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Primary Date
September 11, 2012

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2012 U.S. Senate Elections

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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.

Candidate Filing Deadline  | Primary Election  | General Election

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June 15, 2012 | September 11, 2012 | November 6, 2012

Primary: New Hampshire has a mostly closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members. In New Hampshire, however, Independent voters may choose which party's primary to vote in.

Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by September 4, or at the polls on election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 27, or at the polls on election day.[1]

See also: New Hampshire elections, 2012

According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, both of New Hampshire's two districts were considered to be in play.[2]

The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) did not make a projection about which party would win either of the two seats.[3]

## Primary competitiveness[edit]

See also: National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections

New Hampshire tied with Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Delaware, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and West Virginia for having the 22nd most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 50% of major party primaries having been contested (2 out of 4). The national average was 54.31%.

Two U.S. House incumbents sought re-election in New Hampshire in 2012. 2 of those 2 (100%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).

## Partisan breakdown[edit]

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held both of the two Congressional seats from New Hampshire.

Members of the U.S. House from New Hampshire -- Partisan Breakdown

Party  | As of November 2012  | After the 2012 Election
| Democratic Party | 0  | 2
| Republican Party | 2 | 0
Total |  2 |  2

### Incumbents[edit]

Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:

Name | Party | District

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Frank Guinta |  Republican | 1
Charlie Bass |  Republican | 2

## Margin of victory for winners[edit]

There were a total of 2 seats up for election in 2012 in New Hampshire. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.

District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent

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New Hampshire, District 1 |  Carol Shea-Porter | 3.8% | 344,830 | Frank Guinta
New Hampshire, District 2 |  Ann McLane Kuster | 4.8% | 337,188 | Charles Bass

## General election candidates[edit]

District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch?

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1st |  Carol Shea-Porter
Frank Guinta
Brendan Kelly | Frank Guinta |  Carol Shea-Porter | Yes
2nd |  Ann McLane Kuster
Charlie Bass
Hardy Macia | Charlie Bass |  Ann McLane Kuster | Yes

## Candidates[edit]

Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals were added after official election results had been certified. Click here for more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan. Please contact us about errors in this list.

### 1st Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

Carol Shea-Porter

Frank Guinta

Brendan Kelly

September 11, 2012, primary results
Democratic Primary

* Carol Shea-Porter: a Former 1st District representative

Note: Joanne Dowdell and Diane Soracco initially filed but no longer appear on the official candidate list.[4]
Note: Andrew Hosmer expressed an interest in running but opted to run for the New Hampshire state Senate

Republican Primary

* Frank Guinta: a Incumbent
* Vern Clough
* Rick Parent

Libertarian candidate

* Brendan Kelly

### 2nd Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

Ann McLane Kuster

Charlie Bass

Hardy Macia

September 11, 2012, primary results
Democratic Primary

* Ann McLane Kuster: a Attorney, 2010 candidate[5]

Republican Primary

* Charlie Bass:a Incumbent
* Gerard Beloin
* Will Dean
* Miroslaw Dziedzic
* Dennis Lamare

Libertarian candidate

* Hardy Macia a

Independent candidate

* ~~Danny Keating~~ Keating does not appear on the sample ballot

## Race background[edit]

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[6] New Hampshire ranked 10th on the list.[6]

## See also[edit]

* United States House of Representatives elections, 2012

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Deadlines," accessed July 26, 2012
2. ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
3. ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in New Hampshire," September 2012
4. ↑ New Hampshire 2012 candidates
5. ↑ Politico "Dems eye GOP rematches for 2012," accessed December 16, 2011
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012

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Maggie Hassan (D)

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Chris Pappas (D)

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