The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2015 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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)
Capital:Concord
 

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New Hampshire State and Local Government

New Hampshire 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen
• First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Class 3 Republican Senator Kelly A. Ayotte
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Governor Margaret Wood "Maggie" Hassan
• FEC S6NH00091
    Democratic     Richard W. Stanley - apparently not a candidate
• 9 November 2011: Filed with the FEC to run in 2016.
4 January 2012: Filed a termination report with the FEC.
Assuming Mr. Stanley is no longer a candidate.

• FEC S6NH00083
  Candidate Republican     Senator Kelly A. Ayotte
• FEC S0NH00235; 30 Sep 15; Tot $3,122,568; Dsb $1,055,637

Governor  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan
• First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2014
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
• Open Chair - 5 October 2015: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2016.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Mark Connolly
  Candidate Democratic     Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Frank Edelblut
  Candidate Republican     Chris Sununu
  Candidate Independent     Jon Lavoie

114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1 Republican Congressman Frank C. Guinta
• First elected: 2014.
Previously elected to the U.S. House: 2010. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2012.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Shawn Patrick O'Connor
• FEC H6NH01271; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,168,956; Dsb $350,893
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman Carol Shea-Porter
• First elected to the U.S. House 2006, re-elected 2008, unsuccessful candidate for re-election 2010, elected 2012, unsuccessful candidate for re-election 2014.

• FEC H6NH01230; 30 Sep 15; Tot $99,048; Dsb $80,257
  Candidate Republican     Jamieson Hale Gradert
• FEC H6NH01289; 30 Sep 15; Tot $190; Dsb $180
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Frank C. Guinta
• FEC H0NH01217; 30 Sep 15; Tot $558,303; Dsb $226,822
  Candidate Republican     Daniel E. "Dan" Innis
• FEC H4NH01219; 30 Sep 15; Tot $112,874; Dsb $4,749
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Pamela "Pam" Tucker

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Congressman Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster
• First elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster
• FEC H0NH02181; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,160,296; Dsb $211,336
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Jack Flanagan
 

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): 3 incumbents, 6 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Justice Party
 • Natural Law (affiliates)
 • Unity
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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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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Third Party
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 • The Unity Party of New Hampshire
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