New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Population (2022 [1] ) | 691,308 | ||
Median household income | $88,494 [1] | ||
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Cook PVI | D+2 [2] |
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western, northern, and some southern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city, Nashua, as well as the state capital, Concord. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Ann McLane Kuster.
Although the district appears rural, it is classified by the Census Bureau as a majority-urban district, since a large share of the district's population lies within more densely populated areas in Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Merrimack counties. The district is home to the Dartmouth College, the state's second largest college, and all three of its representatives since 1995 (Charles Bass, Paul Hodes, and Annie Kuster) have been Dartmouth alumni. Some of the largest employers in the district are Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College, Southern New Hampshire Health System, and BAE Systems.
The district (2022-) includes:
Until 1847, New Hampshire's representatives were elected at large, from the entire state, and not from districts. Districts began being used in the 1846 elections. Until the 1878 elections, New Hampshire elected its members of the United States House of Representatives in March of the odd-numbered years. That would be too late for the beginning of the March 4 term, but the first session of the House typically didn't start until December; so, a March election wasn't a problem.
Historically, the second district has had strong Republican leanings, having voted Republican 71 times and Democrat only 15. The district has leaned Democratic in congressional races since 2006, and in presidential races since 2000.
Election results from presidential races: [3]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 48% - George W. Bush 47% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 47% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 56% – John McCain 43% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 54% – Mitt Romney 45% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 49% - Donald Trump 46% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 54% – Donald Trump 45% |
Election results from statewide races: [3]
Year | Office | Results |
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2012 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 56% - Ovide Lamontagne 41% |
2014 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 54% - Walt Havenstein 46% |
2014 | Senate | Jeanne Shaheen 54% – Scott Brown 46% |
2016 | Governor | Colin Van Ostern 48% - Chris Sununu 47% |
2016 | Senate | Maggie Hassan 49% – Kelly Ayotte 47% |
2018 | Governor | Chris Sununu 51% – Molly Kelly 48% |
2020 | Governor | Chris Sununu 63% – Dan Feltes 35% |
2020 | Senate | Jeanne Shaheen 57% – Corky Messner 40% |
2022 | Senate | Maggie Hassan 54% – Don Bolduc 44% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ann McLane Kuster | 169,275 | 50.2 | |
Republican | Charles Bass (incumbent) | 152,977 | 45.3 | |
Libertarian | Hardy Macia | 14,936 | 4.4 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 206 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 337,394 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent) | 174,495 | 49.7 | |
Republican | Jim Lawrence | 158,973 | 45.3 | |
Independent | John Babiarz | 17,088 | 4.9 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 236 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 350,792 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent) | 207,863 | 53.91 | |
Republican | Steve Negron | 168,491 | 43.70 | |
Libertarian | Andrew Olding | 9,093 | 2.36 | |
N/A | Scatter | 147 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 385,594 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Annie Kuster (incumbent) | 171,636 | 55.8 | |
Republican | Robert Burns | 135,579 | 44.1 | |
Write-in | 369 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 307,584 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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