2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

none February 2026 September 2022 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire New Hampshire legislative no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire 2014 All 2 New Hampshire seats to the United States House of Representatives November 6, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) 0 2 2 340,925 49.96% 5.37% Republican Party (United States) 2 0 2 311,636 45.66% 5.53% Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #002b84 90–100% Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #800000 90–100% Tie #D2B1D9 40–50% #AE8BB1 50% x245px District results x245px County results x245px Municipality results The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2012Representative in Congress 2012 http://sos.nh.gov/2012ConGen.aspx November 6, 2012 April 7, 2013 Elections Division, Secretary of State for New HampshireStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 2012 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2012election.pdf February 28, 2013 April 7, 2013PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic 340,925 49.96% 2 +2 Republican 311,636 45.66% 0 -2 Libertarian 29,457 4.32% 0 — Scattering 398 0.06% 0 — Totals 682,416 100.00% 2 — District 1 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district The redrawn 1st district currently represents all municipalities in Belknap (except for the town of Center Harbor); the entirety of Carroll, and Strafford counties; all of Rockingham County; the municipalities of Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, and Merrimack in Hillsborough County; the town of Campton in Grafton County; and the town of Hooksett in Merrimack County.http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/SB0202_HOTP.html SB 202-As Amended by the Senate March 28, 2012 April 28, 2012 New Hampshire General Court Republican Frank Guinta, who had represented the 1st district since January 2011, ran for re-election.http://portsmouth-nh.patch.com/articles/guinta-to-make-several-stops-in-city-this-week Guinta to Make Several Stops in City This Week February 21, 2012 April 28, 2012 Portsmouth, NH Patch Robert Cook Republican primary Candidates Nominee Frank Guinta, incumbent U.S. representative Eliminated in primary Vern Clough, retired barber Rick Parent, candidate for this seat in 2010http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinion/editorials/964992-263/in-nh-a-big-election-year-by.html In NH, a big election year by the numbers, too June 20, 2012 August 10, 2012 Nashua Telegraph Primary results Republican primary resultshttp://sos.nh.gov/2012ConRepPrim.aspx 2012 Representative In Congress - Republican Primary September 24, 2012 New Hampshire Secretary of State Frank Guinta (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 46,979 84.4 Rick Parent Republican Party (United States) 6,923 12.4 Vern Clough Republican Party (United States) 1,639 3.0 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 130 0.2 55,671 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Carol Shea-Porter, former U.S. Representativehttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2010-midterm-election-losers-plot-2012-comeback-democrats/story?id=13386461 2010 Democratic Losers Plot 2012 Comeback -- Can Dems Regain the House? April 18, 2011 June 12, 2011 ABC News Huma Khan Withdrawn Joanne Dowdell, businesswoman and Democratic National Committeewomanhttp://www.concordmonitor.com/article/254066/shea-porter-issued-primary-challenge Shea-Porter issued primary challenge April 29, 2011 June 12, 2011 Concord Monitor Karen Langleyhttp://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120414-NEWS-204140317 Dowdell withdraws her bid for congressional seat April 14, 2012 April 17, 2012 The Portsmouth Herald Karen Dandurant April 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416101115/http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120414-NEWS-204140317 dead Matthew Hancock, software developerhttp://windham.patch.com/articles/gop-candidates-hop-on-romney-s-bus https://archive.today/20130131010809/http://windham.patch.com/articles/gop-candidates-hop-on-romney-s-bus dead January 31, 2013 GOP Candidates Hop on Romney's Bus June 17, 2012 August 10, 2012 Windham, NH Patch Marc Fortierhttp://portsmouth-nh.patch.com/articles/hancock-fixing-economy-is-job-one Hancock: Fixing Economy is Job One March 29, 2012 April 17, 2012 Portsmouth Patch Robert Cook Andrew Hosmer, businessmanhttp://www.rollcall.com/news/Andrew-Hosmer-NH-Frank-Guinta-Congress-1st-district-208073-1.html Third Democrat Enters Race to Unseat Guinta in New Hampshire August 8, 2011 August 8, 2011 Roll Call Joshua Millerhttp://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120321/GJNEWS_01/703219918/-1/FOSNEWS U. 