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2012Final results

2012 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

David Boutin (R) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Kathleen M. Kelley (D) by 1.4 points.

David BoutinRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.0%13,876
47.6%13,480
Richard TomassoLibertarian
3.3%921
28,308 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+1.82006R+13.72008R+15.72010R+1.42012R+11.52014D+2.12016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

David Boutin (R)Kathleen M. Kelley (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard Tomasso (Libertarian), 3.3%