New Hampshire 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2018 General Election

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New Hampshire
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. 115^th 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

		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)

		Republican	302,764	52.78%	Governor Chris Sununu

		Democratic	262,359	45.74%	former state Senator Molly Kelly

		Libertarian	8,197	1.43%	Jilletta Jarvis

		Scattering	282	0.05%	Scatter
Total			573,602	100.00%

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

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1 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

		Democratic	155,884	53.56%	Executive Councilor Christopher C. "Chris" Pappas • FEC H8NH01210; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,209,695; Dsb $2,075,714

		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

		Libertarian	4,048	1.39%	Dan Belforti • FEC H0NH01191

		Scattering	111	0.04%	Scatter
Total			291,039	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		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

		Democratic	155,358	55.54%	Congressman Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster • FEC H0NH02181; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,355,638; Dsb $3,298,497

		Republican	117,990	42.18%	state Representative Steven "Steve" Negron • FEC H8NH02275; 26 Nov 18; Tot $471,842; Dsb $463,477

		Libertarian	6,206	2.22%	Justin Francis O'Donnell • FEC H8NH02259

		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.