2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

2018 New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Ann McLane Kuster; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Ann McLane Kuster; Democratic

2018 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Carol Shea-Porter; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Chris Pappas; Democratic

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 6, 2018, 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 other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Following the 2018 elections, the Democratic Party retained both of New Hampshire's House seats in Congress, and thus maintained control of all of New Hampshire's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire by district:^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	155,884	53.56%	130,996	45.01%	4,159	1.43%	291,039	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	155,358	55.54%	117,990	42.18%	6,357	2.27%	279,705	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	311,242	54.53%	248,986	43.62%	10,516	1.84%	570,744	100.0%

District 1

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 going into the election was Democrat Carol Shea-Porter, who had represented the district since 2017, and previously from 2007 to 2011, and 2013 to 2015. She was elected with 44% of the vote in 2016, defeating Republican incumbent Frank Guinta. She did not run for reelection in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Chris Pappas, Executive Councilor of New Hampshire for the 4th District^[2]^[3]

Lost in primary

Naomi Andrews, former aide to Carol Shea-Porter^[4]
Paul Cardinal, businessman
Mark MacKenzie, state representative and former president of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO^[5]
William Martin
Deaglan McEachern, businessman^[6]
Mindi Messmer, state representative^[3]^[7]
Terence M. O'Rourke, current Rochester City Attorney; former Assistant United States Attorney and Assistant County Attorney; Iraq War veteran ^[8] (no relation to Beto O'Rourke)
Levi Sanders, son of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders^[9]^[10]
Lincoln Soldati, former mayor of Somersworth and former Strafford County Attorney^[11]
Maura Sullivan, former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, former U.S. Marine Corps Officer and Iraq War veteran^[12]

Declined

Jackie Cilley, state representative and candidate for governor in 2012^[13]
Terie Norelli, state representative and former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives^[13]^[14]
Carol Shea-Porter, incumbent representative
David Watters, state senator^[13]^[15]

Endorsements

Mark MacKenzie

Organization

Communication Workers of America Local 1400^[16]
National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 44^[16]
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 131^[16]
Service Employees International Union Local 560^[16]
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 7^[16]
United Food and Commercial Workers^[16]
United Steelworkers^[17]

Terence O'Rourke

Local politicians

Josh Denton, Portsmouth City Councilor^[18]

Chris Pappas


Federal officials

Maggie Hassan (D-NH) US Senator^[19]
Ann Kuster (D-NH-2)^[19]
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) US Senator^[20]

State officials

Kevin Cavanaugh, State Senator, District 16^[19]
Lou D'Allesandro State Senator, District 20^[19]
Donna Soucy, State Senator, District 18^[19]
Andru Volinsky, Executive Councilor, District 2^[19]
David Watters, State Senator, District 4^[19]

Local officials

Joyce Craig, Mayor of Manchester^[19]
Dana Hilliard, Mayor of Somersworth^[19]
Caroline McCarley, Mayor of Rochester^[19]

Organizations

Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund^[21]
National Education Association-New Hampshire^[19]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[22]

State Employees Association (SEIU Local 1984)^[19]

Maura Sullivan


Organizations

Levi Sanders

Federal officials

Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)^[25]

Governors

Phil Murphy (D-NJ)^[26]

State legislators

Kevin de León, former California State Senator from District 24 (2010–2018), former President pro tempore (2014–2018), and Candidate for Senator of California in 2018^[27]

Individuals

Rob Quist, singer and candidate for Montana's At-Large Congressional 2017 special election^[28]

Naomi Andrews

Federal officials

Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH-1)^[19]

Debate

2018 New Hampshire 1st congressional district democratic primary debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Naomi Andrews	Paul Cardinal	Mark MacKenzie	William Martin	Deaglan McEachern	Mindi Messmer	Terence O'Rouke	Chris Pappas	Levi Sanders	Lincoln Soldati	Maura Sullivan
1	Aug. 13, 2018	New Hampshire Democratic Party	Raymond Buckley	YouTube	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Pappas	26,875	42.2
	Democratic	Maura Sullivan	19,313	30.4
	Democratic	Mindi Messmer	6,412	9.7
	Democratic	Naomi Andrews	4,508	7.1
	Democratic	Lincoln Soldati	1,982	3.1
	Democratic	Levi Sanders	1,709	2.7
	Democratic	Deaglan McEachern	1,141	2.1
	Democratic	Mark MacKenzie	746	1.2
	Democratic	Terence M. O'Rourke	656	1.0
	Democratic	Paul Cardinal	317	0.5
	Democratic	William Martin	230	0.4
Total votes			63,619	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eddie Edwards, former Chief of the New Hampshire State Division of Liquor Enforcement and former South Hampton Police Chief^[29]

Lost in primary

Michael Callis
Jeff Denaro, contractor
Andy Martin, perennial candidate
Andy Sanborn, state senator^[30]

Withdrew

Bruce Crochetiere, businessman^[31]^[32]

Declined

Dan Innis, state senator and candidate for this seat in 2014^[13]
John Stephen, former commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services, candidate for this seat in 2002 and 2008 and nominee for governor in 2010^[33]

Endorsements

Eddie Edwards

U.S. Senators

Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator Pennsylvania^[34]
Bob Smith, former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire^[35]

U.S. Representatives

Allen West, former U.S. Representative from Florida^[36]

State officials

Jeanie Forrester, former NHGOP Chair^[37]

Mayors

Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor^[38]

Newspapers

New Hampshire Union Leader^[39]

