New Hampshire 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2012 General Election

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New Hampshire
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 11 September 2012 (tentative date)
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 (tentative date)

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 (tentative date) 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 (tentative date) 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



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

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.

		Democratic		former state Senator Jackie Cilley
		Democratic		former state Senator Maggie Hassan

		Republican		Ovide M. Lamontagne
		Republican		former state Representative Kevin H. Smith

		Independent		Edward Charles "Hobo Ed" Furlong, III • Running for Bartlett Selectman and possibly Governor.

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Frank C. Guinta • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		~~Democratic~~		~~Joanne Dowdell - apparently not a candidate~~ • 13 April 2012: Suspended campaign. • FEC H2NH01197; 31 Dec 11; Tot $181,090; Dsb $82,645
		Democratic		Josef Vernon Hodgkins • FEC H2NH01205; 15 Jul 11; Tot $5; Dsb $1
		~~Democratic~~		~~Andrew John Hosmer - apparently not a candidate~~ • FEC H2NH01213; 31 Dec 11; Tot $90,066; Dsb $58,634
		Democratic		Carol Shea-Porter • FEC H6NH01230; 31 Dec 11; Tot $306,744; Dsb $165,227

		*Republican*		*Congressman Frank C. Guinta* • FEC H0NH01217; 31 Dec 11; Tot $781,274; Dsb $216,349
		Republican		former Merrimack Town Councilor Mike Malzone

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Charles F. "Charlie" Bass • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Ann McLane Kuster • FEC H0NH02181; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,060,883; Dsb $252,467
		Democratic		Katrina Swett • FEC H0NH02215; 31 Dec 11; Tot $368; Dsb $27,309

		*Republican*		*Congressman Charles F. "Charlie" Bass* • FEC H0NH02017; 31 Dec 11; Tot $745,025; Dsb $176,437
		Republican		Dennis Lamare

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, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Natural Law (affiliates)
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
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.

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
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• New Hampshire General Court
Democratic
	• New Hampshire Democratic Party
Republican
	• New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Third Party
	• Green Party of New Hampshire
	• Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
	• Natural Law Party of New Hampshire
Media & others
	• Blue Hampshire
	• 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 Institute of Politics - Saint Anselm College
	• New Hampshire Public Radio
	• New Hampshire Public Television
	• Newhampsire.com (The Union Leader)
	• NH Insider
	• NHPrimary.com
	• 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 Keene Sentinel
	• The Telegraph - Nashua
	• The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News
	• WMUR Political Scoop
	• WMUR TV - ABC - Manchester - Portsmouth