New Hampshire's 20th State Senate district

New Hampshire's 20th State Senate district
Senator	Patrick Long D–Manchester
Registration	30.3% Democratic 27.4% Republican 42.3% No party preference
Demographics	74% White 9% Black 11% Hispanic 5% Asian
Population (2020)	57,841[1][2]

New Hampshire's 20th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Patrick Long since 2024.^[3]

Geography

The district is based in Manchester, including the city's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th & 12th wards, in Hillsborough County.^[3] The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.^[4]

Federal and statewide results

Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.

Year	Office	Results[5]
2022	Senate	Hassan 60 – 40%
	Governor	Sununu 54 - 46%

Recent election results

2024 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 20^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Long	13,159	56.05
	Republican	Brittany Ping	10,290	43.83
	Write-in		27	0.12
Total votes			23,476	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 20^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent)	9,859	57.9
	Republican	Richard Girard	7,172	42.1
Total votes			17,031	100
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

The following result occurred prior to 2022 redistricting, and thus were held under different district lines.

2020

2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 20^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carla Gericke	1,785	50.2
	Republican	Jack Kenny	1,759	49.4
Total votes			3,558	100
General election
	Democratic	Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent)	13,548	56.4
	Republican	Carla Gericke	10,479	43.6
Total votes			24,027	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 20^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent)	9,903	58.4
	Republican	Carla Gericke	7,047	41.6
Total votes			16,950	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 20^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent)	13,187	60.3
	Republican	Carla Gericke	8,695	39.7
Total votes			21,882	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 20^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent)	7,973	57.9
	Republican	Eileen Landies	5,787	42.1
Total votes			13,760	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 20^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou D'Allesandro (incumbent)	13,264	63.1
	Republican	Phil Greazzo	7,754	36.9
Total votes			21,018	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 20, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
3. "Senator Pat Long (D-Manchester)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
5. "New Hampshire Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
6. "2024 Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
7. "New Hampshire State Senate District 20". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.