Donovan Fenton
New Hampshire State Senator, District 10 since 2022. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 7
- 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.5%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +97.1
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Capital Budget
- Commerce
- Transportation
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Fenton sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Fenton is closer to the center than 25% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Sue Prentiss, Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, Tara Reardon
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Fenton’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the New Hampshire State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Fenton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Fenton | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 475: relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to… | No | No | Yes | Failed 8–16 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 535: defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and… | No | No | No | Failed 5–19 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 434: relative to regulation of public school materials. | No | No | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 468: relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1766: relative to cruelty to livestock. | No | No | Yes | Failed 11–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Fenton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 | Won | D+97.1 | D+24.7 | +72.4 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 | Won | D+26.3 | D+24.7 | +1.6 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 | Won | D+32.3 | D+31.1 | +1.2 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 208 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 208 | Won | D+40.8 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 208 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Fenton has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 10 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 208 · 2016–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fenton has run against
- Nonpartisan (I) · 2026 election, won
- Rick Merkt (R) · 2024 election, won
- Sly Karasinski (R) · 2022 election, won
- John Therriault (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Fenton
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8e013e93-3dd2-4530-a42f-d9ba62ea5f04
- Wikidata Q89176612
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET