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New Hampshire State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Hampshire Senate District 17

A district of about 57,000 people, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+12.0 relative to the nation for president.

Howard Pearl (R) · since Nov 8, 2022Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 24 seats

Every New Hampshire State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+12.022nd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican13th seat · the majority lineDistrict 17

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
New Hampshire State SenateR+13.6R+15.5R+4.1

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 24 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Hampshire. The black marker is District 17.

Adults with a bachelor's degree34% 22nd pct · 19th of 24 in NH

Lower than 78% of seats.

White adults without a degree62% 83rd pct · 5th of 24 in NH

Higher than 83% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 39th pct · 15th of 24 in NH

Lower than 61% of seats.

Black residents1% 43rd pct · 14th of 24 in NH

Lower than 57% of seats.

Asian residents0% 4th pct · 23rd of 24 in NH

Lower than 96% of seats.

People per square mile136 30th pct · 17th of 24 in NH

Less dense than 70% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 8
31% college gradsR+10.6Held RDistrict 6
29% college gradsR+10.7Held RDistrict 7
31% college gradsR+5.7Flipped DDistrict 23
37% college gradsR+15.2Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Howard Pearl (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 13.6, 2024 by 15.5, 2026 by 4.1

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)