2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 13.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

November 8, 2016
All 2 New Hampshire seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Last election 1 1 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 336,575 316,149 Percentage 46.96% 44.11% Swing 4.50% 4.27%

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 was Republican Frank Guinta, who had represented the district since 2015 and previously from 2011 to 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter, and the district has a PVI of R+1. However, in this election, the district narrowly flipped Democratic.

Declared

• Shawn O'Connor, businessman[1][2]
• Carol Shea-Porter, former U.S. Representative who held the seat from 2007 to 2011, and again from 2013 to 2015[3]

Potential

• Martha Fuller Clark, state senator and nominee for the seat in 2000 and 2002[4]
• Garth Corriveau, Manchester Alderman[1]
• Tom Ferrini, former mayor of Portsmouth[1]
• Travis Harker, physician and former president of the New Hampshire Medical Society[1]
• Andrew Hosmer, state senator[4]
• Terie Norelli, state representative and former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[1]
• Chris Pappas, executive councilor[1]
• Stefany Shaheen, Portsmouth city councilor and daughter of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen[1]
• Donna Soucy, state senator[1]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Shea-Porter	32,409	98.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	386	1.2
Total votes			32,795	100.0

Declared

• Frank Guinta, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Pamela Tucker, New Hampshire State Representative[6]
• Richard Ashooh, businessman

Withdrawn

• Dan Innis, Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire and 2014 candidate[7]

Endorsements

Richard Ashooh

• John E. Sununu, former U.S. Senator[8]
• New Hampshire Union Leader[9]

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Guinta (incumbent)	26,400	46.5
	Republican	Richard Ashooh	25,678	45.2
	Republican	Michael Callis	2,243	4.0
	Republican	Robert Risley	1,347	2.4
	Republican	Jamieson Gradert	1,031	1.8
	Republican	Write-ins	111	0.1
Total votes			56,810	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Frank Guinta (R)	Carol Shea-Porter (D)	Other	Undecided
UMass Amherst/YouGov	October 17–21, 2016	380	–	37%	41%	3%	10%
University of New Hampshire	August 20–28, 2016	211	± 6.7%	29%	48%	5%	19%
University of New Hampshire	July 9–18, 2016	215	± 6.7%	37%	43%	7%	10%

Results

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2016 [10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Shea-Porter	162,080	44.3
	Republican	Frank Guinta (incumbent)	157,176	42.9
	Independent	Shawn O' Connor	34,735	9.5
	Independent	Brendan Kelly	6,074	1.7
	Libertarian	Robert Lombardo	5,507	1.5
	n/a	Write-ins	412	0.1
Total votes			365,984	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

The 2nd district covers the western and northern parts of the state and includes the cities of Nashua and Concord. The incumbent is Democrat Ann McLane Kuster, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014, and the district has a PVI of D+3.

Declared

• Ann McLane Kuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Potential

• Jim Bouley, Mayor of Concord[1]
• Dan Feltes, state senator[1]
• Jason Lyon, activist and businessman[1]
• Steve Shurtleff, state representative[1]
• Mike Vlacich, campaign manager for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen[1]
• Jeff Woodburn, state senator[1]

Declined

• Colin Van Ostern, Executive Councilor[1] (ran for Governor)

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent)	36,683	99.3
	Republican	Write-ins	249	0.7
Total votes			36,932	100

Potential

• Marilinda Garcia, former state representative, and nominee in 2014.[1]
• Charles Bass, former U.S. Representative for this seat.[1]
• Jack Flanagan, New Hampshire House Majority Leader.[11]
• Gary Lambert, former state senator

Endorsements

Jim Lawrence

• New Hampshire Union Leader[12]

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Lawrence	17,180	39.7
	Republican	Jack B. Flanagan	12,046	27.8
	Republican	Walter W. Kelly	4,287	9.9
	Republican	Andy Martin	3,145	7.3
	Republican	Eric Estevez	2,443	5.6
	Republican	Jay Mercer	2,113	4.9
	Republican	Casey Newell	1,839	4.3
	Republican	Write-ins	232	0.5
Total votes			43,285	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ann McLane Kuster (D)	Jim Lawrence (R)	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire	August 20–28, 2016	222	± 6.6%	40%	34%	3%	22%
University of New Hampshire	July 9–18, 2016	254	± 6.1%	38%	32%	4%	26%

Results

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent)	174,495	49.7
	Republican	Jim Lawrence	158,973	45.3
	Independent	John Babiarz	17,088	4.9
	n/a	Write-ins	236	0.1
Total votes			350,792	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
• United States elections, 2016

References

1. John DiStaso (November 14, 2014). "Analysis: NH Democrats already have deep bench for top races in 2016". New Hampshire Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
2. DiStaso, John (February 10, 2015). "Democratic political newcomer O'Connor files candidacy for 1st District U.S. House seat". NH Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
3. DiStaso, John. "Shea-Porter announces she's running for US House again in 2016". WMUR.com. Manchester Hearst Properties Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
4. Alexis Levinson (December 30, 2014). "10 Races to Watch in 2016: New Hampshire's 1st District". Roll Call. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
5. "2016 Primary Election Official Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. September 13, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. DiStaso, John (March 25, 2016). "Innis suspends congressional campaign, says family, business interests come first". WMUR. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
8. "BRADLEY ENDORSES GATSAS; JOHN E. SUNUNU SUPPORTS ASHOOH". The Conway Daily Sun. September 6, 2016.
9. "Ashooh for Congress: Raising the bar in District 1". New Hampshire Union Leader. August 31, 2016.
10. "2016 General Election Information and Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State Elections Division. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
11. Landrigan, Kevin (22 October 2015). "Landrigan: Top NH House Republican explores bid for 2nd District Congressman". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
12. "Lawrence for Congress: Best choice to challenge Kuster". New Hampshire Union Leader. August 31, 2016.

External links

• U.S. House elections in New Hampshire, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org