New Hampshire, State Senate, District 6

New Hampshire State Senate District 6
Current incumbent	James Gray

New Hampshire's sixth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator James Gray.

New Hampshire state senators represent an average of 54,853 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 51,491 residents.

About the office

Members of the New Hampshire State Senate serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Hampshire legislators assume office the month after elections (December).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire Senate, a candidate must be:

At least thirty years of age
A resident of the state for seven years immediately preceding the election
An inhabitant of the district for which they are chosen

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$200/two-year term	No per diem is paid.

Vacancies

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.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline is June 12, 2020.

2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 6

Incumbent James Gray (R) defeated Anne Grassie (D) in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Gray (R)	54.9	11,602
	Anne Grassie (D)	45.1	9,537

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 21,139

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 6

Anne Grassie advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 6 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anne Grassie (D)	100	3,538

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,538

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 6

Incumbent James Gray advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 6 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Gray (R)	100	3,361

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,361

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 Sam Cataldo (R) did not seek re-election.

James Gray defeated Joe Casey in the New Hampshire State Senate District 6 general election.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Gray	55.12%	14,481
	Democratic	Joe Casey	44.88%	11,793
Total Votes			26,274
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Joe Casey ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 6 Democratic primary.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Democratic	Joe Casey (unopposed)

James Gray ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 6 Republican primary.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Republican	James Gray (unopposed)

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. Richard Leonard was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Sam Cataldo was unopposed in the Republican primary. Leonard and Cataldo faced off in the general election. Incumbent Cataldo defeated Leonard in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sam Cataldo Incumbent	56.4%	9,882
	Democratic	Richard Leonard	43.6%	7,640
Total Votes			17,522

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. Sam Cataldo (R) defeated Richard Leonard (D) in the general election and Dick Green in the Republican primary. Leonard was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sam Cataldo	51.3%	12,764
	Democratic	Richard Leonard	48.7%	12,127
Total Votes			24,891

New Hampshire State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sam Cataldo	52.3%	2,358
Dick Green	47.7%	2,153
Total Votes		4,511

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New Hampshire State Senate District 6 raised a total of $935,115. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $42,505 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire State Senate District 6

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$99,530	2	$49,765
2014	$104,574	2	$52,287
2012	$63,382	3	$21,127
2010	$267,955	2	$133,978
2008	$116,380	2	$58,190
2006	$71,151	3	$23,717
2004	$48,919	2	$24,460
2002	$98,722	3	$32,907
2000	$64,502	3	$21,501
Total	$935,115	22	$42,505