New Hampshire 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2008 General Election

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New Hampshire
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

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)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	911,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	856,519
Capital:	Concord
Tuesday 9 September 2008 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 4 November 2008 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 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 EST 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 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

29 December 2008 returns from an official source: NEW HAMPSHIRE - 2008 GENERAL ELECTION - November 4, 2008

27 September 2008: Synchronized with the New Hampshire Secretary of State - Election Division - 2008 FILING PERIOD for STATE OFFICES.

Tuesday 9 September 2008 Primaries

NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY results from a media source

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).



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. 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.


	Democratic	384,826	54.13%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama (4 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

	Republican	316,534	44.52%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

	Independent	3,503	0.49%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

	Libertarian	2,217	0.31%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899

	Write-in; (Democratic)	1,124	0.16%	Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton • FEC P00003392: $252,235,510
	Write-in; (Republican)	1,092	0.15%	Congressman Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul • FEC P80000748: $35,121,852
	Write-in	673	0.09%	Others

	Libertarian; (Boston Tea)	531	0.07%	George David Joseph Phillies • Vice President: Chris Bennett • FEC P80003080: $211,173

	Write-in; (Constitution)	226	0.03%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • FEC P80005499: $262,010
	Write-in; (Republican)	112	0.02%	former Governor Mitt Romney • FEC P80003353: $113,659,796
	Write-in; (Republican)	61	0.01%	former Governor Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee • FEC P80003478: $16,495,618
	Write-in; (Green)	40	0.01%	former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360
	Write-in; (Republican)	18	0.00%	Governor Sarah H. Palin
	Write-in; (Democratic)	13	0.00%	former President William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton • FEC P20000642: $0
	Write-in			Frank Moore • Vice President: Susan Block
Total		710,970	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Republican	Senator John E. Sununu • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
	Polls: Toss-up - Democratic former Governor Jeanne Shaheen slightly favored over Republican Senator John E. Sununu

	Democratic	358,438	51.59%	former Governor Jeanne Shaheen • FEC S0NH00219: $8,272,915

	Republican	314,403	45.25%	Senator John E. Sununu • FEC S0NH00201: $7,376,457

	Libertarian	21,516	3.10%	Kenneth E. "Ken" Blevens • FEC S2NH00157: Financial report not available

	Scattering	430	0.06%	Write-ins
Total		694,787	100.00%

Class 3	Republican	Senator Judd Gregg • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

	Democratic	Governor John Lynch • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Governor John Lynch

	Democratic	479,042	70.15%	Governor John Lynch

	Republican	188,555	27.61%	state Senator Joseph D. "Joe" Kenney

	Independent; (Libertarian)	14,987	2.19%	Susan M. Newell

	Scattering	326	0.05%	Write-Ins
Total		682,910	100.00%

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Carol Shea-Porter • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
	Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Carol Shea-Porter favored over former Republican Congressman Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley, III

	Democratic	176,435	51.73%	Congressman Carol Shea-Porter • FEC H6NH01230: $1,543,513

	Republican	156,338	45.84%	former Congressman Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley, III • First elected: 2002, re-elected 2004 • FEC H2NH01130: $1,377,090

	Libertarian	8,100	2.37%	Robert "Bob" Kingsbury • FEC H8NH01145: Financial report not available

	Scattering	198	0.06%	Scatter
Total		341,071	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Paul W. Hodes • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
	Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Paul W. Hodes

	Democratic	188,332	56.40%	Congressman Paul W. Hodes • FEC H4NH02175: $2,031,760

	Republican	138,222	41.40%	Jennifer M. Horn • FEC H8NH02192: $555,500

	Libertarian	7,121	2.13%	Chester L. Lapointe, II • FEC H8NH02234: Financial report not available

	Scattering	229	0.07%	Write-ins
Total		333,904	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): 3 incumbents, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Boston Tea: 1 candidate
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 4 candidates
	• Write-in: 10 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.