New Hampshire, State Senate, District 15

New Hampshire State Senate District 15
Current incumbent	Dan Feltes

New Hampshire's fifteenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Dan Feltes.

New Hampshire state senators represent an average of 54,853 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 51,491 residents.

About the office

Members of the New Hampshire State Senate serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Hampshire legislators assume office the month after elections (December).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire Senate, a candidate must be:

At least thirty years of age
A resident of the state for seven years immediately preceding the election
An inhabitant of the district for which they are chosen

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$200/two-year term	No per diem is paid.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. To fill a Senate or House vacancy, a town or city in the district must first make a formal request to the governor and executive council for a special election. The governor and council will approve or deny the request within 21 days and then set the filing deadline and election dates.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline is June 12, 2020.

2018

General election

General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 15

Incumbent Dan Feltes (D) defeated Pamela Ean (R) in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 15 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dan Feltes (D)	66.2	15,929
	Pamela Ean (R)	33.8	8,119

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 24,048

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 15

Incumbent Dan Feltes advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 15 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Feltes (D)	100	6,856

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 6,856

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 15

Pamela Ean advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 15 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pamela Ean (R)	100	2,771

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,771

2016

Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016.

Incumbent Dan Feltes defeated Jeff Newman in the New Hampshire State Senate District 15 general election.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Feltes Incumbent	61.80%	17,658
	Republican	Jeff Newman	38.20%	10,913
Total Votes			28,571
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Incumbent Dan Feltes ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Democratic	Dan Feltes Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Dan Feltes defeated Kass Ardinger in the Democratic primary, while Lydia Dube Harman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Feltes and Harman faced off in the general election. Feltes defeated Harman in the general election, and was elected to the seat.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Feltes	65.1%	13,352
	Republican	Lydia Dube Harman	34.9%	7,154
Total Votes			20,506

New Hampshire State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Feltes	70%	3,271
Kass Ardinger	30%	1,400
Total Votes		4,671

2012

Elections for the office of New Hampshire State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 15, 2012. Incumbent Sylvia Larsen (D) defeated Lydia Dube Harman (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the September 11 primary elections.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sylvia Larsen Incumbent	69.8%	19,385
	Republican	Lydia Dube Harman	30.2%	8,382
Total Votes			27,767

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New Hampshire State Senate District 15 raised a total of $650,357. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $32,518 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire State Senate District 15

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$91,455	2	$45,728
2014	$147,170	3	$49,057
2012 *	$78,206	2	$39,103
2010	$85,012	2	$42,506
2008	$100,174	2	$50,087
2006	$58,567	2	$29,284
2004	$28,983	2	$14,492
2002	$31,834	2	$15,917
2000	$28,956	3	$9,652
Total	$650,357	20	$32,518
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.