography

District 7 currently comprises portions of Grafton, Merrimack Counties and a single town each in Belknap, Hillsborough and Sullivan. The district includes the towns of Alexandria, Andover, Bradford, Bridgewater, Bristol, Boscawen, Danbury, Franklin, Goshen, Grafton, Hebron, Henniker, Hill, Hillsboro,Orange, Salisbury, Sutton, Warner, Webster and Wilmot.
The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel Innis (Incumbent) | 17,888 | 55.48 |
| | Democratic | Stu Green | 14,337 | 44.47 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 17 | 0.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,242 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel Innis | 3,509 | 63.2 |
| | Republican | Thomas Dunne Jr. | 2,044 | 36.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,553 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Daniel Innis | 13,413 | 54.6 |
| | Democratic | Richard Lobban | 11,146 | 45.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,559 | 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 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harold French (incumbent) | 17,801 | 58.0 |
| | Democratic | Philip Spagnuolo Jr. | 12,907 | 42.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,708 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harold French (incumbent) | 11,616 | 53.4 |
| | Democratic | Mason Donovan | 10,141 | 46.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,757 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harold French | 13,880 | 50.03 |
| | Democratic | Andrew Hosmer (incumbent) | 13,863 | 49.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,743 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andrew Hosmer (incumbent) | 9,578 | 50.3 |
| | Republican | Kathleen Lauer-Rago | 9,423 | 49.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,025 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 7 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joshua Youssef | 2,752 | 53.2 |
| | Republican | William Grimm | 2,422 | 46.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,174 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Andrew Hosmer | 15,573 | 59.1 |
| | Republican | Joshua Youssef | 10,768 | 40.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,341 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 52.7 – 45.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 53.8 – 41.2% |
| 2014 | Senate | Shaheen 51.4 – 48.6% |
| 2014 | Governor | Hassan 51.4 – 48.6% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.7 – 47.2% |
| 2012 | Governor | Hassan 54.5 – 42.7% |