Andy Sanborn

Federal officials

Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas^[40]
Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky^[41]

State Senators

Rob Boyce (former)^[42]
Peter Bragdon (former)^[42]
Sam Cataldo (former)^[42]
Tom DeBlois (former)^[42]
Jim Forsythe (former)^[42]
Harold French^[42]

Individuals

Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager^[43]

Organizations

Gun Owners of America^[44]

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Edwards	23,510	48.0
	Republican	Andy Sanborn	20,364	41.6
	Republican	Andy Martin	2,072	4.2
	Republican	Michael Callis	1,254	2.6
	Republican	Jeff Denaro	963	2.0
	Republican	Bruce Crochetiere (withdrawn)	766	1.6
Total votes			48,929	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Dan Belforti

Independent candidates

Declared

Eric R. Eastman, Justice Progressive candidate, former state representative, actor and director

General election

Debate

2018 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Chris Pappas	Eddie Edwards
1	Oct. 29, 2018	New Hampshire Union Leader Saint Anselm College WMUR	Adam Sexton	YouTube	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Pappas (D)	Eddie Edwards (R)	Dan Belforti (L)	Undecided
University of New Hampshire	November 1–4, 2018	309	± 5.6%	53%	40%	3%	4%
Emerson College	October 27–29, 2018	570	± 4.3%	48%	46%	–	5%
University of New Hampshire	October 10–18, 2018	265	± 6.0%	46%	37%	4%	13%
Saint Anselm College	October 10–15, 2018	234	± 6.5%	44%	36%	1%	19%
Emerson College	October 10–12, 2018	387	± 5.2%	40%	35%	–	24%
OnMessage Inc. (R-Edwards)	September 25–27, 2018	400	± 4.9%	40%	42%	–	14%
American Research Group	September 21–26, 2018	400	± 5.0%	55%	33%	–	12%

Results

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Pappas	155,884	53.6
	Republican	Eddie Edwards	130,996	45.0
	Libertarian	Dan Belforti	4,048	1.4
	n/a	Write-ins	111	0.0
Total votes			291,039	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd district covers the western and northern parts of the state and includes the cities of Nashua and Concord. The incumbent was Democrat Ann McLane Kuster, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 49.7% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Annie Kuster, incumbent representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie Kuster (incumbent)	55,954	100.0
Total votes			55,954	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Brian Belanger, businessman^[45]
Gerard Beloin^[45]
Lynne Blankenbeker, former state representative^[46]
Robert Burns, former Hillsborough County Treasurer^[45]
Stewart Levenson, doctor and whistleblower^[45]
Jay Mercer^[45]
Steve Negron, state representative^[45]

Withdrew

Jack Flanagan, former Majority Leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and candidate for this seat in 2016^[47]

Declined

Josh McElveen, political director and news anchor for WMUR-TV^[48]

Endorsements

Lynne Blankenbeker

Individuals

Regina Birdsell, state senator^[49]
Susan Brooks, U.S. Representative^[50]
Charles Douglas III, former U.S. Representative^[51]
Jack Flanagan, former New Hampshire House Majority Leader^[35]
Virginia Foxx, U.S. Representative^[50]
Harold French, state senator^[52]
Karen Handel, U.S. Representative^[50]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative^[50]
John Reagan, state senator^[53]
Martha Roby, U.S. Representative^[50]
Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative^[50]

Organizations

Stewart Levenson

Don Davidson, former Nashua Mayor^[56]
Bernie Streeter, former Nashua Mayor^[56]

Steve Negron

Bob Clegg, former State Senate Majority Leader^[57]
Richard Ferdinando, former state senator^[35]
Scott Hilliard, Merrimack County Sheriff^[58]
Donna Sytek, former New Hampshire House Speaker^[59]
New Hampshire Union Leader^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Negron	11,166	26.0
	Republican	Stewart Levenson	10,858	25.3
	Republican	Lynne Blankenbeker	9,836	22.9
	Republican	Robert Burns	6,811	15.9
	Republican	Brian Belanger	2,388	5.6
	Republican	Jay Mercer	1,232	2.9
	Republican	Gerald Beloin	623	1.5
Total votes			42,914	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Tom Alciere, former Republican state representative^[61]
Justin O'Donnell, Libertarian activist, member of the Libertarian National Committee, sales consultant and National Guard veteran^[62]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Justin O'Donnell	426	74.7
	Libertarian	Tom Alciere	144	25.3
Total votes			570	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Anne McLane Kuster (D)	Steven Negron (R)	Justin O'Donnell (L)	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire	November 1–4, 2018	321	± 5.5%	56%	35%	2%	1%	7%
Emerson College	October 27–29, 2018	569	± 4.3%	52%	40%	–	–	7%
University of New Hampshire	October 10–18, 2018	234	± 6.4%	53%	38%	3%	–	6%
Saint Anselm College	October 10–15, 2018	220	± 6.5%	49%	22%	2%	–	26%
Emerson College	October 10–12, 2018	401	± 5.2%	44%	25%	2%	–	28%
American Research Group	September 21–26, 2018	400	± 5.0%	54%	27%	–	–	19%

Results

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent)	155,358	55.5
	Republican	Steve Negron	117,990	42.2
	Libertarian	Justin O'Donnell	6,206	2.2
	n/a	Write-ins	151	0.1
Total votes			279,705	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lost in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Debate

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lost in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Independent candidates

Declared

General election

Debate

Polling

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links