New Hampshire State Profile
Election Schedule
StHou 31 Special General:
Election Vitals
Governor:John Lynch (D) re-election 2012
Senator:Jeanne Shaheen (D) re-election 2014
Senator:Kelly Ayotte (R) re-election 2016
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 43.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 54.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 28.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 57.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 30.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 68.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 36.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 62.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 38.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 37.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 49.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 39.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 46.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 48.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 50.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 49.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 54.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 44.7% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 284,175 | 57.2% |
| Ovide Lamontagne | Republican | 196,321 | 39.5% |
| Fred Bramante | Independ reform | 10,316 | 2.1% |
| Robert Kingsbury | Libertarian | 5,974 | 1.2% |
| 1996 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 52,238 | 88.3% |
| Sid Lovett | Democratic | 4,286 | 7.2% |
| Brian Woodworth | Democratic | 2,609 | 4.4% |
| 1996 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ovide Lamontagne | Republican | 47,556 | 47.5% |
| Bill Zeliff Jr. | Republican | 43,393 | 43.3% |
| Al Rubega | Republican | 6,062 | 6.1% |
| Richard Bosa | Republican | 2,055 | 2.1% |
| James Tomaszewski Sr. | Republican | 1,122 | 1.1% |
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Robert Smith | Republican | 242,304 | 49.3% |
| Richard Swett | Democratic | 227,397 | 46.2% |
| Ken Blevens | Libertarian | 22,265 | 4.5% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Richard Swett | Democratic | 32,443 | 52.5% |
| John Rauh | Democratic | 29,393 | 47.5% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 210,769 | 66.3% |
| Jay Lucas | Republican | 98,473 | 31.0% |
| Ken Blevens | Libertarian | 8,655 | 2.7% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jay Lucas | Republican | 24,796 | 34.8% |
| Jim Rubens | Republican | 22,444 | 31.5% |
| Fred Bramante | Republican | 14,367 | 20.2% |
| Emile Beaulieu | Republican | 8,521 | 12.0% |
| Bob Kroepel | Republican | 1,103 | 1.5% |
| 1998 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Judd Gregg | Republican | 213,477 | 67.8% |
| George Condodemetraky | Democratic | 88,883 | 28.2% |
| Brian Christeson | Libertarian | 7,603 | 2.4% |
| Roy Kendel | Indep amer | 4,733 | 1.5% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Judd Gregg | Republican | 63,729 | 85.5% |
| Phil Weber | Republican | 10,784 | 14.5% |
| 2000 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 275,038 | 48.7% |
| Gordon Humphrey | Republican | 246,952 | 43.8% |
| Mary Brown | Independent | 35,904 | 6.4% |
| John Babiarz | Libertarian | 6,446 | 1.1% |
| 2000 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 45,249 | 61.4% |
| Mark Fernald | Democratic | 28,488 | 38.6% |
| 2000 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Gordon Humphrey | Republican | 54,134 | 52.8% |
| James Squires | Republican | 23,582 | 23.0% |
| Jeffrey Howard | Republican | 21,734 | 21.2% |
| Fred Bramante | Republican | 2,500 | 2.4% |
| Jim Marron | Republican | 584 | 0.6% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Craig Benson | Republican | 259,663 | 58.8% |
| Mark Fernald | Democratic | 169,277 | 38.3% |
| John Babiarz | Libertarian | 13,028 | 2.9% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Fernald | Democratic | 34,683 | 55.5% |
| Bev Hollingworth | Democratic | 27,777 | 44.5% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Craig Benson | Republican | 56,099 | 36.8% |
| Bruce Keough | Republican | 51,461 | 33.8% |
| Gordon Humphrey | Republican | 42,698 | 28.0% |
| Robert Kingsbury | Republican | 877 | 0.6% |
| Joseph Haas | Republican | 759 | 0.5% |
| Bob Kroepel | Republican | 578 | 0.4% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Sununu | Republican | 227,229 | 51.1% |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 207,478 | 46.7% |
| Ken Blevens | Libertarian | 9,835 | 2.2% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Sununu | Republican | 81,920 | 53.5% |
| Robert Smith | Republican | 68,608 | 44.8% |
| Kenneth Stremsky | Republican | 2,694 | 1.8% |
| 2004 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 340,299 | 51.1% |
| Craig Benson | Republican | 325,981 | 48.9% |
| 2004 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 43,798 | 74.6% |
