The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
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)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):911,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):856,519
Capital:Concord
Tuesday 14 September 2004 polls close 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC) / 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). 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 2004 polls close 7:00p EST (0000 UTC) / 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). NEW HAMPSHIRE permits its 13 cities to keep their polls open until 8 PM EST 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 EST 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

New Hampshire 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Democrat 340,511 50.24% Senator John Kerry
(4 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Republican 331,237 48.87% President George W. Bush
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Independent 4,479 0.66% Ralph Nader
Vice President Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate --scatter-- 538 0.08% Scatter
  Candidate Write-In 372 0.05% Michael Badnarik
Libertarian
  Candidate Write-In 357 0.05% John McCain
Republican Senator Arizona
  Candidate Write-In 161 0.02% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Note: The candidate's name is spelt "Michaek Peroutka" on the STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTIONS DIVISION's website.
  Candidate Write-In 42 0.01% Howard Dean
Former Democratic Presidential candidate and former Governor of Vermont
  Candidate Write-In 14 0.00% Wesley Clark
Former Democratic Presidential Candidate
  Candidate Write-In 14 0.00% Wesley Powell
  Candidate Write-In 8 0.00% Dennis Kucinich
Former Democratic Presidential Candidate
  Candidate Write-In 5 0.00% John Edwards
Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate
Total 677,738 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2   Republican   Senator John E. Sununu
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Judd Gregg
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 434,847 66.18% Senator Judd Gregg
  Candidate Democrat 221,549 33.72% Doris "Granny D." Haddock
  Candidate --scatter-- 588 0.09% Scattering
  Candidate Write-In 102 0.02% Ken Blevens
Total 657,086 100.00%  

Governor  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

Chair up for election   Republican   Governor Craig R. Benson
First elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 339,927 51.03% John Lynch
  Candidate Republican 325,514 48.86% Governor Craig R. Benson
  Candidate --scatter-- 740 0.11% Scatter
Total 666,181 100.00%  

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republicans (2 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Jeb Bradley
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 204,836 63.34% Congressman Jeb Bradley
  Candidate Democrat 118,226 36.56% Justin Nadeau
  Candidate --scatter-- 310 0.10% Scattering
Total 323,372 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Charles Bass
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 191,188 58.25% Congressman Charles Bass
  Candidate Democrat 125,280 38.17% Paul W. Hodes
  Candidate Libertarian 11,311 3.45% Richard B. Kahn
  Candidate --scatter-- 415 0.13% Scattering
Total 328,194 100.00%  

2002-2010 Congressional Districts  2002-2010 CDs

NEW HAMPSHIRE
 
COUNTIES re: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 
 
Belknap County:
Alton (town) CD 1
Barnstead (town) CD 1
Belmont (town) CD 1
Center Harbor (town) CD 1
Gilford (town) CD 1
Gilmanton (town) CD 1
Laconia (city) CD 1
Meredith (town) CD 1
New Hampton (town) CD 1
Sanbornton (town) CD 2
Tilton (town) CD 2
 
entire Carroll County CD1
 
entire Cheshire County CD 2
 
entire Coos County CD 2
 
entire Grafton County CD 2
 
Hillsborough County:
Amherst (town) CD 2
Antrim (town) CD 2
Bedford (town) CD 1
Bennington (town) CD 2
Brookline (town) CD 2
Deering (town) CD 2
Francestown (town) CD 2
Goffstown (town) CD 1
Greenfield (town) CD 2
Greenville (town) CD 2
Hancock (town) CD 2
Hillsborough (town) CD 2
Hollis (town) CD 2
Hudson (town) CD 2
Litchfield (town) CD 2
Lyndeborough (town) CD 2
Manchester (city) CD 1
Mason (town) CD 2
Merrimack (town) CD 1
Milford (town) CD 2
Mont Vernon (town) CD 2
Nashua (city) CD 2
New Boston (town) CD 2
New Ipswich (town) CD 2
Pelham (town) CD 2
Peterborough (town) CD 2
Sharon (town) CD 2
Temple (town) CD 2
Weare (town) CD 2
Wilton (town) CD 2
Windsor (town) CD 2
 
Merrimack County:
Allenstown (town) CD 2
Andover (town) CD 2
Boscawen (town) CD 2
Bow (town) CD 2
Bradford (town) CD 2
Canterbury (town) CD 2
Chichester (town) CD 2
Concord (city) CD 2
Danbury (town) CD 2
Dunbarton (town) CD 2
Epsom (town) CD 2
Franklin (city) CD 2
Henniker (town) CD 2
Hill (town) CD 2
Hooksett (town) CD 1
Hopkinton (town) CD 2
Loudon (town) CD 2
Newbury (town) CD 2
New London (town) CD 2
Northfield (town) CD 2
Pembroke (town) CD 2
Pittsfield (town) CD 2
Salisbury (town) CD 2
Sutton (town) CD 2
Warner (town) CD 2
Webster (town) CD 2
Wilmot (town) CD 2
 
Rockingham County:
Atkinson (town) CD 2
Auburn (town) CD 1
Brentwood (town) CD 1
Candia (town) CD 1
Chester (town) CD 1
Danville (town) CD 1
Deerfield (town) CD 1
Derry (town) CD 1
East Kingston (town) CD 1
Epping (town) CD 1
Exeter (town) CD 1
Fremont (town) CD 1
Greenland (town) CD 1
Hampstead (town) CD 1
Hampton (town) CD 1
Hampton Falls (town) CD 1
Kensington (town) CD 1
Kingston (town) CD 1
Londonderry (town) CD 1
New Castle (town) CD 1
Newfields (town) CD 1
Newington (town) CD 1
Newmarket (town) CD 1
Newton (town) CD 1
North Hampton (town) CD 1
Northwood (town) CD 1
Nottingham (town) CD 1
Plaistow (town) CD 1
Portsmouth (city) CD 1
Raymond (town) CD 1
Rye (town) CD 1
Salem (town) CD 2
Sandown (town) CD 1
Seabrook (town) CD 1
South Hampton (town) CD 1
Stratham (town) CD 1
Windham (town) CD 2
 
entire Strafford County CD 1
 
entire Sullivan County CD 1 
 

 


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