2008Final results
2008 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Matthew Houde (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating James W. Danforth (R) by 32.6 points.
Matthew HoudeDemocrat · winner
66.3%17,994
James W. DanforthRepublican
33.7%9,140
27,134 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET