New Hampshire State Senate District 16

About the District
Population	59,120
Gender	50.1% Male 49.9% Female
Race	87% White 2.1% Black 3.1% Asian 0.2% Native American 0% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity	4.7% Hispanic
Median household income	$83,689
High school graduation rate	94.4%
College graduation rate	43.3%

New Hampshire State Senate District 16 is represented by Kevin Cavanaugh (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Hampshire state senators represented an average of 57,397 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 54,852 residents.

About the office[edit]

Members of the New Hampshire State Senate serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.

Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire Senate, a candidate must be:^[1]

At least 30 years of age
A registered voter
A resident of the state for seven years immediately preceding the election
A resident of the district for which the candidate is running

Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$100/year	No per diem is paid.

Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. To fill a Senate or House vacancy, a town or city in the district must first make a formal request to the governor and executive council for a special election. The governor and council will approve or deny the request within 21 days and then set the filing deadline and election dates.^[2]^[3]^[4]

See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8

2016 pivot county[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.^[5]

District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2021[edit]

See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census

On March 23, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. This map takes effect for New Hampshire's 2022 congressional elections. New state senate district maps have not yet been enacted. On Jan. 5, 2022, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.^[6] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.^[6]

How does redistricting in New Hampshire work? In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.^[7]

State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.^[7]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2022

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 8, 2022.

2020[edit]

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Incumbent Kevin Cavanaugh defeated Jason Syversen in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kevin Cavanaugh (D)	51.8	17,165
	Jason Syversen (R)	48.2	15,986

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,151
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Incumbent Kevin Cavanaugh advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 on September 8, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kevin Cavanaugh	99.4	5,944
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	35

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Jason Syversen advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 on September 8, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jason Syversen	98.9	5,206
	Other/Write-in votes	1.1	56

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,262
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2018[edit]

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Incumbent Kevin Cavanaugh defeated David Boutin in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kevin Cavanaugh (D)	52.3	12,990
	David Boutin (R)	47.7	11,853

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,843
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Incumbent Kevin Cavanaugh advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Cavanaugh	100.0	5,566

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,566
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

David Boutin defeated Bill Kuch in the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 on September 11, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Boutin	60.0	2,961
	Bill Kuch	40.0	1,978

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,939
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2017[edit]

See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position of New Hampshire State Senate District 16 was called for July 25, 2017. A primary election was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 14, 2017.^[8]

The seat became vacant on March 21, 2017, when Scott McGilvray (D) died at a Boston hospital after suffering from an illness.^[9]

Manchester Ward 1 Alderman Kevin Cavanaugh defeated Jim Normand in the special Democratic primary. Former Sen. David Boutin was unopposed in the special Republican primary. Boutin previously represented Senate District 16 from 2010 to 2016.^[10] Cavanaugh defeated Boutin and Libertarian Jason Dubrow in the special election.^[8]^[11]

Senate District 16 is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersect with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Before Democrats won the seat in 2016, the last time Democrats held the seat was in 1970. Scott McGilvray (D) was elected in 2016 with a margin of victory of 2 percent. In the previous nine elections for Senate District 16, Republicans won the district with an average margin of victory of 11.35 percent.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16, Special Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kevin Cavanaugh	54.8%	4,751
	Republican	David Boutin	44%	3,817
	Libertarian	Jason Dubrow	1.3%	109
Total Votes				8,677
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

2016[edit]

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent David Boutin (R) did not seek re-election.

