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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 New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including
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and
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.
This election marked the first time since 1992 that New Hampshire elected members of two parties into the House of Representatives, and as of 2023, it is the most recent time a Republican has been elected to Congress in New Hampshire.


Overview

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


District 1

The 1st district covers the southeastern part of the state and consists of three general areas: Greater
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, the
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and the Lakes Region. The incumbent Democrat
Carol Shea-Porter Carol Shea-Porter (born December 2, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the former member of the United States House of Representatives for . She held the seat from 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2015, and 2017 to 20 ...
, 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 Frank Christopher Guinta (born September 26, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who represented New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017. A member of ...
, and the district has a PVI of R+1.


Democratic primary


Candidates


=Nominee

= *
Carol Shea-Porter Carol Shea-Porter (born December 2, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the former member of the United States House of Representatives for . She held the seat from 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2015, and 2017 to 20 ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative


Results


Republican primary


Candidates


=Nominee

= *
Frank Guinta Frank Christopher Guinta (born September 26, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who represented New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017. A member of ...
, former U.S. Representative


=Eliminated in primary

= *
Daniel Innis Daniel E. Innis (born April 7, 1963) is an American academic and politician. He served as a Republican State Senator, representing District 24 in the New Hampshire Senate from 2016-2018. He is also a professor of marketing and hospitality manag ...
, Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the
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* Everett Jabour, trucking executive * Brendan Kelly, former Seabrook Selectman, former chairman of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2012


=Declined

= *
Jeb Bradley Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley (born October 20, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves in the New Hampshire Senate. He represents his hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and 16 other towns in east-central New Ha ...
, Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate and former U.S. Representative *
John Cebrowski John W. Cebrowski (born October 15, 1939) is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Republican, he served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough's 7th district until 2014. Cebrowski graduate ...
, state representative *
Christopher Sununu Christopher Thomas Sununu ( ; born November 5, 1974) is an American politician and engineer who has served as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Sununu was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Coun ...
, Executive Councillor (running for re-election) * Pam Tucker, state representative


Polling


Results


General election


Polling


Results


District 2

The 2nd district covers the western and northern parts of the state and includes the cities of Nashua and
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. 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

= * Ann McLane Kuster, incumbent U.S. Representative


Results


Republican primary


Candidates


=Nominee

= * Marilinda Garcia, state representative


=Eliminated in primary

= * Gary Lambert, former state senator * Jim Lawrence, former state representative * Mike Little, former Concord City Councilor


=Declined

= * Andrew Hemingway, businessman, Tea Party activist and candidate for chairman of the
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in 2013 ( running for Governor) * William L. O'Brien, former
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of the
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*
Christopher Sununu Christopher Thomas Sununu ( ; born November 5, 1974) is an American politician and engineer who has served as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Sununu was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Coun ...
, Executive Councillor (running for re-election)


Polling


Results


General election


Polling


Results


See also

*
2014 United States House of Representatives elections The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014, in the middle of President Barack Obama's second term in office. Elections were held for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, representing the 50 s ...
* 2014 United States elections


References


External links


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