The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2018 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 11 September 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Friday 15 June 2018 - Filing Deadline for Candidacy/Intent - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
Wednesday 8 August 2018 - Candidates submit nomination papers to local Supervisors - Independent/Third/Minor .
Wednesday 5 September 2018 - Filing Deadline for Nomination Papers - Independent/Third/Minor .
Tuesday 11 September 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 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 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EST (1100-0100 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.
 
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


The primary is for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties.


Political Calendar 2018-2019 from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

2018 Election Information from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

Candidate 2018 Filing Period from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

11 September 2018 Primary
Returns from the
New Hampshire Secretary of State.
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.


6 November 2018:
Sample Ballots - 2018 General Election from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 115th 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 Democratic Senator Margaret Wood "Maggie" Hassan
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2018. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

Chair up for regular election Republican Governor Chris Sununu
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2016
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)
  Elected Republican 302,764 52.78% Governor Chris Sununu
  Candidate Democratic 262,359 45.74% former state Senator Molly Kelly
  Candidate Libertarian 8,197 1.43% Jilletta Jarvis
  Candidate Scattering 282 0.05% Scatter
Total 573,602 100.00%  

115th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic 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, re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - 5 October 2017: "... I am announcing my intention to leave the House of Representatives in January 2019, when my present term ends."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic 155,884 53.56% Executive Councilor Christopher C. "Chris" Pappas
FEC H8NH01210; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,209,695; Dsb $2,075,714
  Candidate Republican 130,996 45.01% former Liquor Commission Enforcement and Licensing Director Eddie Edwards
FEC H8NH01152; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,240,525; Dsb $1,190,771
  Candidate Libertarian 4,048 1.39% Dan Belforti
FEC H0NH01191
  Candidate Scattering 111 0.04% Scatter
Total 291,039 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic 155,358 55.54% Congressman Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster
FEC H0NH02181; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,355,638; Dsb $3,298,497
  Candidate Republican 117,990 42.18% state Representative Steven "Steve" Negron
FEC H8NH02275; 26 Nov 18; Tot $471,842; Dsb $463,477
  Candidate Libertarian 6,206 2.22% Justin Francis O'Donnell
FEC H8NH02259
  Candidate Scattering 151 0.05% Scatter
Total 279,705 100.00%  
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 3 candidates
  Republican: 1 incumbent, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Libertarian: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 3 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.

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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