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New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District

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New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent
Maggie GoodlanderDemocratic
Assumed office: January 3, 2025

New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Maggie Goodlander (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Hampshire representatives represented an average of 689,545 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 660,723 residents.

Elections

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on September 8, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Maggie Goodlander (D), Paige Beauchemin (D), Dean Pennington (D), and Chris Tardif (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 8, 2026.

Candidate
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Maggie Goodlander
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Paige Beauchemin
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Dean Pennington
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Chris Tardif

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Lily Williams (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 8, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Lily Williams
Lily Williams

There are no incumbents in this race.

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See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Maggie Goodlander (D) defeated Lily Williams (R) in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Maggie Goodlander
Maggie Goodlander (D)
 
52.9
 
211,641
Image of Lily Williams
Lily Williams (R)  Candidate Connection
 
47.0
 
187,810
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
367

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 399,818
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Maggie Goodlander (D) defeated Colin Van Ostern (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Maggie Goodlander
Maggie Goodlander
 
63.7
 
42,960
Image of Colin Van Ostern
Colin Van Ostern
 
36.1
 
24,342
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
160

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 67,462
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lily Williams
Lily Williams  Candidate Connection
 
35.6
 
22,040
Image of Vikram Mansharamani
Vikram Mansharamani
 
26.7
 
16,565
Image of Bill Hamlen
Bill Hamlen  Candidate Connection
 
15.9
 
9,860
Image of Paul Wagner
Paul Wagner
 
3.8
 
2,329
Image of Casey Crane
Casey Crane
 
3.3
 
2,046
Image of Randall Clark
Randall Clark  Candidate Connection
 
3.0
 
1,866
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William Harvey
 
2.8
 
1,743
Image of Jay Mercer
Jay Mercer
 
2.5
 
1,573
Image of Jason Riddle
Jason Riddle  Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
869
Image of Robert D'Arcy
Robert D'Arcy
 
1.2
 
714
Image of Michael Callis
Michael Callis
 
1.0
 
632
Image of Tom Alciere
Tom Alciere  Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
623
Image of Gerard Beloin
Gerard Beloin
 
0.9
 
552
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9%
 
533

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,945
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See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) defeated Bob Burns (R) in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Annie Kuster (D)
 
55.8
 
171,636
Image of Bob Burns
Bob Burns (R)
 
44.1
 
135,579
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
369

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 307,584
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster
 
99.3
 
48,630
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7%
 
324

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,954
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Burns
Bob Burns
 
33.0
 
21,065
Image of George Hansel
George Hansel
 
29.8
 
19,024
Image of Lily Williams
Lily Williams  Candidate Connection
 
24.6
 
15,729
Image of Scott Black
Scott Black  Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
2,211
Image of Jay Mercer
Jay Mercer
 
3.3
 
2,085
Image of Dean Poirier
Dean Poirier  Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
2,047
Image of Michael Callis
Michael Callis
 
1.8
 
1,133
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9%
 
574

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 63,868
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) defeated Steve Negron (R) and Andrew Olding (L) in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster (D)
 
53.9
 
208,289
Image of Steve Negron
Steve Negron (R)
 
43.7
 
168,886
Image of Andrew Olding
Andrew Olding (L)
 
2.4
 
9,119
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0%
 
147

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 386,441
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) defeated Joseph Mirzoeff (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster
 
92.8
 
71,358
Image of Joseph Mirzoeff
Joseph Mirzoeff  Candidate Connection
 
7.2
 
5,500

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 76,858
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Steve Negron (R) defeated Lynne Blankenbeker (R), Matthew Bjelobrk (R), and Eli Clemmer (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Steve Negron
Steve Negron
 
48.1
 
30,503
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Lynne Blankenbeker
 
38.6
 
24,464
Image of Matthew Bjelobrk
Matthew Bjelobrk  Candidate Connection
 
6.9
 
4,381
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Eli Clemmer
 
6.1
 
3,850
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
153

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 63,351
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) defeated Steve Negron (R) and Justin O'Donnell (L) in the general election for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster (D)  Candidate Connection
 
55.5
 
155,358
Image of Steve Negron
Steve Negron (R)
 
42.2
 
117,990
Image of Justin O'Donnell
Justin O'Donnell (L)
 
2.2
 
6,206
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
151

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 279,705
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Annie Kuster
Annie Kuster  Candidate Connection

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Steve Negron
 
26.0
 
11,166
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Stewart Levenson
 
25.3
 
10,858
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Lynne Blankenbeker
 
22.9
 
9,836
Image of Bob Burns
Bob Burns
 
15.9
 
6,811
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Brian Belanger
 
5.6
 
2,388
Image of Jay Mercer
Jay Mercer
 
2.9
 
1,232
Image of Gerard Beloin
Gerard Beloin
 
1.5
 
623

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 42,914
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2

Justin O'Donnell (L) defeated Tom Alciere (L) in the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House New Hampshire District 2 on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Justin O'Donnell
Justin O'Donnell
 
74.6
 
428
Image of Tom Alciere
Tom Alciere  Candidate Connection
 
25.4
 
146

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 574
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census

On May 31, 2022, the New Hampshire Supreme Court gave final approval to a new congressional map drawn by a redistricting special master.[11] This map took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 congressional elections.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved an initial congressional map 186-164 on January 5, 2022.[12] On March 17, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 13-11 to approve the map. On the same day, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said he planned to veto the map.[13][14]

On April 11, the New Hampshire Supreme Court announced it would take jurisdiction over the redistricting process if the legislature and governor were not able to draw a new congressional map.[15] The action was in response to a lawsuit filed by former New Hampshire House Speaker Terie Norelli (D) and several voters.

A revised congressional map was approved by a 176-171 vote in the New Hampshire House and a 14-10 vote in the New Hampshire Senate on May 26, 2022.[16] On the same day, Sununu said he planned to veto the revised map.[17] On May 27, the New Hampshire Supreme Court released a draft map drawn by redistricting special master Nathaniel Persily.

How does redistricting in New Hampshire work? In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[18]

State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[18]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New Hampshire State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Hampshire's 2nd the 190th most Democratic district nationally.[19]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Hampshire's 2nd the 201st most Democratic district nationally.[20]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 53.6%-44.7%.[21]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Hampshire's 2nd the 200th most Democratic district nationally.[22]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 53.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 44.7%.[23]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage point more Democratic than the national average. This made New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District the 188th most Democratic nationally.[24]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.10. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.10 points toward that party.[25]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 13, 2016
  2. ↑ Politico, "New Hampshire House Primary Results," September 13, 2016
  3. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, New Hampshire," accessed November 7, 2012
  4. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Representative In Congress - Republican Primary"
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ Bloomberg Government, "New Hampshire Supreme Court Adopts Status Quo Congressional Map," May 31, 2022
  12. ↑ WMUR, "New Hampshire House passes redrawn congressional map derided by Democrats as gerrymandered," January 5, 2022
  13. ↑ WCAX, "Sununu says he’ll veto GOP-backed redistricting plan," March 17, 2022
  14. ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "HB52," accessed March 22, 2022
  15. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named lawsuit
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named map526
  17. ↑ NHPR, "Sununu rejects latest congressional map from GOP lawmakers, leaving N.H.'s districts up to the courts," May 26, 2022
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
  19. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  21. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  22. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  23. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  24. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  25. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


New Hampshire's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Maggie Hassan (D)
Jeanne Shaheen (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Democratic Party (4)

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