New Hampshire's 21st State Senate District

New Hampshire's 21st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rebecca Perkins Kwoka since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Martha Fuller Clark.[3]

New Hampshire's 21st State Senate District
Senator	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka D–Portsmouth
Registration	39.3% Democratic 19.6% Republican 41.1% No party preference
Demographics	89% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 5% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	55,428[1][2]

Geography

District 21 covers parts of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, including the towns of Durham, Lee, Madbury, Newfields, Newington, and Newmarket, as well as the city of Portsmouth.[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.[4] It borders the state of Maine.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka	6,185	62.9
	Democratic	Deaglan McEachern	3,640	37.0
Total votes			9,836	100
General election
	Democratic	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka	21,827	67.1
	Republican	Sue Polidura	10,717	32.9
Total votes			32,544	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent)	19,084	72.3
	Republican	Peter Macdonald	7,324	27.7
Total votes			26,408	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent)	20,883	66.3
	Republican	Peter Macdonald	10,607	33.7
Total votes			31,490	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Nazzaro	1,408	53.4
	Republican	Peter Macdonald	739	28.0
	Republican	Dennis Lamare	488	18.5
Total votes			2,635	100
General election
	Democratic	Martha Fuller Clark (incumbent)	12,423	60.9
	Republican	Phil Nazzaro	7,987	39.1
Total votes			20,410	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Fuller Clark	19,740	69.5
	Republican	Peter Macdonald	8,674	30.5
Total votes			28,414	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 21

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President	Biden 70.3 - 28.0%
	Senate	Shaheen 71.5 - 25.9%
2016	President	Clinton 64.7 – 29.6%
	Senate	Hassan 61.7 - 34.2%
2014	Senate	Shaheen 64.7 – 35.3%
	Governor	Hassan 66.9 – 33.1%
2012	President	Obama 65.1 – 33.6%
	Governor	Hassan 67.4 – 29.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 21, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 14, 2019.