2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
November 6, 2012
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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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2012[1][2]
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
See also: New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

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.[3]

Republican Frank Guinta, who has represented the 1st district since January 2011, was defeated by Carol Shea-Porter for re-election.[4] Vern Clough, a retired barber, and Rick Parent, who ran in the Republican primary for the seat in 2010, unsuccessfully challenged Guinta in the 2012 Republican primary.[5]

Brendan Kelly, the chairman of the Seabrook Board of Selectmen, ran as a Libertarian in 2012.[6]

Democratic primary

Former U.S. Representative Carol Shea-Porter, who represented the 1st district from 2007 until 2011 and lost her seat to Guinta in the 2010 election, sought and received the Democratic nomination.[7]

Joanne Dowdell, a businesswoman and Democratic National Committeewoman, had planned to run[8] but dropped out of the race in April 2012.[9] Matthew Hancock, a software developer, had also planned to run[10] but dropped out of the race in June 2012.[11] Andrew Hosmer, a businessman, had also planned to run[12] but dropped out of the race in March 2012.[13]

Primary results
Democratic primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carol Shea-Porter 38,623 99.1
Democratic Write-ins 358 0.9
Total votes 38,981 100.0

Primary results
Republican primary results[15]
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

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%

Results
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2012[16][17]
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
See also: New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

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.[3]

Hardy Macia, owner of an iPhone/Android app development company, ran as a Libertarian.[18]

Democratic primary

Ann McLane Kuster, an attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Bass as the Democratic nominee in an open seat race in 2010,[19] defeated him by 5% in 2012. She held the seat in the 2014 midterm election.

Primary results
Democratic primary results[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anne McLane Kuster 40,627 99.2
Democratic Write-ins 337 0.8
Total votes 40,964 100.0

Republican primary

Republican Charles Bass, represented the 2nd district from 1995 to 2007, and 2011-13. He was defeated for re-election by the incumbent Ann McLane Kuster. Gerald Beloin; Will Dean; Miroslaw Dziedzic; and, Dennis Lamare, an insurance agent who ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in 2010, unsuccessfully challenged Bass in the 2012 Republican primary.[5][21] Bass defeated Kuster by 1% in 2010.

Primary results
Republican primary results[15]
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

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%

Results
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2012[17][22]
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

References
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  2. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 2012" (PDF). February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. "SB 202-As Amended by the Senate". New Hampshire General Court. March 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  4. Cook, Robert (February 21, 2012). "Guinta to Make Several Stops in City This Week". Portsmouth, NH Patch. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  5. "In NH, a big election year by the numbers, too". Nashua Telegraph. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  6. Chiaramida, Angeljean (March 5, 2012). "Seabrook selectman to run for Congress". The Daily News of Newburyport. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  7. Khan, Huma (April 18, 2011). "2010 Democratic Losers Plot 2012 Comeback -- Can Dems Regain the House?". ABC News. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  8. Langley, Karen (April 29, 2011). "Shea-Porter issued primary challenge". Concord Monitor. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  9. Dandurant, Karen (April 14, 2012). "Dowdell withdraws her bid for congressional seat". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  10. Fortier, Marc (June 17, 2012). "GOP Candidates Hop on Romney's Bus". Windham, NH Patch. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  11. Cook, Robert (March 29, 2012). "Hancock: Fixing Economy is Job One". Portsmouth Patch. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  12. Miller, Joshua (August 8, 2011). "Third Democrat Enters Race to Unseat Guinta in New Hampshire". Roll Call. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  13. Haddadin, Jim (March 21, 2012). "U. S. Congressional candidate Hosmer now vying for state Senate seat". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  14. http://sos.nh.gov/2012ConDemPrim.aspx
  15. "2012 Representative In Congress - Republican Primary". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  16. "State of New Hampshire General Election Congressional District 1 2012". New Hampshire Secretary of State Elections Division. November 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  17. Scatterings votes are listed as they were reported to the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
  18. Schinella, Tony (September 17, 2012). "VIDEO: Who is Hardy Macia?". Concord, NH Patch. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  19. Catanese, David; Isenstadt, Alex (March 31, 2011). "Dems eye GOP rematches for 2012". Politico. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  20. http://sos.nh.gov/2012ConDemPrim.aspx?id=26370
  21. Pindell, James (April 4, 2012). "GOP-er files for Congress, But Not His Own District". WMUR Political Scoop. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  22. "State of New Hampshire General Election Congressional District 1 2012". New Hampshire Secretary of State Elections Division. November 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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