2024 NH Senate Primary
This page shows candidates for the NH Senate Primary, scheduled to be held on September 10, 2024. Our profiles include candidate issue positions and background information to help you make an informed decision on who to vote for Candidates who win their party's nomination in the primary will go on to the general election in November.
The New Hampshire Senate is the counterpart to the New Hampshire House in the NH Legislature. There are 24 state Senate voting districts, each electing a single senator. New Hampshire state senators serve a two-year term.
District 1
Democrat
![Rusty Talbot](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-06/rusty-talbot.jpg?itok=s-UcRrt1)
Founder, North Country Climbing Center (N3C); Sugar Hill Fire Department; Captain, Pemi Valley Search and Rescue Team; President, Littleton Rotary Club Charitable Fund
Republican
![David Rochefort](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-09/david-rochefort.jpg?itok=xOrGareC)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present), Pharmacist/Pharmacy Owner; President, NH Board of Pharmacy; Zoning Board; youth sports volunteer
District 2
Democrat
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/ccardona.jpg?itok=z4BGNw2s)
Republican
![Tim Lang](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-09/tim-lang.jpg?itok=Ip0zrQGJ)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present, 2016 - present); Chairman, House Fish and Game Committee; Member, House Ways and Means Committee; Member, House JLCAR; Chairman, Zoning Board of Adjustment; Town Moderator; IT Director, Meadowbrook LLC; local law enforcement; certified yoga instructor
District 3
Democrat
![William "Bill" Marsh](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-06/william-marsh.jpg?itok=yKXMQRa0)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2022); Board Certified Ophthalmologist, solo practitioner and small business owner (1986 - 2016); Moderator, Town of Brookfield (2010 - 2021); Trustee, Huggins Hospital (2004 - present); Health Officer, Town of Brookfield (2002 - 2021)
Republican
![Mark McConkey](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-10/MarkMcConkey.png?itok=w3dONOnS)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2002 - 2018, 2020 - present); Past Chairman Ossipee Zoning Board; Small Business Owner; numerous other local boards and committees
District 4
Democrat
![David Watters](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-08/DavidWatters.png?itok=hdC0y8cS)
Senator, NH Senate (2012 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2008 - 2012); Professor Emeritus of English, University of New Hampshire
Republican
![Shawn Mickelonis](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-08/shawn-mickelonis.jpg?itok=DqDOJeGV)
District 5
Democrat
![Suzanne M. Prentiss](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/susan-m-prentiss-correct.png?itok=r7a3QdnN)
Senator, NH Senate (2020 - present); Lebanon City Councilor (6 terms); former Mayor, Lebanon (2 terms); former Chief of EMS, NH Department of Safety; paramedic
Republican
![John McIntyre](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-09/john-mcintyre.jpg?itok=CvhMMYVh)
District 6
Democrat
![John Ceskavich](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-09/John-Ceskavich.jpg?itok=rAQ0Sv5Z)
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/jamesgray.jpg?itok=1UineYTw)
Senator, NH Senate (2016 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2012 - 2016); Senior Engineering Manager for Industrial Operation, Naval Sea Systems Command; Ward Moderator, Town of Rochester; School Board Member, Planning Board Member
District 7
Democrat
![Stu Green](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-06/stuart-green.jpg?itok=AYHvPtpG)
"Navy commander (retired). Former diplomat, NATO staff officer, maritime intelligence operations center director, analyst, and town moderator, among others."
Republican
![Dan Innis](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-08/dani-innis.jpg?itok=7uj8T75Y)
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present, 2016 - 2018); Professor of Marketing and Hospitality Management, University of New Hampshire; Former Dean of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire; Founder, Ale House Inn and Hotel Portsmouth; Co-Owner, Great Island Inn in New Castle; part-time farmer
District 8
Democrat
![David Trumble](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-09/david-trumble-2.jpg?itok=bcgxc0dQ)
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/ruthward.jpg?itok=mNpf7EZ8)
Senator, NH Senate (2016 - present); former member, Stoddard Planning Board and Zoning Board; Retired Nurse Practitioner
District 9
Democrat
![Matt McLaughlin](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-09/matt-mclaughlin2.jpg?itok=U7G2gZVB)
"I was born and raised in Bedford, the youngest of 10 children. I attended the US Naval Academy and after graduation became a tactical naval aviator flying the A-7E Corsair II.
