United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 2016. 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.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party each hold one of the two congressional seats from New Hampshire.
| Members of the U.S. House from New Hampshire -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Frank Guinta |  Republican |
1 |
| Ann McLane Kuster |  Democratic |
2 |
Margin of victory for winners
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 |  Carol Shea-Porter |
1.3% | 365,572 | Frank Guinta |
| District 2 | Annie Kuster |
4.4% | 350,272 | Jim Lawrence |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates:  Frank Guinta Carol Shea-Porter   Robert Lombardo Shawn O'Connor |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican Jamieson Gradert[7] Rich Ashooh[8] Michael Callis[9] Robert Risley[10] |
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Third Party/Other Shawn O'Connor (Independent) - Businessman[11][12] |
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Withdrew: Dan Innis (R)[13][14][15] Pamela Tucker (R) - State Representative[16][17] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Annie Kuster Jim Lawrence |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican Jack Flanagan[10] Walter Kelly[10] Jim Lawrence[19] Andy Martin[10] Jay Mercer[10] Casey Newell[20][21] |
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, 2016
- United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, Former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter to run in 1st District election," September 19, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Frank Guinta scandal splits New Hampshire Republicans," May 22, 2015
- ↑ Jamieson for Congress, "Home," accessed August 12, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Rich Ashooh will challenge Rep. Frank Guinta for 1st District seat," April 3, 2016
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, May 1, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "O'Connor names campaign team," March 24, 2015
- ↑ WMUR 9, "1st CD candidate Shawn O’Connor changes affiliation, will run as independent," June 9, 2016
- ↑ Twitter, "John Distaso," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ WMUR9 ABC, "Innis: Guinta violations ‘major factor’ in bid for Congress," October 29, 2015
- ↑ WMUR.com, "Updated: Innis suspends congressional campaign, says family, business interests come first," March 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "Republican Pam Tucker Enters 1st District Congressional Race," February 18, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Rep. Pam Tucker suspends 1st CD campaign," May 2, 2016
- ↑ 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
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