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New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south,Vermont to the west,Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east,and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Of the 50 U.S. states,New Hampshire is the eighth-smallest by land area and the tenth-least populous,with a population of 1,377,529 residents as of the 2020 census. Concord is the state capital and Manchester is the most populous city. New Hampshire's motto,"Live Free or Die",reflects its role in the American Revolutionary War;its nickname,"The Granite State",refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries. It is well known nationwide for holding the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle,and for its resulting influence on American electoral politics.
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham,New Hampshire. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover and moved to Durham in 1893,and adopted its current name in 1923.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court,the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 203 legislative districts across the state,created from divisions of the state's counties. On average,each legislator represents about 3,300 residents,which is the largest lower house representative-to-population ratio in the country.
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private university between Manchester and Hooksett,New Hampshire,United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education,along with national accreditation for some hospitality,health,education and business degrees. SNHU is one of the fastest-growing universities nationwide with 135,000 online students and 3,000 on campus.
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western,northern,and some southern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city,Nashua,as well as the state capital,Concord. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Ann McLane Kuster.
The New Hampshire Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Hampshire. Its executive committee is headed by Chairman Chris Ager.
In American politics,a libertarian Democrat is a member of the Democratic Party with political views that are relatively libertarian compared to the views of the national party.
From January 3 to June 5,2012,voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2012 United States presidential election. President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2,383 delegates on April 3,2012,after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5,2012,in Charlotte,North Carolina.
The 2010 congressional elections in New Hampshire were held on November 2,2010,to determine who will represent the state of New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives. It coincided with the state's senatorial and gubernatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
Christopher Charles Pappas is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Pappas previously served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from 2013 to 2019.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen won reelection to a third term after comfortably defeating Republican nominee Bryant Messner by 15.6 points and sweeping every single county in the state. This marked the first Senate election since 1972 in which the Democrat carried Belknap County.
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office,defeating his opponent Dan Feltes,the Majority Leader of the Senate. Nine governors ran for re-election in this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor,in which year his father,John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988,instead becoming George H. W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 6,2018,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 other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2020,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on March 3,2020.
Paul Berch is a New Hampshire lawyer and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a Democrat from 2012 to 2022.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 8,2022,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire,one from each of the state's two congressional districts.
Jerry Knirk is a New Hampshire doctor and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
From January 23 to June 8,2024,presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention,to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2024 United States presidential election. The elections took place in all U.S. states,the District of Columbia,five U.S. territories,and Democrats Abroad.
Beginning shortly after the city's incorporation as a city in 1846,elections have been held in the mayor of Manchester,New Hampshire. The following article provides information on the elections for mayor in the city during the 21st century.
Terry Roy is an American politician serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the Rockingham 31 district. He assumed office on December 5,2018.
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- ↑ "Paul Terry". Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Representative Paul Terry (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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