"After retiring from the Navy my wife and I returned to New Hampshire to raise our family. I flew as a commercial airline pilot for 33 years.
"My community experience includes coaching the girls lacrosse team at West High School in Manchester, coaching and reffing Bedford youth sports, Volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels, and a frequent platelet donor for the Red Cross in Manchester."
Republican
![Denise Ricciardi](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/denise-ricciardi.png?itok=zfFMHdhX)
Senator, NH Senate (2020 - present); Vice Chairman, Bedford Town Council; founder, Bedford Cares; volunteered in over 20 non-profit and community groups
District 10
Democrat
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/DonovanFenton.jpg?itok=lORiwMOV)
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Sales Coordinator, Fenton Family Dealerships; Board Member, The Community Kitchen; Volunteer, Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention (MCVP)
Republican
![Richard Merkt](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/richard-merkt.png?itok=AaMyB8w5)
District 11
Democrat
![Shannon Chandley](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-09/ShannonChandley.jpg?itok=uBxlZhqg)
Senator, NH Senate (2018 - 2020); ranking Democrat, Senate Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee; Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2018, 2012 - 2014, 2008 - 2010); former chair, Committee on Resources, Recreation and Development
Republican
![Tim McGough](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-07/tim-mcgough.jpg?itok=4J6QHaag)
3 Terms NH State Representative (1996-2000, 2022-Present), House Commerce & Consumer Affairs Committee (3 terms), House Resources, Recreation & Development, NH Canadian Trade Council (clerk), NH Healthcare Consumer Protection Commission (Vice Chair), Long-Term Drinking Water Commission, Christa McAuliffe Memorial Commission, National Council of State Legislatures (state coordinator), American Legislative Exchange Council, Nashua Fish & Game Assoc., Chief Commercial Officer (medical device), 9 patents in biotech, Youth Football & Lacrosse Coach
District 12
Democrat
![Ben Ming](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/ben-ming.png?itok=hH8KkQu7)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present), Lawyer; Member, Hollis Planning Board
Republican
![Kevin Avard](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/KevinAvar.png?itok=nk1NR5Qq)
Senator, NH Senate (2014 - 2018, 2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2012); Small Business Owner
District 13
Democrat
![Cindy Rosenwald](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-10/CindyRosenwald.png?itok=kR4f1xm8)
Senator, NH Senate (2018 - present); Chair, Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2004 - 2018); Selectman, City of Nashua (2003 - 2005); Adjunct Faculty, University of Massachusetts Lowell (1998 - 2006); Community Relations Associate, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (1991 - 2006); VP, Ted Bates Advertising (1981 - 1988)
Republican
![Stephen Scaer](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-08/stephen-scaer.jpg?itok=MX-9_cQK)
District 14
Democrat
![Kara Roy](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-06/kara-roy.jpg?itok=c_IqFwWk)
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/s14scarson.jpg?itok=9fu_n0bj)
Senator, NH Senate (2008 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2000 - 2008); Member, Pro-Gun New Hampshire Council of Advisors; Member, Board of Governors for the Vesta Roy Women in Government Series; State Director, Women in Government; Adjunct Faculty, Nashua Community College; Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army/U.S. Army Reserve (1978 - 1995)
District 15
Democrat
![Angela Brennan](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-08/angela-brennan.jpg?itok=uKoKSArH)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Bow Board of Selectmen
![Rebecca McWilliams](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-05/RJM%20For%20Senate.jpg?itok=GHOynW6l)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); Architect; Attorney; Farmer
![Tara Reardon](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-06/tara-reardon.jpg?itok=Ubvlk5zZ)
Commissioner, County of Merrimack; NH Community Loan Fund; representative, NH House of Representatives (1997 - 2009)
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/PamelaEan.jpg?itok=diVcK5dW)
District 16
Independent/Other
![Michael York](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-06/michael-york.jpg?itok=TNB3djat)
Republican
![Keith Murphy](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-09/keith-murphy.jpg?itok=St1L9EbX)
Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2018); Selectman, City of Manchester; restaurant industry (32 years)
District 17
Democrat
![no photo provided generic silhouette](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/no-photo-provided.png?itok=fjQgFa-E)
Republican
![Howard Pearl](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-08/howard-pearl.jpg?itok=6Q6HdXDv)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present, 2016 - present); Member, Loudon ZBA (13 years); Loudon Moderator (2 years); Member, Merrimack County Farm Bureau Board of Directors; Farmer
District 18
Democrat
![Donna Soucy](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-08/DonnaSoucy.png?itok=5IS3keh9)
Senator, NH Senate (2012 - present); three terms as a State Representative; two terms as a Manchester Alderman; nearly four terms on the Manchester School Board; first female chair of the Manchester Fire Commission
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/vsullivanhh16.jpg?itok=3YY-G077)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - 2018); former Assistant Majority Leader; former Selectman, City of Manchester; Director, Freedom Staffing
District 19
Democrat
![no photo provided generic silhouette](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/no-photo-provided.png?itok=fjQgFa-E)
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/reginabirdsell.jpg?itok=0VtxwRiF)
Senator, NH Senate (2014 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2014); Veteran, U.S. Coast Guard; High Tech Recruiter
District 20
Democrat
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/plonghh42.jpg?itok=irn7eDBc)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2006 - present); Alderman, City of Manchester; former member, Manchester Board of School Committee
![Sean Parr](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2024-06/sean-parr.jpg?itok=iQbH0lNP)
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/BrittanyPing.jpg?itok=JMd2KtIO)
District 21
Democrat
![Rebecca Perkins Kwoka](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/rebecca-perkins-kwoka.png?itok=tyHHtnAu)
"Rebecca has a long legacy of public service, from her 2 years with the Peace Corps in Senegal to her two terms on the Portsmouth City Council and service on Rockingham Planning Commission, the Planning Board, Workforce Housing Coalition, and as a Commissioner of the Portsmouth Housing Authority. She has been a workforce and affordable housing advocate for over a decade, starting the 603 Initiative to help keep thriving young people in New Hampshire. By day, Rebecca is General Counsel at a solar company. She is a graduate of Leadership New Hampshire and Leadership Seacoast, a member of the class of 40 under 40, and has been featured in New Hampshire Business Review and on NHPR's The Exchange."
Republican
![no photo provided generic silhouette](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/no-photo-provided.png?itok=fjQgFa-E)
District 22
Democrat
![Wayne Haubner](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-09/wayne-haubner.jpg?itok=fp406Et6)
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/dabbas_0.jpg?itok=0qXVEXqy)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present, 2018 - present); Attorney, Upper Charles Law Group LLC
District 23
Democrat
![Brenda Oldak](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-07/Brenda-Oldak.jpg?itok=gZu8XVtt)
Business Owner; Registered Nurse; Welfare Officer; Founder and Co-Chair, South Hampton Council on Aging
Republican
![Bill Gannon](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2020-07/BillGannon.png?itok=LrzQ7soH)
Senator, NH Senate (2016 - 2018, 2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - 2016); Construction/Contractor; Attorney; member, Sandown Planning Board
![Emily Phillips](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/2022-08/emily-phillips.jpg?itok=_u_i4SZw)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2022 - present); Member, School Board Member SAU83 (2019 - 2022); member, Fremont Budget Committee
District 24
Democrat
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/Digital%20Download%20V2-Digital%20Download%20V2-lit%20photo%20final.jpg?itok=CeHD6ezy)
Representative, NH House of Representatives; Appointee, Commission on Children's Services; Member, NH Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force; Community Liaison for HAVEN, NH's largest domestic and sexual violence crisis response and violence prevention program
Republican
![](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_70x88/public/candidate-images/patrickabrami.jpg?itok=NzG8JHUG)
Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2022); Vice Chairman, NH House of Representatives Ways amd Means Committee; Member, Citizens Task Force to Study State Revenues and Expenditures; Member, Games for Charity Study Commission; Member, Joint Committee on Tax Expenditure Review