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	87% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 6% Asian
Population (2020)	56,894[1][2]

Geography

District 21 covers parts of eastern Rockingham and southern Strafford Counties. The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.^[4] It borders the state of Maine.^[1]

Rockingham County - 11% of county

• New Castle
• Newfields
• Newington
• Newmarket
• Portsmouth

Strafford County - 17% of county

• Durham
• Lee
• Madbury

Federal and statewide results

Results are of elections held under 2022 district lines.

Year	Office	Results[5]
2022	Senate	Hassan 73 – 27%
	Governor	Sherman 61 - 39%

Recent election results

2022 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 21^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (incumbent)	20,084	100.0
Total votes			20,315	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 21^[6]

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^[6]

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^[6]

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^[6]

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^[6]

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

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 Elections Database - ElectionStats". Election Stats. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
6. "New Hampshire State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.