2010Final results
2010 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Matthew Houde (D) won re-election with 59.6% of the vote, defeating James W. Danforth (R) by 19.2 points.
Matthew HoudeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%11,014
James W. DanforthRepublican
40.4%7,465
18,494 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 2010
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)