2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for New Hampshire Senate District 12
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Kevin Avard (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Peggy Gilmour (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kevin AvardRepublican · winner
50.7%10,839
Peggy GilmourDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%10,517
21,369 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET