2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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All 2 New Hampshire seats to the United States House of Representatives

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Democratic	Republican
Last election	0	2
Seats won	2	0
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	340,925	311,636
Percentage	49.96%	45.66%
Swing	5.37%	5.53%

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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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2012
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	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

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.

Republican Frank Guinta, who had represented the 1st district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Frank Guinta, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Vern Clough, retired barber
Rick Parent, candidate for this seat in 2010

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Guinta (incumbent)	46,979	84.4
	Republican	Rick Parent	6,923	12.4
	Republican	Vern Clough	1,639	3.0
	Republican	Write-ins	130	0.2
Total votes			55,671	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Carol Shea-Porter, former U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

Joanne Dowdell, businesswoman and Democratic National Committeewoman
Matthew Hancock, software developer
Andrew Hosmer, businessman

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Shea-Porter	38,623	99.1
	Democratic	Write-ins	358	0.9
Total votes			38,981	100.0

Libertarian primary

Brendan Kelly, the chairman of the Seabrook Board of Selectmen, ran as a Libertarian.

General election

Endorsements

Frank Guinta (R)

Organizations

GOProud
National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program

Carol Shea-Porter (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
EMILY's List
Progressive Change Campaign Committee

Debates

2012 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district debates
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Republican	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
				Frank Guinta	Carol Shea-Porter
1	Sep. 17, 2012	New Hampshire PBS	Laura Knoy	P	P
2	Oct. 9, 2012	AARP WBIN-TV	Charlie Sherman	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Frank Guinta (R)	Carol Shea-Porter (D)	Other	Undecided
WMUR/University of New Hampshire	November 1–4, 2012	366	± 5.1%	46%	49%	5%	—
New England College	October 29–31, 2012	511	± 4.3%	48%	41%	2%	9%
University of New Hampshire	October 17–21, 2012	364	± 5.1%	41%	38%	4%	17%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire	September 30 - October 6, 2012	200	± 6.9%	45%	35%	3%	17%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire	September 27–30, 2012	273	± 5.9%	35%	46%	–	18%
Public Policy Polling	September 24–25, 2012	401	± 4.9%	47%	48%	–	4%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire	August 1–12, 2012	258	± 6.1%	43%	45%	–	12%
Public Policy Polling	May 10–13, 2012	502	± 4.4%	43%	47%	–	10%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire	April 9–20, 2012	230	± 6.5%	39%	44%	1%	16%
Pulse Opinion Research LLC	January 2012	500	± 4.5%	41%	41%	7%	10%
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	299	± 5.7%	48%	41%	–	10%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean R	November 5, 2012
NY Times	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Shea-Porter	171,650	49.7
	Republican	Frank Guinta (incumbent)	158,659	46.0
	Libertarian	Brendan Kelly	14,521	4.2
	n/a	Write-ins	192	0.1
Total votes			345,022	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

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 2010

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Bass (incumbent)	39,605	81.2
	Republican	Dennis Lamare	4,263	8.8
	Republican	Will Dean	2,129	4.4
	Republican	Miroslaw Dziedzic	1,310	2.7
	Republican	Gerard Beloin	1,127	2.3
	Republican	Write-ins	316	0.6
Total votes			48,750	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ann McLane Kuster, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anne McLane Kuster	40,627	99.2
	Democratic	Write-ins	337	0.8
Total votes			40,964	100.0

Libertarian primary

Hardy Macia, owner of an iPhone/Android app development company, ran as a Libertarian.

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.	Date	Host	Moderator	Republican	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
				Charles Bass	Ann McLane Kuster
1	Sep. 19, 2012	New Hampshire PBS	Laura Knoy	P	P
2	Oct. 10, 2012	AARP WBIN-TV	Charlie Sherman	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Charlie Bass (R)	Ann Kuster (D)	Other	Undecided
WMUR/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

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012
The Hill	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012

Results

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann McLane Kuster	169,275	50.2
	Republican	Charles Bass (incumbent)	152,977	45.3
	Libertarian	Hardy Macia	14,936	4.4
	n/a	Write-ins	206	0.1
Total votes			337,394	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

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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

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