United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.
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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.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters could register by either August 30, 2014, if registering with a town clerk, or on election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 25, 2014 (10 days before election).[4]
- See also: New Hampshire elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held both of the congressional seats from New Hampshire.
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Carol Shea-Porter |  Democratic |
1 |
| Ann McLane Kuster | Democratic |
2 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 2 seats up for election in 2014 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 two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Frank Guinta |
3.6% | 242,736 | Carol Shea-Porter |
| District 2 |  Annie Kuster |
10% | 238,184 | Marilinda Garcia |
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1st Congressional District
The 1st Congressional District of New Hampshire held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Republican candidate Frank Guinta challenged and defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter in the general election.[5] While Shea-Porter ran uncontested in the Democratic primary on September 9, 2014, Guinta defeated three other candidates—Dan Innis, Everett Jabour and Brendan Kelly—for the Republican nomination.[6]
New Hampshire's 1st was considered a battleground district in 2014. Shea-Porter was first elected in 2006, but lost to Guinta in 2010 and regained her seat again in the 2012 election, where she defeated Guinta by a 3.8 percent margin of victory. The 1st District also voted Democratic in the 2012 presidential elections, but President Barack Obama won by only 1.6 percent. With 2014 being a third rematch between Shea-Porter and Guinta, this race was viewed as a toss-up.
General election candidates
- Carol Shea-Porter - Incumbent
- Frank Guinta
September 9, 2014, primary results
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Annie Kuster - Incumbent
- Marilinda Garcia
Brian Chabot (Write-in)[11]
September 9, 2014, primary results
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in New Hampshire, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 Secretary of State Website, "How to Register to Vote in New Hampshire," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2014 New Hampshire House Election Results," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Hampshire - 2014 Primary Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Portsmouth Patch, "Frank Guinta Announces Congressional Run on YouTube," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Seacoast Online, "UNH dean may make bid for Congress," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ WMUR.com, "State Rep. Pam Tucker is considering a run for Congress against Shea-Porter," accessed September 6, 2013
- ↑ Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, "Libertarian Candidates for 2014," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ Campaign Website, "Intro," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "Salem’s Marilinda Garcia announces congressional campaign in 2nd District," accessed November 25, 2013
- ↑ NECN, "Former NH state Sen. Lambert to announce House bid," accessed September 4, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ WMUR New Hampshire, "First-ever NH African-American to run for Congress emerges," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed June 23, 2014
