2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including governor of New Hampshire and U.S. senator. This election marked the first time since 1992 that New Hampshire elected members of two parties into the House of Representatives, and is to date the only time since 2010 that Republicans won any congressional election in New Hampshire.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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All 2 New Hampshire seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 0 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 247,469 232,379 Percentage 51.46% 48.38% Swing 1.50% 2.72%
District results Municipality results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   90–100% Tie   40–50%

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire by district:^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	116,769	48.11%	125,508	51.71%	459	0.19%	242,736	100.0%	Republican gain
District 2	130,700	55.54%	106,871	42.18%	613	2.27%	238,184	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	247,469	51.46%	232,379	48.32%	1,072	0.22%	480,920	100.0%

District 1

See also: New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

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 Democrat Carol Shea-Porter, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously from 2007 to 2011, ran for re-election. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Frank Guinta, and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carol Shea-Porter, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Shea-Porter (incumbent)	16,956	98.1
	Democratic	Write-ins	327	1.9
Total votes			17,283	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Guinta, former U.S. Representative^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Daniel Innis, Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire^[5]
• Everett Jabour, trucking executive^[6]
• Brendan Kelly, former Seabrook Selectman, former chairman of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2012^[7]

Declined

• Jeb Bradley, Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate and former U.S. Representative^[8]
• John Cebrowski, state representative^[9][10]
• Christopher Sununu, Executive Councillor (running for re-election)^[11]
• Pam Tucker, state representative^[12][13]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Chidester	Frank Guinta	Dan Innis	Undecided
New England College[14]	October 7–9, 2013	409	± 4.8%	7%	54%	6%	33%

Results

Republican primary results^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Guinta	29,246	49.0
	Republican	Dan Innis	24,342	40.8
	Republican	Brendan Kelly	4,999	8.4
	Republican	Everett Jabour	996	1.7
	Republican	Write-ins	123	0.2
Total votes			59,706	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carol Shea-Porter (D)	Frank Guinta (R)	Other	Undecided
WMUR/UNH[16]	October 29–November 2, 2014	405	± 4.9%	47%	47%	1%	6%
New England College[17]	October 31–November 1, 2014	778	± 3.51%	43%	52%	2%	3%
WMUR/UNH[18]	October 22–26, 2014	261	± 6.1%	44%	40%	1%	15%
New England College[19]	October 24, 2014	556	± 4.16%	43%	49%	4%	4%
New England College[20]	October 16, 2014	461	± 4.56%	46%	47%	3%	3%
UMass Amherst[21]	October 10–15, 2014	160 LV	–	54%	37%	3%	6%
		197 RV	–	50%	38%	3%	9%
New England College[22]	October 9, 2014	536	± 4.23%	44%	46%	6%	5%
WMUR/UNH[23]	September 29–October 5, 2014	258	± 6.1%	42%	39%	3%	16%
New England College[24]	October 3, 2014	626	± 3.92%	47%	44%	5%	4%
New England College[25]	September 26, 2014	629	± 3.91%	41%	51%	4%	4%
New England College[26]	September 19–20, 2014	715	± 3.66%	45%	45%	6%	4%
New England College[27]	September 10–11, 2014	607	± 3.98%	46%	42%	6%	6%
Normington Petts[28]	September 3–7, 2014	800	± 3.5%	45%	43%	—	12%
WMUR/UNH[29]	August 7–17, 2014	297	± 5.7%	41%	45%	—	14%
WMUR/UNH[30]	June 19–July 1, 2014	263	± 6%	43%	46%	2%	10%
WMUR/UNH[31]	April 1–9, 2014	259	± 6.1%	44%	35%	0%	21%
WMUR/UNH[32]	January 21–26, 2014	304	± 5.6%	39%	45%	2%	15%
WMUR/UNH[33]	October 7–16, 2013	330	± 5.4%	48%	32%	1%	18%
New England College[14]	October 7–9, 2013	882	± 3.29%	43%	42%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carol Shea-Porter (D)	Dan Innis (R)	Other	Undecided
WMUR/UNH[29]	August 7–17, 2014	297	± 5.7%	44%	37%	1%	18%
WMUR/UNH[30]	June 19–July 1, 2014	263	± 6%	45%	38%	1%	16%
WMUR/UNH[31]	April 1–9, 2014	259	± 6.1%	45%	29%	0%	25%
WMUR/UNH[32]	January 21–26, 2014	304	± 5.6%	43%	33%	2%	23%
WMUR/UNH[33]	October 7–16, 2013	330	± 5.4%	43%	32%	0%	25%

