The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 11 September 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:1,321,445 (0.43% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:1,238,415 (0.44% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
Capital:Concord
Tuesday 11 September 2012 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 Eastern Time 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 Eastern Time and the networks have no problem considering this hour as the earliest hour of potential projection.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 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 Eastern Time 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 Eastern Time 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

New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


6 November 2012 Election Information from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 returns from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Democratic 369,561 51.98% President Barack Hussein Obama
(4 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Republican 329,918 46.40% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Libertarian 8,212 1.16% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 1,374 0.19% Congressman Ronald E. "Ron" Paul
FEC P80000748; 30 Nov 12; Tot $41,057,829; Dsb $39,926,815
  Candidate Scattering 875 0.12% Scatter
  Candidate Constitution 708 0.10% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 324 0.05% Jill E. Stein
FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
Total 710,972 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Kelly A. Ayotte
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

Chair up for election
Open
Democratic Governor John H. Lynch
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2006, 2008, 2010
Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Chair - 15 September 2011: Announced he will not run for re-election.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 378,934 54.61% former state Senator Maggie Hassan
  Candidate Republican 295,026 42.52% Ovide M. Lamontagne
  Candidate Libertarian 19,251 2.77% John J. Babiarz
  Candidate Scattering 666 0.10% Scatter
Total 693,877 100.00%  

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republican (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Frank C. Guinta
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 171,650 49.75% former Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter
First elected to the U.S. House 2006, re-elected 2008, unsuccessful candidate for re-election 2010.

FEC H6NH01230; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,714,697; Dsb $1,655,751
  Candidate Republican 158,659 45.99% Congressman Frank C. Guinta
FEC H0NH01217; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,903,749; Dsb $1,806,616
  Candidate Libertarian 14,521 4.21% Brendan Kelly
FEC H2NH01247
  Candidate Scattering 192 0.06% Scatter
Total 345,022 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Charles F. "Charlie" Bass
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 169,275 50.17% Ann McLane Kuster
FEC H0NH02181; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,135,167; Dsb $3,154,312
  Candidate Republican 152,977 45.34% Congressman Charles F. "Charlie" Bass
FEC H0NH02017; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,061,311; Dsb $2,043,269
  Candidate Libertarian 14,936 4.43% Hardy Macia
FEC H2NH02203
  Candidate Scattering 206 0.06% Scatter
Total 337,394 100.00%  
 

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): 2 incumbents, 4 candidates
  Republican: 3 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 4 candidates
  Write-in: 2 candidates
 
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.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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