New Hampshire, State Senate, District 4

New Hampshire State Senate District 4
Current incumbent	David Watters

New Hampshire's fourth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator David Watters.

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 4

Incumbent David Watters (D) won election in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Watters (D)	100	15,299

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 15,299

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 4

Incumbent David Watters advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 4 on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Watters (D)	100	5,466

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,466

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 David Watters defeated Bill O'Connor in the New Hampshire State Senate District 4 general election.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Watters Incumbent	55.22%	15,144
	Republican	Bill O'Connor	44.78%	12,283
Total Votes			27,427
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Incumbent David Watters ran unopposed in the New Hampshire State Senate District 4 Democratic primary.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Democratic	David Watters 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. Incumbent David Watters was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Eddie Edwards was unopposed in the Republican primary. Watters and Edwards faced off in the general election. Incumbent Watters defeated Edwards in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Watters Incumbent	55.6%	10,121
	Republican	Eddie Edwards	44.4%	8,067
Total Votes			18,188

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. David Watters (D) defeated Phyllis Woods (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the September 11 primary elections.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 4, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Watters	60.9%	18,152
	Republican	Phyllis Woods	39.1%	11,650
Total Votes			29,802

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New Hampshire State Senate District 4 raised a total of $914,091. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $41,550 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Hampshire State Senate District 4

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$85,723	2	$42,862
2014	$122,869	2	$61,435
2012 *	$116,612	2	$58,306
2010	$151,698	4	$37,925
2008	$133,943	2	$66,972
2006	$145,441	3	$48,480
2004	$44,720	2	$22,360
2002	$55,479	3	$18,493
2000	$57,606	2	$28,803
Total	$914,091	22	$41,550
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.