Hypothetical polling

Results

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2014^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Guinta	125,508	51.7
	Democratic	Carol Shea-Porter (incumbent)	116,769	48.1
	n/a	Write-ins	459	0.2
Total votes			242,736	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district covers the western and northern parts of the state and includes the cities of Nashua and Concord. The incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster, who has represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Charles Bass, and the district has a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann McLane Kuster, incumbent U.S. Representative^[35]

Results

Democratic primary results^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent)	21,269	98.6
	Democratic	Write-ins	300	1.4
Total votes			21,569	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marilinda Garcia, state representative^[37]

Eliminated in primary

• Gary Lambert, former state senator^[38]
• Jim Lawrence, former state representative^[39]
• Mike Little, former Concord City Councilor^[6]

Declined

• Andrew Hemingway, businessman, Tea Party activist and candidate for chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee in 2013 (running for Governor)^[40][41]
• William L. O'Brien, former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives^[42][43]
• Christopher Sununu, Executive Councillor (running for re-election)^[11]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Marilinda Garcia	Gary Lambert	Jim Lawrence	Mike Little	Undecided
Magellan Strategies[44]	July 29–30, 2014	800	± 3.44%	36%	13%	2%	4%	45%

Results

Republican primary results^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilinda Garcia	27,285	49.2
	Republican	Gary Lambert	15,196	27.4
	Republican	Jim Lawrence	10,327	18.6
	Republican	Mike Little	2,489	4.5
	Republican	Write-ins	165	0.12
Total votes			55,462	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ann McLane Kuster (D)	Marilinda Garcia (R)	Other	Undecided
WMUR/UNH[16]	October 29–November 2, 2014	352	± 5.2%	49%	38%	1%	12%
New England College[17]	October 31–November 1, 2014	748	± 3.58%	53%	42%	3%	2%
WMUR/UNH[46]	October 22–26, 2014	295	± 5.7%	53%	30%	1%	16%
New England College[19]	October 24, 2014	576	± 4.08%	49%	42%	4%	5%
New England College[20]	October 16, 2014	460	± 4.57%	49%	43%	4%	4%
UMass Amherst[21]	October 10–15, 2014	162 LV	± ?	43%	48%	4%	5%
		198 RV	± ?	45%	43%	4%	8%
New England College[22]	October 9, 2014	545	± 4.2%	46%	43%	7%	5%
WMUR/UNH[23]	September 29–October 5, 2014	275	± 5.9%	37%	41%	3%	19%
New England College[24]	October 3, 2014	660	± 3.81%	50%	38%	6%	5%
New England College[25]	September 26, 2014	702	± 3.7%	50%	39%	5%	6%
New England College[26]	September 19–20, 2014	779	± 3.51%	49%	38%	7%	6%
New England College[27]	September 10–11, 2014	627	± 3.98%	50%	37%	6%	8%
Normington Petts[28]	September 3–7, 2014	800	± 3.5%	44%	38%	—	18%
WMUR/UNH[29]	August 7–17, 2014	312	± 5.5%	39%	36%	1%	25%
WMUR/UNH[30]	June 19–July 1, 2014	246	± 6.2%	49%	35%	1%	15%
WMUR/UNH[31]	April 1–9, 2014	248	± 6.2%	34%	33%	1%	32%
WMUR/UNH[32]	January 21–26, 2014	280	± 5.9%	36%	30%	4%	30%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ann McLane Kuster (D)	Gary Lambert (R)	Other	Undecided
WMUR/UNH[29]	August 7–17, 2014	312	± 5.5%	41%	35%	1%	24%
WMUR/UNH[30]	June 19–July 1, 2014	246	± 6.2%	45%	36%	1%	18%
WMUR/UNH[31]	April 1–9, 2014	248	± 6.2%	38%	31%	1%	30%
WMUR/UNH[32]	January 21–26, 2014	280	± 5.9%	38%	34%	2%	26%
WMUR/UNH[33]	October 7–16, 2013	333	± 5.4%	33%	34%	2%	31%
New England College[14]	October 7–9, 2013	569	± 4.13%	46%	26%	—	28%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ann McLane Kuster (D)	Jim Lawrence (R)	Other	Undecided
WMUR/UNH[29]	August 7–17, 2014	312	± 5.5%	40%	32%	2%	26%
WMUR/UNH[30]	June 19–July 1, 2014	246	± 6.2%	47%	35%	1%	17%

Hypothetical polling

Results

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent)	130,700	54.9
	Republican	Marilinda Garcia	106,871	44.9
	n/a	Write-ins	613	0.2
Total votes			238,184	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

References

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External links

• U.S. House elections in New Hampshire, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets