New Hampshire 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: New Hampshire 2020 General Election

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New Hampshire
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 8 September 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Friday 12 June 2020 - Filing Deadline for Candidacy/Intent - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Wednesday 5 August 2020 - Candidates submit nomination papers to local Supervisors - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Wednesday 2 September 2020 - Filing Deadline for Nomination Papers - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Tuesday 8 September 2020 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 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 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 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

New Hampshire 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The primary is for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties.

2020-2021 Political Calendar from the New Hampshire Elections Division.

8 September 2020 Primary Candidates from the New Hampshire Elections Division.

8 September 2020: Primary results and results from media sources.

8 September 2020: Primary returns from the New Hampshire Elections Division.

3 November 2020: Sample Ballots from the New Hampshire Elections Division.

3 November 2020: returns and Presidential Write Ins from the New Hampshire Elections Division.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. 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 Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (3, 25 write-ins)

		Democratic	424,937	52.71%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris (4 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Republican	365,660	45.35%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Libertarian	13,236	1.64%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Scattering	1,158	0.14%	Scatter

		Write-in; (Green)	217	0.03%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095
		Write-in; (Democratic)	192	0.02%	Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders • FEC P60007168; 30 Nov 20; Tot $218,783,813; Dsb $218,850,143
		Write-in; (Republican)	170	0.02%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
		Write-in; (Democratic)	142	0.02%	Member of Congress Tulsi Gabbard • FEC P00009183
		Write-in; (Independent)	82	0.01%	Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513
		Write-in; (Republican)	67	0.01%	John Richard Kasich, Jr.
		Write-in; (Democratic)	58	0.01%	Andrew Yang • FEC P00006486
		Write-in; (Republican)	56	0.01%	Vice President Michael Richard "Mike" Pence
		Write-in; (Democratic)	47	0.01%	former South Bend Mayor Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg • FEC P00010298
		Write-in; (Republican)	46	0.01%	Governor Christopher Thomas "Chris" Sununu
		Write-in; (Republican)	23	0.00%	William Floyd "Bill" Weld • FEC P00011239; 30 Nov 20; Tot $2,078,376; Dsb $2,079,406
		Write-in; (Libertarian)	22	0.00%	Vermin Love Supreme • FEC P00012492
		Write-in; (Democratic)	19	0.00%	Senator Amy Jean Klobuchar • FEC P80006117
		Write-in; (Democratic)	14	0.00%	Governor Andrew Mark Cuomo
		Write-in; (Democratic)	14	0.00%	Senator Cynthia Jeanne "Jeanne" Shaheen
		Write-in; (Libertarian)	13	0.00%	Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul • FEC P80000748; 31 Dec 20; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Write-in; (Republican)	12	0.00%	Condoleeza "Condi" Rice
		Write-in; (Republican)	10	0.00%	Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee
		Write-in; (Democratic)	10	0.00%	former First Lady Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	10	0.00%	Brock Jeffrey Pierce • FEC P00016550
		Write-in; (Independent)	7	0.00%	Jade Simmons • FEC P00015537
		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	0	0.00%	Brian T. Carroll • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Albert L. Raley
		Write-in; (Independent)	0	0.00%	Sheila "Samm" Tittle • FEC P20002630
Total			806,222	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Jeanne Shaheen • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	450,778	56.64%	Senator Jeanne Shaheen • FEC S0NH00219; 23 Nov 20; Tot $18,108,045; Dsb $17,189,214

		Republican	326,229	40.99%	Bryant S. "Corky" Messner • FEC S0NH00334; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,025,419; Dsb $6,923,523

		Libertarian	18,421	2.31%	Justin F. O'Donnell • FEC S0NH00300; 14 Oct 20; Tot $6,240; Dsb $4,853

		Scattering	486	0.06%	Scatter
Total			795,914	100.00%

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Margaret Wood "Maggie" Hassan • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			Donald C. "Don" Bolduc • FEC S0NH00326; 30 Sep 20; Tot $1,076,348; Dsb $920,644

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2020. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Chris Sununu • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Republican	516,609	65.12%	Governor Chris Sununu

		Democratic	264,639	33.36%	state Senator Dan Feltes

		Libertarian	11,329	1.43%	Darryl W. Perry

		Scattering	683	0.09%	Scatter
Total			793,260	100.00%

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Christopher C. "Chris" Pappas • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	205,606	51.32%	Member of Congress Christopher C. "Chris" Pappas • FEC H8NH01210; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,190,715; Dsb $3,096,346

		Republican	185,159	46.21%	Matt Mowers • FEC H0NH01282; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,766,933; Dsb $1,748,555

		Libertarian	9,747	2.43%	Zachary Steven Dumont • FEC H0NH01308

		Scattering	149	0.04%	Scatter
Total			400,661	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	208,289	53.90%	Member of Congress Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster • FEC H0NH02181; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,035,272; Dsb $2,995,582

		Republican	168,886	43.70%	former state Representative Steven "Steve" Negron • FEC H8NH02275; 23 Nov 20; Tot $448,759; Dsb $449,419

		Libertarian	9,119	2.36%	Andrew J. "AJ" Olding • FEC H0NH02314

		Scattering	147	0.04%	Scatter
Total			386,441	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, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 13 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.
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 7 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 5 candidates
	• Write-in: 24 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.