New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers parts of Southern New Hampshire and the eastern portion of the state. The district contains parts of Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack, Grafton, and Belknap counties; and the entirety of Strafford and Carroll counties.
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Distribution |
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Population (2022 [1]) | 703,923 | ||
Median household income | $91,412[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | EVEN[2] |
The district contains Manchester, New Hampshire's most populous city, and its immediate suburbs. Most of the district's population resides in Rockingham County, which includes much of the Seacoast Region. The northern part of the district in Belknap, Carroll, and Grafton counties are far more rural.
The district is home to the University of New Hampshire, the state's largest university. Some of the largest employers in the district are Fidelity Investments, J. Jill, Elliot Health System, and The University System of New Hampshire.[3] It is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Chris Pappas.
This district is competitive, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN. As of 2022[update], the district has changed hands in six of the last eight elections, with an incumbent losing re-election in five instances. Incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas achieved a notable feat by winning his 2020 re-election bid in this district.
The district (2022–) includes:
Election results from presidential races:[4]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 49% – Al Gore 46% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 51% – John Kerry 48% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 52.8% – John McCain 46.4% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 50.8% – Mitt Romney 49.1% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 47.5% – Hillary Clinton 45.9% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 52.2% – Donald Trump 46.2% |
Election results from statewide races:[4]
Year | Office | Results |
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2012 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 53% – Ovide Lamontagne 44% |
2014 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 51% – Walt Havenstein 49% |
Senate | Scott Brown 51% – Jeanne Shaheen 49% | |
2016 | Governor | Chris Sununu 50% – Colin Van Ostern 45% |
Senate | Kelly Ayotte 49% – Maggie Hassan 47% | |
2018 | Governor | Chris Sununu 55% – Molly Kelly 44% |
2020 | Governor | Chris Sununu 67% – Dan Feltes 32% |
Senate | Jeanne Shaheen 56% – Corky Messner 42% | |
2022 | Senate | Maggie Hassan 53% – Don Bolduc 45% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carol Shea-Porter | 171,650 | 49.7 | |
Republican | Frank Guinta (incumbent) | 158,659 | 46.0 | |
Libertarian | Brendan Kelly | 14,521 | 4.2 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 192 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 345,022 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Guinta | 125,508 | 51.7 | |
Democratic | Carol Shea-Porter (incumbent) | 116,769 | 48.1 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 459 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 242,736 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carol Shea-Porter | 162,080 | 44.3 | |
Republican | Frank Guinta (incumbent) | 157,176 | 42.9 | |
Independent | Shawn O' Connor | 34,735 | 9.5 | |
Independent | Brendan Kelly | 6,074 | 1.7 | |
Libertarian | Robert Lombardo | 5,507 | 1.5 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 412 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 365,984 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Pappas (incumbent) | 205,606 | 51.32 | |
Republican | Matt Mowers | 185,159 | 46.21 | |
Libertarian | Zachary Dumont | 9,747 | 2.43 | |
N/A | Scatter | 149 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 400,661 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Pappas (incumbent) | 167,391 | 54.0 | |
Republican | Karoline Leavitt | 142,229 | 45.9 | |
Write-in | 342 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 309,962 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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