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Senate District 8

2026 general election · 1 open.

Incumbents

No incumbent is on the ballot.

Ruth Ward (Republican) holds this seat and is not on the ballot.

Challengers

District map

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Cities and towns

6 Census places with land in this district, largest first by 2020 population.

Claremont city · 12,949
Newport community · 4,735
Antrim community · 1,395
Charlestown community · 1,078
Bennington community · 338
Francestown community · 201

Also in this area

Districts of other chambers that cover part of this one, with the share of this district's area each covers.

State House District Sullivan 0420% of this district
State House District Sullivan 0318% of this district
State House District Cheshire 0914% of this district
State House District Sullivan 0612% of this district
State House District Hillsborough 279% of this district
State House District Hillsborough 289% of this district
State House District Hillsborough 309% of this district
State House District Merrimack 105% of this district
State House District Sullivan 054% of this district
U.S. House District 2100% of this district

Last election

Different lines. District 8 was drawn differently for the 2020 election, so this result is from a different area than today's district.

2020 result, District 8
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ruth Ward Won	Republican	18,903	55.6%
Jenn Teaster	Democratic	15,114	44.4%

The 2020 race page