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
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from the state of
New Hampshire
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. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial
presidential election
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Overview
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
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,
Goffstown,
Manchester
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, 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
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=Withdrawn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
Libertarian primary
Brendan Kelly, the chairman of the
Seabrook Board of Selectmen, ran as a
Libertarian.
General election
Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate September 17, 2012
Complete video of debate October 9, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
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 Atkinson may refer to:
Places
*Atkinson, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Atkinson, Dominica, a village in Dominica
*Atkinson, Illinois, U.S.
* Atkinson, Indiana, U.S.
*Atkinson, Maine, U.S.
*Atkinson Lake, a lake in Minnesota, U.S.
*Atkinson, Nebraska, U. ...
,
Deerfield,
Northwood,
Salem, and
Windham in
Rockingham County; and, the town of
Center Harbor in
Belknap County.
[
Republican ]Charles Bass
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, 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
Charles Foster Bass (born January 8, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for from 1995 to 2007 and 2011 to 2013. He is the son of Perkins 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
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Ann McLane Kuster
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Early life and education
Kuster was b ...
, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Hardy Macia, owner of an iPhone/Android app development company, ran as a Libertarian.
General election
Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate
September 18, 2012
Complete video of debate
October 10, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
References
External links
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
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Outside spending
at the Sunlight Foundation
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