2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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2014 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 partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote247,469232,379
Percentage51.46%48.38%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.50%Increase2.svg2.72%
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New Hampshire House Results 2014 by Municipality.svg

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including governor of New Hampshire and U.S. senator. This election marked the first time since 1992 that New Hampshire elected members of two parties into the House of Representatives, and is to date the only time since 2010 that Republicans won any congressional election in New Hampshire.

Contents

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire by district: [1]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 116,76948.11%125,50851.71%4590.19%242,736100.0%Republican gain
District 2 130,70055.54%106,87142.18%6132.27%238,184100.0%Democratic hold
Total247,46951.46%232,37948.32%1,0720.22%480,920100.0%

District 1

The 1st district covers the southeastern part of the state and consists of three general areas: Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region. The incumbent Democrat Carol Shea-Porter, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously from 2007 to 2011, ran for re-election. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Frank Guinta, and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Shea-Porter (incumbent) 16,956 98.1
Democratic Write-ins3271.9
Total votes17,283 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jeff
Chidester		Frank
Guinta		Dan
Innis		Undecided
New England College [14] October 7–9, 2013409± 4.8%7%54%6%33%

Results

Republican primary results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Guinta 29,246 49.0
Republican Dan Innis24,34240.8
Republican Brendan Kelly4,9998.4
Republican Everett Jabour9961.7
Republican Write-ins1230.2
Total votes59,706 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Carol
Shea-Porter (D)		Frank
Guinta (R)		OtherUndecided
WMUR/UNH [16] October 29–November 2, 2014405± 4.9%47%47%1%6%
New England College [17] October 31–November 1, 2014778± 3.51%43%52%2%3%
WMUR/UNH [18] October 22–26, 2014261± 6.1%44%40%1%15%
New England College [19] October 24, 2014556± 4.16%43%49%4%4%
New England College [20] October 16, 2014461± 4.56%46%47%3%3%
UMass Amherst [21] October 10–15, 2014160 LV–54%37%3%6%
197 RV–50%38%3%9%
New England College [22] October 9, 2014536± 4.23%44%46%6%5%
WMUR/UNH [23] September 29–October 5, 2014258± 6.1%42%39%3%16%
New England College [24] October 3, 2014626± 3.92%47%44%5%4%
New England College [25] September 26, 2014629± 3.91%41%51%4%4%
New England College [26] September 19–20, 2014715± 3.66%45%45%6%4%
New England College [27] September 10–11, 2014607± 3.98%46%42%6%6%
Normington Petts [28] September 3–7, 2014800± 3.5%45%43%—12%
WMUR/UNH [29] August 7–17, 2014297± 5.7%41%45%—14%
WMUR/UNH [30] June 19–July 1, 2014263± 6%43%46%2%10%
WMUR/UNH [31] April 1–9, 2014259± 6.1%44%35%0%21%
WMUR/UNH [32] January 21–26, 2014304± 5.6%39%45%2%15%
WMUR/UNH [33] October 7–16, 2013330± 5.4%48%32%1%18%
New England College [14] October 7–9, 2013882± 3.29%43%42%—15%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Carol
Shea-Porter (D)		Dan
Innis (R)		OtherUndecided
WMUR/UNH [29] August 7–17, 2014297± 5.7%44%37%1%18%
WMUR/UNH [30] June 19–July 1, 2014263± 6%45%38%1%16%
WMUR/UNH [31] April 1–9, 2014259± 6.1%45%29%0%25%
WMUR/UNH [32] January 21–26, 2014304± 5.6%43%33%2%23%
WMUR/UNH [33] October 7–16, 2013330± 5.4%43%32%0%25%

Results

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2014 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Guinta 125,508 51.7
Democratic Carol Shea-Porter (incumbent)116,76948.1
n/a Write-ins4590.2
Total votes242,736 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

The 2nd district covers the western and northern parts of the state and includes the cities of Nashua and Concord. The incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster, who has represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Charles Bass, and the district has a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent) 21,269 98.6
Democratic Write-ins3001.4
Total votes21,569 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Marilinda
Garcia		Gary
Lambert		Jim
Lawrence		Mike
Little		Undecided
Magellan Strategies [44] July 29–30, 2014800± 3.44%36%13%2%4%45%

Results

Republican primary results [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marilinda Garcia 27,285 49.2
Republican Gary Lambert15,19627.4
Republican Jim Lawrence10,32718.6
Republican Mike Little2,4894.5
Republican Write-ins1650.12
Total votes55,462 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ann McLane
Kuster (D)		Marilinda
Garcia (R)		OtherUndecided
WMUR/UNH [16] October 29–November 2, 2014352± 5.2%49%38%1%12%
New England College [17] October 31–November 1, 2014748± 3.58%53%42%3%2%
WMUR/UNH [46] October 22–26, 2014295± 5.7%53%30%1%16%
New England College [19] October 24, 2014576± 4.08%49%42%4%5%
New England College [20] October 16, 2014460± 4.57%49%43%4%4%
UMass Amherst [21] October 10–15, 2014162 LV± ?43%48%4%5%
198 RV± ?45%43%4%8%
New England College [22] October 9, 2014545± 4.2%46%43%7%5%
WMUR/UNH [23] September 29–October 5, 2014275± 5.9%37%41%3%19%
New England College [24] October 3, 2014660± 3.81%50%38%6%5%
New England College [25] September 26, 2014702± 3.7%50%39%5%6%
New England College [26] September 19–20, 2014779± 3.51%49%38%7%6%
New England College [27] September 10–11, 2014627± 3.98%50%37%6%8%
Normington Petts [28] September 3–7, 2014800± 3.5%44%38%—18%
WMUR/UNH [29] August 7–17, 2014312± 5.5%39%36%1%25%
WMUR/UNH [30] June 19–July 1, 2014246± 6.2%49%35%1%15%
WMUR/UNH [31] April 1–9, 2014248± 6.2%34%33%1%32%
WMUR/UNH [32] January 21–26, 2014280± 5.9%36%30%4%30%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ann McLane
Kuster (D)		Gary
Lambert (R)		OtherUndecided
WMUR/UNH [29] August 7–17, 2014312± 5.5%41%35%1%24%
WMUR/UNH [30] June 19–July 1, 2014246± 6.2%45%36%1%18%
WMUR/UNH [31] April 1–9, 2014248± 6.2%38%31%1%30%
WMUR/UNH [32] January 21–26, 2014280± 5.9%38%34%2%26%
WMUR/UNH [33] October 7–16, 2013333± 5.4%33%34%2%31%
New England College [14] October 7–9, 2013569± 4.13%46%26%—28%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ann McLane
Kuster (D)		Jim
Lawrence (R)		OtherUndecided
WMUR/UNH [29] August 7–17, 2014312± 5.5%40%32%2%26%
WMUR/UNH [30] June 19–July 1, 2014246± 6.2%47%35%1%17%

Results

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent) 130,700 54.9
Republican Marilinda Garcia 106,87144.9
n/a Write-ins6130.2
Total votes238,184 100.0
Democratic hold

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  17. 1 2 New England College
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  20. 1 2 New England College
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  23. 1 2 WMUR/UNH
  24. 1 2 New England College
  25. 1 2 New England College
  26. 1 2 New England College
  27. 1 2 New England College
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  30. 1 2 3 4 5 WMUR/UNH
  31. 1 2 3 4 WMUR/UNH
  32. 1 2 3 4 WMUR/UNH
  33. 1 2 3 WMUR/UNH
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