The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:1,238,415 (0.44% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Concord
Tuesday 14 September 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). Polls must open by 11 AM however most open between 7 AM and 8 AM. NEW HAMPSHIRE permits its 13 cities to keep their polls open until 8 PM EDT by local option- however, as there ARE only 13 cities among New Hampshire's 234 County subdivisions [the 221 "non-cities", of course, being the proverbial New England Town(ship)], the fact is that the vast majority of NH's polls have closed by 7 PM EDT and the networks have no problem considering this hour as the earliest hour of potential projection.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). Polls must open by 11 AM however most open between 7 AM and 8 AM. NEW HAMPSHIRE permits its 13 cities to keep their polls open until 8 PM EDT by local option- however, as there ARE only 13 cities among New Hampshire's 234 County subdivisions [the 221 "non-cities", of course, being the proverbial New England Town(ship)], the fact is that the vast majority of NH's polls have closed by 7 PM EDT and the networks have no problem considering this hour as the earliest hour of potential projection.
 

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New Hampshire State and Local Government

The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 161st Session of the NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT. (NOTE: the numbering of New Hampshire's GENERAL COURTS dates back to the adoption of the Constitution of 1784: the General Court beginning in 1784 and ending in 1785 was the 1st; each session was thereafter numbered consecutively on an annual basis (the legislators of both houses being elected for one-year terms) through the 95th, which ended in 1878; the 96th Legislature, the first for which both chambers were elected for two-year terms, was in session from 1879 thru 1880 and every New Hampshire General Court from then on has, therefore, been numbered on such a biennial basis).

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Democratic Senator  Jeanne Shaheen
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Class 3
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Senator Judd A. Gregg
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 3 February 2009: Nominated by President Obama for Secretary of Commerce. Governor John Lynch announced Bonnie Newman as his choice to replace U.S. Senator Judd Gregg. Future Senator Newman has promised not to run for the seat in 2010. 12 February 2009 update: Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his name from consideration for for Secretary of Commerce due to policy differences with President Obama. Senator Gregg also announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Paul W. Hodes
• Congressional Distict 2
• FEC S0NH00227: $2,322,697
  Candidate Republican     Tom Alciere
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte
• 7 July 2009: Resigned from her AG position effective 17 July in order to explore a run for U.S. Senate.
• FEC S0NH00235: $1,243,831
  Candidate Republican     Jim Bender
• FEC S0NH00243: $602,074
  Candidate Republican     William Harrison "Bill" Binnie
• FEC S0NH00250: $1,581,353
    Republican     Senator Judd A. Gregg - apparently not a candidate
• 12 February 2009: Senator Judd Gregg withdrew announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010.
• FEC S2NH00025: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jack Kimball
  Candidate Republican     Ovide Marc Lamontagne
• FEC S0NH00268: $181,093
    Republican     Sean Mahoney - apparently not a candidate
• 18 November 2009: Announced he will not be a candidate.
    Republican     Bonnie Newman - apparently not a candidate
• 3 February 2009: Governor John Lynch announces Bonnie Newman as his choice to replace U.S. Senator Judd Gregg, who was nominated by President Barack Obama today to be Secretary of Commerce. Future Senator Newman has promised not to run for the seat in 2010.
  Candidate Libertarian     Kenneth E. "Ken" Blevens
Governor  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors
Chair up for election Democratic Governor  John Lynch
• First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2006, 2008
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  John Lynch
  Candidate Republican     Jack Kimball
  Candidate Republican     John Stephen
  Candidate Republican     Karen Testerman
  Candidate Libertarian     John Babiarz
    Libertarian     Thomas "Thom" Simmons - apparently not a candidate
• 9 February 2010: Not a candidate. Considered a run in December 2009 but decided against it.
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (1 Undetermined, 1 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Carol Shea-Porter
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Carol Shea-Porter
• FEC H6NH01230: $566,127
  Candidate Republican     Richard E. "Rich" Ashooh
• FEC H0NH01225: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Peter Bearse
  Candidate Republican     Robert Martin "Bob" Bestani
• FEC H0NH01209: $100,670
  Candidate Republican     Mike Castaldo
  Candidate Republican     Mayor of Manchester Frank C. Guinta
• FEC H0NH01217: $297,056
  Candidate Republican     Kevin Rondeau
  Candidate Libertarian     Philip Hodson
CD 2
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Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman  Paul W. Hodes
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Running for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  John DeJoie
• FEC H0NH02199: $29,370
    Democratic     former state Senator Mark Fernald - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew circa 5 August 2009
• FEC H0NH02173: $17,400
  Candidate Democratic     Ann McLane Kuster
• FEC H0NH02181: $550,552
    Democratic     Executive Councilor  Debora B. "Deb" Pignatelli - apparently not a candidate
• 7 January 2010: "I have decided against a run for Congress and intend to seek re-election to the Executive Council."
  Candidate Democratic     Katrina Swett
• FEC H0NH02215: $20,624
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Charles F. "Charlie" Bass
• FEC H0NH02017: $148,622
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Robert "Bob" Giuda
• FEC H0NH02207: $59,774
  Candidate Republican     Andrew Hemingway
  Candidate Republican     Jennifer M. Horn
• FEC H8NH02192: $85,108
  Candidate Republican     Milford School Board Member Leonard D. "Len" Mannino, Jr.
• FEC H0NH02165: $226
  Candidate Libertarian     Howard Wilson
 
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 6 candidates
 • Republican: 1 incumbent, 20 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Natural Law (affiliates)
 • Unity
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.state.nh.us/constitution/constitution.html
Election Authority
 • New Hampshire Secretary of State
 • Secretary of State's Election Division
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • New Hampshire General Court
Democratic
 • New Hampshire Democratic Party
Republican
 • New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Third Party
 • Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
 • Natural Law Party of New Hampshire
 • New Hampshire Constitution Party
 • New Hampshire Green Party
 • The Unity Party of New Hampshire
Media & others
 • Concord Monitor
 • DC's Political Report - New Hampshire
 • Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover
 • Granite State News
 • New Hampshire Business Review
 • New Hampshire Gazette
 • New Hampshire Public Radio
 • New Hampshire Public Television
 • Newhampsire.com (The Union Leader)
 • NH Insider
 • Politics1.com - New Hampshire
 • Seacoastonline.com - Seacoast Newspapers
 • The Cabinet Press - Bedford - Hollis - Merrimack - Milford
 • The Citizen - Laconia
 • The Conway Daily Sun - North Conway
 • The Dartmouth Free Press
 • The Keene Sentinel
 • The New Hampshire Political Library
 • The Telegraph - Nashua
 • The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News
 • WMUR TV - ABC - Manchester - Portsmouth
 

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