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New Hampshire Senate District 23
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Bill Gannon won re-election by 12.5 points over David Childs.
Bill GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%16,112
David ChildsDemocrat
43.7%12,518
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%20
100% of the expected vote counted · 28,650 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- David Childs
- 3%
- Bill Gannon
- 97%
- Projected margin
- R+14.6
The candidates
Bill Gannon (R)
Incumbent, New Hampshire State Senate, first elected 2016David Childs (D)
Incumbent, New Hampshire State Senate, first elected 2016David Childs (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%