2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
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All 2 New Hampshire seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 311,242 248,986
Percentage 54.53% 43.62%
Swing Increase7.57% Decrease0.49%
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Following the 2018 elections, the Democratic Party retained both of New Hampshire's House seats in Congress, and thus maintained control of all of New Hampshire's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire by district:[1]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 155,884 53.56% 130,996 45.01% 4,159 1.43% 291,039 100.0% Democratic hold
District 2 155,358 55.54% 117,990 42.18% 6,357 2.27% 279,705 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 311,242 54.53% 248,986 43.62% 10,516 1.84% 570,744 100.0%

District 1

2018 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Chris Pappas Eddie Edwards
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 155,884 130,996
Percentage 53.6% 45.0%
U.S. Representative before election

Carol Shea-Porter
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Chris Pappas
Democratic

See also: New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

The 1st district covers the southeastern part of the state and consists of three general areas: Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region. The incumbent going into the election was Democrat Carol Shea-Porter, who had represented the district since 2017, and previously from 2007 to 2011, and 2013 to 2015. She was elected with 44% of the vote in 2016, defeating Republican incumbent Frank Guinta. She did not run for reelection in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Lost in primary
Declined

Endorsements

Mark MacKenzie
Organization
Terence O'Rourke
Local politicians
  • Josh Denton, Portsmouth City Councilor[18]
Chris Pappas
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
  • Joyce Craig, Mayor of Manchester[19]
  • Dana Hilliard, Mayor of Somersworth[19]
  • Caroline McCarley, Mayor of Rochester[19]
Organizations
Maura Sullivan
Organizations
Levi Sanders
Federal officials
Governors
State legislators
Individuals
Naomi Andrews
Federal officials

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Pappas 26,875 42.2
Democratic Maura Sullivan 19,313 30.4
Democratic Mindi Messmer 6,412 9.7
Democratic Naomi Andrews 4,508 7.1
Democratic Lincoln Soldati 1,982 3.1
Democratic Levi Sanders 1,709 2.7
Democratic Deaglan McEachern 1,141 2.1
Democratic Mark MacKenzie 746 1.2
Democratic Terence M. O'Rourke 656 1.0
Democratic Paul Cardinal 317 0.5
Democratic William Martin 230 0.4
Total votes 63,619 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Lost in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Eddie Edwards
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State officials
Mayors
Newspapers
Andy Sanborn
Federal officials
State Senators
Individuals
Organizations

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eddie Edwards 23,510 48.0
Republican Andy Sanborn 20,364 41.6
Republican Andy Martin 2,072 4.2
Republican Michael Callis 1,254 2.6
Republican Jeff Denaro 963 2.0
Republican Bruce Crochetiere (withdrawn) 766 1.6
Total votes 48,929 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Independent candidates

Declared

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Chris
Pappas (D) 		Eddie
Edwards (R) 		Dan
Belforti (L) 		Undecided
University of New Hampshire November 1–4, 2018 309 ± 5.6% 53% 40% 3% 4%
Emerson College October 27–29, 2018 570 ± 4.3% 48% 46% – 5%
University of New Hampshire October 10–18, 2018 265 ± 6.0% 46% 37% 4% 13%
Saint Anselm College October 10–15, 2018 234 ± 6.5% 44% 36% 1% 19%
Emerson College October 10–12, 2018 387 ± 5.2% 40% 35% – 24%
OnMessage Inc. (R-Edwards) September 25–27, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 40% 42% – 14%
American Research Group September 21–26, 2018 400 ± 5.0% 55% 33% – 12%

Results

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Pappas 155,884 53.6
Republican Eddie Edwards 130,996 45.0
Libertarian Dan Belforti 4,048 1.4
n/a Write-ins 111 0.0
Total votes 291,039 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2018 New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Annie Kuster Steve Negron
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 155,358 117,990
Percentage 55.5% 42.2%
U.S. Representative before election

Ann McLane Kuster
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ann McLane Kuster
Democratic

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district covers the western and northern parts of the state and includes the cities of Nashua and Concord. The incumbent was Democrat Ann McLane Kuster, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 49.7% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annie Kuster (incumbent) 55,954 100.0
Total votes 55,954 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
Declined

Endorsements

Lynne Blankenbeker
Individuals
Organizations
Stewart Levenson
  • Don Davidson, former Nashua Mayor[56]
  • Bernie Streeter, former Nashua Mayor[56]
Steve Negron

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Negron 11,166 26.0
Republican Stewart Levenson 10,858 25.3
Republican Lynne Blankenbeker 9,836 22.9
Republican Robert Burns 6,811 15.9
Republican Brian Belanger 2,388 5.6
Republican Jay Mercer 1,232 2.9
Republican Gerald Beloin 623 1.5
Total votes 42,914 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Justin O'Donnell 426 74.7
Libertarian Tom Alciere 144 25.3
Total votes 570 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Anne McLane
Kuster (D) 		Steven
Negron (R) 		Justin
O'Donnell (L) 		Other Undecided
University of New Hampshire November 1–4, 2018 321 ± 5.5% 56% 35% 2% 1% 7%
Emerson College October 27–29, 2018 569 ± 4.3% 52% 40% – – 7%
University of New Hampshire October 10–18, 2018 234 ± 6.4% 53% 38% 3% – 6%
Saint Anselm College October 10–15, 2018 220 ± 6.5% 49% 22% 2% – 26%
Emerson College October 10–12, 2018 401 ± 5.2% 44% 25% 2% – 28%
American Research Group September 21–26, 2018 400 ± 5.0% 54% 27% – – 19%

Results

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ann McLane Kuster (incumbent) 155,358 55.5
Republican Steve Negron 117,990 42.2
Libertarian Justin O'Donnell 6,206 2.2
n/a Write-ins 151 0.1
Total votes 279,705 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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External links

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