| Paul McEachern | Democratic | 14,403 | 24.5% |
| Craig Benson | Republican | 499 | 0.8% |
| Charles Tarbell | Republican | 43 | 0.1% |
| 2004 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Craig Benson | Republican | 49,097 | 76.0% |
| Charles Tarbell | Republican | 13,621 | 21.1% |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 1,748 | 2.7% |
| Paul McEachern | Democratic | 121 | 0.2% |
| 2004 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Judd Gregg | Republican | 434,847 | 66.2% |
| Doris Haddock | Democratic | 221,549 | 33.8% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Doris Haddock | Democratic | 46,745 | 99.2% |
| Judd Gregg | Republican | 375 | 0.8% |
| Tom Alciere | Republican | 3 | 0.0% |
| Michael Tipa | Republican | 3 | 0.0% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Judd Gregg | Republican | 60,597 | 91.8% |
| Tom Alciere | Republican | 2,682 | 4.1% |
| Michael Tipa | Republican | 2,563 | 3.9% |
| Doris Haddock | Democratic | 143 | 0.2% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 298,760 | 74.1% |
| Jim Coburn | Republican | 104,288 | 25.9% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 43,442 | 99.9% |
| Jim Coburn | Republican | 40 | 0.1% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Coburn | Republican | 30,352 | 86.4% |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 4,794 | 13.6% |
| 2008 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 479,042 | 70.2% |
| Joe Kenney | Republican | 188,555 | 27.6% |
| Susan Newell | Libertarian | 14,987 | 2.2% |
| 2008 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 44,549 | 90.9% |
| Katy Forry | Democratic | 4,444 | 9.1% |
| 2008 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Joe Kenney | Republican | 49,235 | 100.0% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 358,438 | 51.6% |
| John Sununu | Republican | 314,403 | 45.3% |
| Ken Blevens | Libertarian | 21,516 | 3.1% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 42,968 | 89.1% |
| Raymond Stebbins | Democratic | 5,281 | 10.9% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Sununu | Republican | 60,852 | 89.6% |
| Tom Alciere | Republican | 7,084 | 10.4% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 240,346 | 52.7% |
| John Stephen | Republican | 205,616 | 45.1% |
| John Babiarz | Libertarian | 10,089 | 2.2% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Lynch | Democratic | 50,348 | 87.5% |
| Timothy Robertson | Democratic | 3,792 | 6.6% |
| Frank Sullivan | Democratic | 3,418 | 5.9% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Stephen | Republican | 78,783 | 61.5% |
| Jack Kimball | Republican | 32,121 | 25.1% |
| Karen Testerman | Republican | 12,787 | 10.0% |
| Frank Emiro | Republican | 4,400 | 3.4% |
| 2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 273,218 | 60.1% |
| Paul Hodes | Democratic | 167,545 | 36.8% |
| Chris Booth | Independent | 9,194 | 2.0% |
| Ken Blevens | Libertarian | 4,753 | 1.0% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Paul Hodes | Democratic | 49,845 | 100.0% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 53,056 | 38.2% |
| Ovide Lamontagne | Republican | 51,397 | 37.0% |
| Bill Binnie | Republican | 19,508 | 14.0% |
| Jim Bender | Republican | 12,611 | 9.1% |
| Dennis Lamare | Republican | 1,388 | 1.0% |
| Tom Alciere | Republican | 499 | 0.4% |
| Gerard Beloin | Republican | 402 | 0.3% |
State Demographics
| Population | 1,316,759 |
| Percentage White | 93.9% |
| Percentage Black | 1.1% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Percentage Asian | 2.2% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 1.6% |
| Percentage Other Race | 0.9% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 2.8% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 92.3% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 1.0% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 7.8% |
| Median Household Income | $61,042 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 48.5% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 8.3% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 40.8% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 8.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 19.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 48.9% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 13.6% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 52.0% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 33.1% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 38.9% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 25.1% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 11.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2012-12 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | 0.0% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 52.8% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 20.0% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.4% |