Scott McGilvray defeated Joe Duarte in the New Hampshire State Senate District 16 general election.^[12]^[13]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Scott McGilvray	51.04%	15,118
	Republican	Joe Duarte	48.96%	14,503
Total Votes				29,621
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Scott McGilvray defeated Kolawole Ernest Adewumi in the New Hampshire State Senate District 16 Democratic primary.^[14]^[15]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Scott McGilvray	81.13%	2,399
	Democratic	Kolawole Ernest Adewumi	18.87%	558
Total Votes				2,957

Joe Duarte defeated Donald R. Winterton in the New Hampshire State Senate District 16 Republican primary.^[14]^[15]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Duarte	96.33%	4,456
	Republican	Donald R. Winterton	3.67%	170
Total Votes				4,626

2014[edit]

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent David Boutin defeated Jane Cormier in the Republican primary. Boutin defeated write in candidate Maureen Raiche Manning (D) in the general election.^[16]^[17]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Boutin Incumbent	55.8%	11,666
	Democratic	Maureen Raiche Manning	44.2%	9,255
Total Votes				20,921

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Boutin Incumbent	54.2%	3,096
Jane Cormier	45.8%	2,613
Total Votes		5,709

2012[edit]

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 15, 2012. Incumbent David Boutin (R) defeated Kathleen Kelley (D) and Richard Tomasso (L) in the general election. All candidates were unopposed in the September 11 primary elections.^[18]^[19]^[20]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Boutin Incumbent	49.1%	13,876
	Democratic	Kathleen Kelley	47.7%	13,480
	Libertarian	Richard Tomasso	3.3%	921
Total Votes				28,277

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 raised a total of $1,308,267. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $50,318 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire State Senate District 16
Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2018	$165,485	3	$55,162
2016	$103,521	3	$34,507
2014	$232,646	3	$77,549
2012	$65,570	3	$21,857
2010	$61,147	2	$30,574
2008	$291,725	2	$145,863
2006	$162,053	2	$81,027
2004	$15,021	2	$7,511
2002	$67,009	3	$22,336
2000	$144,090	3	$48,030
Total	$1,308,267	26	$50,318

External links[edit]

The New Hampshire State Legislature

Footnotes[edit]

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Current members of the New Hampshire State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Chuck Morse

Senators

District 1

Erin Hennessey (R)

District 2

Bob Giuda (R)

District 3

Jeb Bradley (R)

District 4

David Watters (D)

District 5

Suzanne Prentiss (D)

District 6

James Gray (R)

District 7

Harold French (R)

District 8

Ruth Ward (R)

District 9

Denise Ricciardi (R)

District 10

Jay Kahn (D)

District 11

Gary Daniels (R)

District 12

Kevin Avard (R)

District 13

Lucinda Rosenwald (D)

District 14

Sharon Carson (R)

District 15

Becky Whitley (D)

District 16

Kevin Cavanaugh (D)

District 17

John Reagan (R)

District 18

Donna Soucy (D)

District 19

Regina Birdsell (R)

District 20

Lou D'Allesandro (D)

District 21

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D)

District 22

Chuck Morse (R)

District 23

William Gannon (R)

District 24

Tom Sherman (D)

Republican Party (14)

Democratic Party (10)

[1] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed February 10, 2021

[2] State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)

[3] State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)

[4] New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)

[5] The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

[hb50-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named hb50

[nhloyola-7] 7.0 ^7.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015

[July25-8] 8.0 ^8.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Special election for state senator from District No. 16," accessed April 6, 2017

[9] Concord Monitor, "Democratic state senator, NEA-NH president Scott McGilvray dies at age 51," accessed April 3, 2017

[10] New Hampshire Union Leader, "Cavanaugh cruises to big Democratic primary win," June 6, 2017

[11] Decision Desk HQ, "New Hampshire State Senate 16 Special Election," accessed July 25, 2017

[glist16-12] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016

[gresults16-13] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016

[plist16-14] 14.0 ^14.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016

[presults16-15] 15.0 ^15.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016

[16] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed August 6, 2014

[17] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014

[18] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013

[19] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed December 6, 2013

[20] New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 6, 2013

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New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Contents

About the office[edit]

Qualifications[edit]

Salaries[edit]

Vacancies[edit]

2016 pivot county[edit]

District map[edit]

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2021[edit]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

2020[edit]

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

2018[edit]

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 16

2017[edit]

2016[edit]

2014[edit]

2012[edit]

Campaign contributions[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]