New Hampshire's 1st congressional district elections, 2012

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New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District

General Election Date November 6, 2012

Primary Date September 11, 2012

November 6 Election Winner: Carol Shea-Porter

Incumbent prior to election: Frank Guinta

New Hampshire U.S. House Elections District 1 • District 2

2012 U.S. Senate Elections

The New Hampshire's 1st congressional district will hold an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.

This is the 1st congressional district prior to the 2011 redistricting.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was June 15, 2012. The primary elections will be held on September 11, 2012.

Heading into the election the incumbent is Frank Guinta (R), who was first elected to the House in 2010.

Candidates

General election candidates

Carol Shea-Porter

Frank Guinta

Brendan Kelly

September 11, 2012 primary results
Democratic Primary

• Carol Shea-Porter: a Former 1st district representative

Note: Joanne Dowdell and Diane Soracco initially filed but no longer appear on the official candidate list.

Note: Andrew Hosmer expressed an interest in running but opted to run for the New Hampshire state Senate

Republican Primary

• Frank Guinta: a Incumbent
• Vern Clough
• Rick Parent

Libertarian candidate

• Brendan Kelly

Race background

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire in 2012 as one of the states that could determine whether Democrats retake the House or Republicans hold its majority in 2013. New Hampshire ranked 10th on the list.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has not completed its redistricting in light of the 2010 Census, but the state did not gain or lose seats and is not expected to make significant changes to the current district boundaries.

District history

2010

On November 2, 2010, Frank Guinta was elected to the United States House. He defeated incumbent Carol Shea-Porter (D) and Philip Hodson (Libertarian).

United States House, New Hampshire General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Frank C. Guinta	54%	121,655
	Democratic	Carol Shea-Porter Incumbent	42.4%	95,503
	Libertarian	Philip Hodson	3.5%	7,966
Total Votes				225,124

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2012