Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 12, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.[1] All 24 seats were up for election.
Qualifications
Article 29 of Part 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution states, "Provided nevertheless, that no person shall be capable of being elected a senator, who is not of the age of thirty years, and who shall not have been an inhabitant of this state for seven years immediately preceding his election, and at the time thereof he shall be an inhabitant of the district for which he shall be chosen. Should such person, after election, cease to be an inhabitant of the district for which he was chosen, he shall be disqualified to hold said position and a vacancy shall be declared therein."
List of candidates
District 1
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Norman Jackman
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- John Gallus
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Norman Jackman: 6,743
John Gallus: 9,470 
District 2
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Deborah R. Reynolds
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Carl R. Johnson
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Deborah R. Reynolds: 10,408 
Carl R. Johnson: 8,554
District 3
September 12 Democratic primary:
- George M. Cleveland
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Joseph D. Kenney
a
November 7 General election candidates:
George M. Cleveland: 9,367
Joseph D. Kenney: 9,815 
District 4
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Kathleen Sgambati
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Robert K. Boyce: 936
- James Fitzgerald: 1,913
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Kathleen Sgambati: 9,131 
James Fitzgerald: 8,398
District 5
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Peter Burling
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Rosalie Babiarz
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Peter Burling: 12,337 
Rosalie Babiarz: 5,151
District 6
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Jackie Cilley
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Richard Green
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Jackie Cilley: 8,985 
James McLin: 6,347
District 7
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Harold Janeway
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Robert B. Flanders
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Harold Janeway: 10,612 
Robert Flanders: 7,611
District 8
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Dave French
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Bob Odell
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Dave French: 7,465
Bob Odell: 10,348 
District 9
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Peter Flood
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Sheila Roberge: 1,430
a
- Marc Snider: 683
November 7 General election candidates:
Peter Flood: 8,772
Sheila Roberge: 9,872 
District 10
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Molly Kelly
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Thomas R. Eaton
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Molly Kelly: 10,710 
Thomas R. Eaton: 6,230
District 11
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Howard Morse
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Peter Bragdon
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Howard Morse: 8,484
Peter Bragdon: 9,968 
District 12
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Dave Gottesman
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Nancy Wall
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Dave Gottesman: 9,731 
Nancy Wall: 7,089
District 13
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Joe Foster
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Tom Alciere: 133
- Dennis Hogan (write-in): 830
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Joe Foster: 5,968 
Dennis Hogan: 4,218
District 14
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Barbara E. Lowrey
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Bob Clegg
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Barbara E. Lowrey: 6,137
Bob Clegg: 7,621 
District 15
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Sylvia B. Larsen
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Kristie MacNeil
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Sylvia B. Larsen: 12,954 
Kristie MacNeil: 5,197
District 16
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Bob Backus
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Theodore L. Gatsas
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Bob Backus: 8,808
Theodore L. Gatsas: 9,122 
District 17
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Corey Corbin
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Jack Barnes
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Corey Corbin: 6,572
Jack Barnes: 9,299 
District 18
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Betsi DeVries
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Andre Martel
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Betsi DeVries: 7,373 
Andre Martel: 5,809
District 19
September 12 Democratic primary:
September 12 GOP primary:
- Bob Letourneau: 1,497
a
- Frank Sapareto: 1,257
November 7 General election candidates:
Bob Letourneau 
District 20
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Lou D'Allesandro
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Robert Wheeler
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Lou D'Allesandro: 7,466 
Robert Wheeler: 4,481
District 21
September 12 Democratic primary:
September 12 GOP primary:
- Iris Estabrook
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Iris Estabrook 
District 22
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Beth Roth
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Mike Downing: 1,762
a
- Nelly Lopez: 733
- Annibale Todesca: 566
November 7 General election candidates:
Beth Roth: 7,005
Mike Downing: 7,829 
District 23
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Maggie Wood Hassan
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Natalie Healy
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Maggie Wood Hassan: 10,566 
Natalie Healy: 7,008
District 24
September 12 Democratic primary:
- Martha Fuller Clark
a
September 12 GOP primary:
- Daniel M. Hughes
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Martha Fuller Clark: 12,189 
Daniel M. Hughes: 8,437
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