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Congressional candidate Hosmer now vying for state Senate seat March 21, 2012 April 17, 2012 Foster's Daily Democrat Jim HaddadinAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Primary results Democratic primary resultshttp://sos.nh.gov/2012ConDemPrim.aspx New Hampshire Secretary of State March 2, 2019 March 6, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043920/http://sos.nh.gov/2012ConDemPrim.aspx dead Carol Shea-Porter Democratic Party (United States) 38,623 99.1 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 358 0.9 38,981 100.0 Libertarian primary Brendan Kelly, the chairman of the Seabrook Board of Selectmen, ran as a Libertarian.http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x1888227151/Seabrook-selectman-to-run-for-Congress Seabrook selectman to run for Congress March 5, 2012 April 28, 2012 The Daily News of Newburyport Angeljean Chiaramida General election Endorsements Frank Guinta (R) Organizations GOProudhttp://www.goproud.org/pages/news--press/2012/goproud-announces-u.s.-house-endorsements GOProud Announces U.S. House Endorsements - GOProud, Inc. October 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025012745/http://www.goproud.org/pages/news--press/2012/goproud-announces-u.s.-house-endorsements October 25, 2012 National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" ProgramCandidates http://www.electgoppatriots.org/candidates/ electgoppatriots.org NRCC 5 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016234223/http://www.electgoppatriots.org/candidates/ 16 October 2012 Carol Shea-Porter (D) Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" ProgramRED TO BLUE 2012 http://www.dccc.org/pages/redtoblue DCCC 5 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026213338/http://www.dccc.org/pages/redtoblue 26 October 2012 EMILY's ListHelp Our Candidates Win! http://emilyslist.org/what/candidates/all emilyslist.org 31 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114215714/http://emilyslist.org/what/candidates/all 14 November 2012 Progressive Change Campaign CommitteeCandidates http://boldprogressives.org/category/campaigns/candidates/ boldprogressives.org 4 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424124339/http://boldprogressives.org/category/campaigns/candidates/ 24 April 2013 Debates + 2012 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Frank Guinta Carol Shea-Porter1 Sep. 17, 2012 New Hampshire PBS Laura KnoyC-SPAN P P2 Oct. 9, 2012 AARPWBIN-TV Charlie ShermanC-SPAN P P Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror FrankGuinta (R) CarolShea-Porter (D) Other UndecidedWMUR/University of New HampshireWMUR/University of New Hampshire November 1–4, 2012 366 ± 5.1% 46% 49% 5% —New England CollegeNew England College October 29–31, 2012 511 ± 4.3% 48% 41% 2% 9%University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire October 17–21, 2012 364 ± 5.1% 41% 38% 4% 17%WMUR/University of New HampshireWMUR/University of New Hampshire September 30 - October 6, 2012 200 ± 6.9% 45% 35% 3% 17%WMUR/University of New HampshireWMUR/University of New Hampshire September 27–30, 2012 273 ± 5.9% 35% 46% – 18%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling September 24–25, 2012 401 ± 4.9% 47% 48% – 4%WMUR/University of New HampshireWMUR/University of New Hampshire August 1–12, 2012 258 ± 6.1% 43% 45% – 12%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling May 10–13, 2012 502 ± 4.4% 43% 47% – 10%WMUR/University of New HampshireWMUR/University of New Hampshire April 9–20, 2012 230 ± 6.5% 39% 44% 1% 16%Pulse Opinion Research LLChttp://watchdog.org/12985/guinta-tied-with-shea-porter-bass-ahead-of-mclane-kuster/ Pulse Opinion Research LLC January 23, 2012 January 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120126010655/http://watchdog.org/12985/guinta-tied-with-shea-porter-bass-ahead-of-mclane-kuster/ dead January 2012 500 ± 4.5% 41% 41% 7% 10%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 30-July 5, 2011 299 ± 5.7% 48% 41% – 10% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Tossup November 5, 2012 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 2, 2012 November 4, 2012Tossup November 2, 2012 Roll CallRace ratings chart. 2012 House Elections, 2012 11 04 us onTossup November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball https://web.archive.org/web/20230420175527/https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ April 20, 2023 , 2012 11 05 us onLean R November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, 2012 11 04 us onLean R November 4, 2012RCP2012 elections, 2012 11 04 us onTossup November 4, 2012The HillHouse Ratings https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/race-ratings/107735-the-hills-house-ratings-democrats-chances-for-seats-have-dimmed/ The Hill November 4, 2012 November 3, 2012 Tossup November 4, 2012 Results New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2012State of New Hampshire General Election Congressional District 1 2012 http://sos.nh.gov/2012ConGen.aspx?id=29960 New Hampshire Secretary of State Elections Division November 6, 2013 April 7, 2013Scatterings votes are listed as they were reported to the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Carol Shea-Porter Democratic Party (United States) 171,650 49.7 Frank Guinta (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 158,659 46.0 Brendan Kelly Libertarian Party (United States) 14,521 4.2 Write-ins n/a 192 0.1 345,022 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 2 New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district The redrawn 2nd district will represent all of Cheshire, Coos, Grafton (except for the town of Campton), Merrimack (except for the town of Hooksett), and Sullivan counties; most of Hillsborough County; the towns of Atkinson, Deerfield, Northwood, Salem, and Windham in Rockingham County; and the town of Center Harbor in Belknap County. Republican Charles Bass, who had represented the 2nd district from 1995 to 2007, and since 2011, ran for re-election. Bass won by just 1% in 2010. