2002Final results
2002 election for New Hampshire Senate District 23
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Russell Prescott (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Margaret Wood Hassan (D) by 8.1 points.
Russell PrescottRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%10,659
Margaret Wood HassanDemocrat
46.0%9,067
19,726 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET