2016 New Hampshire Senate election

2016 New Hampshire Senate elections

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All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Chuck Morse Jeff Woodburn
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since September 3, 2013 December 1, 2014
Leader's seat 22nd 1st
Last election 14 10
Seats won 14 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 346,564 341,602
Percentage 50.4% 49.6%
Swing Increase 0.6% Decrease 0.6%

Results of New Hampshire Senate elections 2016, by district

President of the Senate before election

Chuck Morse
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Chuck Morse
Republican

The 2016 New Hampshire Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, concurrently with the elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, to elect members to the 165th New Hampshire General Court. All 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. It resulted in Republicains maintaining control of both chambers of the New Hampshire General Court.

In addition, Republican Chris Sununu won the open 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election giving the New Hampshire Republican Party total control of the state government for the first time since Republican governor Craig Benson was defeated by Democrat John Lynch in the 2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election. Furthermore, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was able to win the state in 2016 Presidential election by fewer than 3,000 votes (0.4%) and Democrat Maggie Hassan won 2016 United States Senate election by around 1,000 votes (0.2%).

Primary elections were held on September 13, 2016.