New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
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The 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) won re-election, defeating Jim Lawrence (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lawrence defeated Eric Estevez, Jack Flanagan, Walter Kelly, Andy Martin, Jay Mercer, and Casey Newell in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Hampshire uses a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in the primary, but in order to do so, they have to choose a party before voting. This changes their status from unaffiliated to affiliated with that party unless they fill out a card to return to undeclared status.[6][7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Annie Kuster (D), who was first elected in 2012.
New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District encompasses most of the state, including the northern, southern and western reaches of the state.It includes all of Chesire, Coos, and Sullivan counties along with areas of Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack and Rockingham counties.[9]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Annie Kuster Incumbent |
49.8% | 174,371 | |
| Republican | Jim Lawrence | 45.3% | 158,825 | |
| Independent | John Babiarz | 4.9% | 17,076 | |
| Total Votes | 350,272 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Jim Lawrence |
39.9% | 17,180 | ||
| Jack Flanagan | 28% | 12,046 | ||
| Walter Kelly | 10% | 4,287 | ||
| Andy Martin | 7.3% | 3,145 | ||
| Eric Estevez | 5.7% | 2,443 | ||
| Jay Mercer | 4.9% | 2,113 | ||
| Casey Newell | 4.3% | 1,839 | ||
| Total Votes | 43,053 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Annie Kuster   Jim Lawrence |
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Primary candidates:[10] |
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Democratic |
Republican Jack Flanagan[4] Walter Kelly[4] Jim Lawrence[12] Andy Martin[4] Jay Mercer[4] Casey Newell[13][14] |
Race background
Incumbent Ann McLane Kuster was one of the initial 14 members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2016 election.[15]
District history
2014
The 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) defeated Marilinda Garcia (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Annie Kuster Incumbent |
54.9% | 130,700 | |
| Republican | Marilinda Garcia | 44.9% | 106,871 | |
| N/A | Scatter | 0.3% | 613 | |
| Total Votes | 238,184 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Ann McLane Kuster defeated incumbent Charlie Bass (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Charles Bass Incumbent | 45.4% | 152,977 | |
| Democratic | Ann McLane Kuster |
50.2% | 169,275 | |
| Libertarian | Hardy Macia | 4.4% | 14,936 | |
| Total Votes | 337,188 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: New Hampshire elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in New Hampshire in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period opens for all candidates | |
| June 10, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period closes for primary election | |
| August 10, 2016 | Ballot access | Nomination papers for independent candidates and political organizations must be filed with supervisors of the checklist for certification | |
| August 24, 2016 | Campaign finance | First primary election campaign finance report due | |
| August 31, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for supervisors of the checklist to certify nomination papers | |
| September 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for independent candidates and political organizations to file nomination papers with the secretary of state | |
| September 7, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second primary election campaign finance report due | |
| September 13, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 21, 2016 | Campaign finance | Last primary election campaign finance report due | |
| October 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | First general election campaign finance report due | |
| November 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second general election campaign finance report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| November 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | Last general election campaign finance report due | |
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Political Calendar 2016-2017," accessed October 28, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New Hampshire House Primary Results," September 13, 2016
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State,"Voting in Party Primaries," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ New Hampshire Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Twitter, "Josh McElveen (WMUR)," July 15, 2015
- ↑ NH1, "BREAKING: Jim Lawrence jumps into race for 2nd Congressional District," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Newell for Congress, "About Casey," accessed March 14, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Ballotpedia staff," March 14, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: DCCC Announces 14 Incumbents in Frontline Program," February 12, 2015
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