2022 NH Senate Primary
Candidates who win their party's nomination on September 13, 2022 will go on to the general election in November.
District 1
Democrat


Journalist; Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present)
Republican


District 2
Democrat


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2008 - 2010); Press Secretary, US Senate Committee on Aging; Member, House Health & Human Services Committee; Chair, Long Term Care Task Force
Republican


Small business owner (33+ years); Colonel, U.S. Army (30 years, retired)


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Member, Winnisquam Regional School District School Board; Member, Town Of Sanbornton Budget Committee; Director of Technology, Tilton Technology Services; Supervisor, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2020); self-employed small business owner
District 3
Democrat


Republican


Senator, NH Senate (2009 - present); former Majority Leader, NH Senate; Candidate, U.S. House of Representatives (2006, 2008); Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2004 - 2006); Representative, NH House of Representatives (1990 - 2002); former owner, Evergrain Natural Foods; retired


District 4
Democrat


Senator, NH Senate (2012 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2008 - 2012); Professor, University of New Hampshire
Republican

District 5
Democrat


Senator, NH Senate (2020 - present); Lebanon City Councilor (6 terms); former Mayor, Lebanon (2 terms); former Chief of EMS, NH Department of Safety
Republican


District 6
Democrat

Republican


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


Professor of Anthropology and African & Middle East Studies; public education (35 years); US Naval War College (17 years)
Republican



Senator, NH Senate (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


Representative NH House of Representatives 2010-2012, New Hampshire University
Republican


Senator, NH Senate (2016 - present); former member, Stoddard Planning Board and Zoning Board; Retired Nurse Practitioner
District 9
Democrat


Republican


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


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


District 11
Democrat


Senator, NH Senate (2018 - 2020); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - 2018, 2012 - 2014, 2008 - 2010)
Republican


Senator, NH State Senate (2014 - 2018, 2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2006-2014, 1996-2000); Member, Milford Republican Committee; Member, Legislators for Limited Spending (1990-1994); Member, Labor and Business Task Force American Legislative Exchange Council (1990-1994); Coordinator, Community Assistance Program - Milford Area (1985-1994); Veteran, New Hampshire National Guard (1976-1988); Software Quality Engineer; Veteran, US Army


District 12
Democrat


Senator, NH Senate (2018 - 2020); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2006 - 2010, 2012 - 2014); Secretary, Nashua Ethnic Awareness Committee (2005); Vice President, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2004); President, TCS of American Enterprises LLC; telecommunications consultant
Republican


Senator, NH Senate (2014 - 2018, 2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2012); Contractor
District 13
Democrat


Senator, NH Senate (2018 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2004 - 2018); Selectman, City of Nashua (2003 - 2005), Member, Health Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures; Vice President of Policy and Programs, National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices; Adjunct Faculty, University of Massachusetts Lowell (1998-2005); Community Relations Associate, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (1991-1998)
Republican




District 14
Democrat


Republican


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


Senator, NH Senate (2020 - present); Disability rights lawyer; climate activist; child health policy specialist
Republican


Part-time Telephone Operator, Ma Bell (1960-1975); teacher; administrative assistant; retired
District 16
Republican


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - present); Attorney; Member, Town of Goffstown Planning Board (2008 - present)


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); Hooksett Budget Committee; computer engineer
District 17
Democrat


Republican


Certified Public Accountant; Administrator, NH Department of Safety, Division of Administration (October 2000 - Present); Northwood Select Board Member (March 1999 - March 2020); Northwood Police Commission (April 2021 - present)


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Member, Merrimack County Farm Bureau Board of Directors; Farmer
District 18
Democrat


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


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2014); Selectman, Town of Litchfield


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2011 - 2012); Alderman; Member, Manchester School Board; Pharmacist; Attorney; Flight Instructor; Teacher's Aid
District 19
Republican


Senator, NH Senate (2014 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2010 - 2014); Veteran, U.S. Coast Guard; High Tech Recruiter
District 20
Democrat


Senator, NH Senate (1998 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (1996 - 1998); Chair, New England Board of Higher Education; Adjunct Faculty, Saint Anselm College
Republican


Former at-Large Alderman, School Committeeman and Charter Commissioner; candidate for Mayor (2021); Investment Advisor and insurance professional
District 21
Democrat


"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."
District 22
Democrat


Republican


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2018 - present); Attorney, Upper Charles Law Group LLC


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Marine Patrolman, N.H. State Police; Retired Airline Pilot
District 23
Democrat


Business Owner; Registered Nurse; Welfare Officer; Founder and Co-Chair, South Hampton Council on Aging
Republican


Senator, NH Senate (2016 - 2018, 2020 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2014 - 2016); Construction/Contractor; Attorney; member, Sandown Planning Board
District 24
Democrat


Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); 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