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Charles Bass, incumbent U.S. representative Eliminated in primary Gerald Beloin Will Dean Miroslaw Dziedzic Dennis Lamare, insurance agent and candidate for Senate in 2010http://politicalscoop.wmur.com/gop-er-files-for-congress-but-not-his-own-district GOP-er files for Congress, But Not His Own District April 4, 2012 April 28, 2012 WMUR Political Scoop James Pindell https://web.archive.org/web/20120511004230/http://politicalscoop.wmur.com/gop-er-files-for-congress-but-not-his-own-district May 11, 2012 dead Primary results Republican primary results Charles Bass (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 39,605 81.2 Dennis Lamare Republican Party (United States) 4,263 8.8 Will Dean Republican Party (United States) 2,129 4.4 Miroslaw Dziedzic Republican Party (United States) 1,310 2.7 Gerard Beloin Republican Party (United States) 1,127 2.3 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 316 0.6 48,750 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ann McLane Kuster, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010https://www.politico.com/story/2011/03/dems-eye-gop-rematches-for-2012-052237 Dems eye GOP rematches for 2012 March 31, 2011 June 12, 2011 Politico David Catanese Alex Isenstadt Primary results Democratic primary resultsDemocratic primary results nh.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043347/http://sos.nh.gov/2012ConDemPrim.aspx?id=26370 March 6, 2019 Anne McLane Kuster Democratic Party (United States) 40,627 99.2 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 337 0.8 40,964 100.0 Libertarian primary Hardy Macia, owner of an iPhone/Android app development company, ran as a Libertarian.http://concord-nh.patch.com/articles/video-who-is-hardy-macia#video-11377773 VIDEO: Who is Hardy Macia? September 17, 2012 September 23, 2012 Concord, NH Patch Tony Schinella General election Endorsements Charlie Bass (R) Organizations GOProud National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program Anne McLane Kuster (D) Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program EMILY's List Progressive Change Campaign Committee Debates + 2012 New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Charles Bass Ann McLane Kuster1 Sep. 19, 2012 New Hampshire PBS Laura KnoyC-SPAN P P2 Oct. 10, 2012 AARPWBIN-TV Charlie ShermanC-SPAN P P Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror CharlieBass (R) Ann Kuster (D) Other UndecidedWMUR/University of New Hampshire November 1–4, 2012 423 ± 4.8% 43% 53% 4% —New England College October 29–31, 2012 511 ± 4.33% 41% 47% 1% 11%University of New Hampshire October 17–21, 2012 408 ± 4.9% 36% 39% 3% 22%WMUR/University of New Hampshire September 30 – October 6, 2012 211 ± 6.7% 35% 38% 3% 25%WMUR/University of New Hampshire September 27–30, 2012 325 ± 5.4% 34% 36% 2% 28%Public Policy Polling September 24–25, 2012 461 ± 4.6% 45% 51% – 4%WMUR/University of New Hampshire August 1–12, 2012 284 ± 5.8% 42% 37% – 21%Public Policy Polling May 10–13, 2012 642 ± 3.9% 42% 42% – 15%WMUR/University of New Hampshire April 9–20, 2012 251 ± 6.2% 39% 40% 1% 20%Pulse Opinion Research LLC January 2012 500 ± 4.5% 39% 35% 14% 13%Public Policy Polling June 30 – July 5, 2011 363 ± 5.1% 43% 42% – 15% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean D Flip November 5, 2012 RothenbergTossup November 2, 2012 Roll CallTossup November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D Flip November 5, 2012 NY TimesTossup November 4, 2012RCPLean D Flip November 4, 2012The HillLean D Flip November 4, 2012 Results New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2012State of New Hampshire General Election Congressional District 1 2012 http://sos.nh.gov/2012ConGen.aspx?id=28237 New Hampshire Secretary of State Elections Division November 6, 2013 April 7, 2013 Ann McLane Kuster Democratic Party (United States) 169,275 50.2 Charles Bass (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 152,977 45.3 Hardy Macia Libertarian Party (United States) 14,936 4.4 Write-ins n/a 206 0.1 337,394 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 30em External links Election Division at the New Hampshire Secretary of State United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2012 at Ballotpedia New Hampshire U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New Hampshire from OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation New Hampshire 2012 United States House of Representatives