2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for New Hampshire Senate District 17
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Jack Barnes Jr. (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating James E. Devine (D) by 25.8 points.
Jack Barnes Jr.Republican · winner
62.6%13,988
James E. DevineDemocrat
36.8%8,216
Mary BrownIndependent · incumbent
0.6%131
22,335 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET