New Hampshire 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2010 Midterm Election

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New Hampshire
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).

14 September 2010 primary:
NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY results from a media source

2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

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

Class 3 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.
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican	273,218	60.03%	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; 31 Dec 10; Tot $5,389,780; Dsb $5,041,009

	Democratic	167,545	36.81%	Congressman Paul W. Hodes • Congressional Distict 2 • FEC S0NH00227; 30 Dec 10; Tot $4,939,739; Dsb $4,893,222

	Independent	9,194	2.02%	Chris Booth • FEC S0NH00292

	Libertarian	4,753	1.04%	Kenneth E. "Ken" Blevens • FEC S2NH00157

	Scattering	439	0.10%	Scatter

	Write-in			Brian Chabot
Total		455,149	100.00%

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

	Democratic	Governor John H. Lynch • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2006, 2008 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary

	Democratic	240,346	52.64%	Governor John H. Lynch

	Republican	205,616	45.03%	John Stephen

	Libertarian	10,089	2.21%	John J. Babiarz

	Scattering	537	0.12%	Scatter
Total		456,588	100.00%

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Renominated, 1 Open)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Carol Shea-Porter • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary

	Republican	121,655	53.97%	Mayor of Manchester Frank C. Guinta • FEC H0NH01217; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,558,554; Dsb $1,545,187

	Democratic	95,503	42.37%	Congressman Carol Shea-Porter • FEC H6NH01230; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,647,766; Dsb $1,682,117

	Libertarian	7,966	3.53%	Philip Hodson • FEC H0NH01266

	Scattering	299	0.13%	Scatter
Total		225,423	100.00%

CD 2 {map} 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
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican	108,610	48.34%	former Congressman Charles F. "Charlie" Bass • FEC H0NH02017; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,242,834; Dsb $1,248,999

	Democratic	105,060	46.76%	Ann McLane Kuster • FEC H0NH02181; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,506,610; Dsb $2,486,888

	Independent	6,197	2.76%	Timothy "Tim" vanBlommesteyn • FEC H0NH02231; 31 Dec 10; Tot $24,890; Dsb $21,094

	Libertarian	4,796	2.13%	Howard L. Wilson • FEC H6NH02113

	Scattering			Scatter
Total		224,663	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): 4 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 4 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 4 candidates
	• Write-in: 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.