New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE

4 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Hampshire Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 1, 2008 est.             1,315,809
Total Registration, Nov. 4, 2008                     958,528 (includes 76,755 Election Day registrations)
Rep. 280,507 (29.27%)   Dem. 282,421 (29.46%)   Undecl. 395,600 (41.27%)
New Hampshire has: 10 counties.
Largest counties: Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack, Strafford, Grafton. >
Largest cities: Manchester, Nashua, Concord.

Government
Governor: John Lynch (D) elected Nov. 2004, re-elected in 2006.
State Legislature: New Hampshire General Court   House: 400 seats   Senate: 24 seats
Local: Cities and Towns   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 2D - 1. C.Shea-Porter (D) | 2. P.Hodes (D).
U.S. Senate: John Sununu (R) up for re-election in 2008, Judd Gregg (R) re-elected in 2004.

2008 update
Governor: Gov. John Lynch (D) won a third term with more than 70 percent of the vote, defeating state Sen. Joe Kenney (R) and Susan M. Newell (L).
U.S. Senate: In the closely contested re-match between Sen. John Sununu (R) and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D), Shaheen prevailed by 358,438 (51.59%) to 314,403 (45.25%) with 21,516 (3.10%) going to Ken Blevens (L).
U.S. House: In the 1st CD (about 1/3 of the state in the Southeast) Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D) won a re-match against former Rep. Jeb Bradley (R) by 51.73% to 45.84% and 2.37% for the Libertarian. In the 2nd CD (the rest of the state including Nashua and Concord) Rep. Paul Hodes (D) defeated radio talk show host Jennifer Horn (R) by 56.40% to 41.40% and 2.13% for the Libertarian.  The U.S. House delegation remains at 2D, 0R.
Post-Election: On Feb. 3, 2009 President Obama announced Sen. Judd Gregg (R) as his (second) choice for Secretary of Commerce; Gregg withdrew from consideration on Feb. 12, 2009.
    > Democrats pick up U.S. Senate seat. MORE

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The Granite State

General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Voting Eligible Population*: 997,247.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 71.3%.

719,403 total ballots cast of which 72,264 (10.0%) were absentee.

Total Registration: 958,528.

Official Results >
McCain/Palin (Rep.)	316,534	(44.52)
+Obama/Biden (Dem.)	384,826	(54.13)
Nader/Gonzalez (Ind.)	3,503	(0.49)
Phillies/Bennett (Lib.)	531	(0.07)
Barr/Root (Lib.)	2,217	(0.31)
Write Ins	3,359	(0.47)
Total........710,970

Write Ins: Baldwin 226, BClinton 13, HClinton 1,124, Huckabee 61, McKinney 40, Palin 18, Paul 1,092, Romney 112, Others 673.

2008 Overview
By Nov. 2008 Democrats had obtained a slight voter registration edge over Republicans. Both the major candidates were certainly well known to New Hampshire voters. Noteworthy among the visits were Obama's June 27 unity rally with Hillary Clinton in Unity and McCain's sentimental town hall meeting in Peterborough on Nov. 2. Obama/Biden prevailed with a plurality of 68,292 votes (9.61 percentage points), carrying all 10 counties.
Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader

[State Primary Election: Sept. 9, 2008]

Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Registration (Jan. 8, 2008): Rep. 271,220 (30.63%) Dem. 258,776 (29.22%) Undecl. 355,498 (40.15%) ...Total: 885,494 (includes 61,712 Election Day registrations)

Main NH Primary Page

Democrats
30 Delegates (22 Pledged, 8 Unpledged) and 4 Alternates. >>
0.74% of the 4,047 Delegate Votes.

Official Results as corrected March 6, 2008

Joe Biden
638

0.22%

+Hillary Clinton
112,404

39.09%

Chris Dodd
205

0.07%

John Edwards
48,699

16.94%

Mike Gravel
404

0.14%

Dennis Kucinich
3,891

1.35%

Barack Obama
104,815

36.45%

Bill Richardson
13,269

4.61%

More Democrats (12)
715

0.25%

Republican candidates (21)
2,247

0.78%

Other
270

0.09%

Total
287,557

285,040 votes for 20 Democratic candidates.
McCain obtained 932 votes in the Democratic primary.

121,515 undeclared voters declared Democratic and voted on Primary Day.

Reactions: Clinton, Obama

Republicans
12 delegates (penalized 12 delegates because process violates RNC rules). >>
0.50% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Delegate allocation: Proportional with 10% threshold.

Official Results

Rudy Giuliani
20,439

8.54%

Mike Huckabee
26,859

11.22%

Duncan Hunter
1,225

0.51%

+John McCain
88,571

37.01%

Ron Paul
18,308

7.65%

Mitt Romney
75,546

31.57%

Fred Thompson
2,894

1.21%

More Republicans (14)
715

0.30%

Democratic candidates (20)
4,464

1.87%

Scatter
227

0.09%

Total
239,328

234,637 votes for 21 Republican candidates.
Obama obtained 1,800 votes in the Republican primary.

75,522 undeclared voters declared Republican and voted on Primary Day.

Reactions: McCain, Romney

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Voting Eligible Population*: 956,422.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 70.9%.

686,089 total ballots cast of which 62,059 (9.0%) were absentee.

Registration: Rep. 266,770 (31.17%) Dem. 228,766 (26.73%) Undecl. 360,325 (42.10%) ...Total 855,861 (includes 94,431 Election Day registrations).

Official Results
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	331,237	(48.88)
+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	340,511	(50.25)
Nader/Camejo (Ind.)	4,479	(0.66)
Write Ins	1,435	(0.21)
Total........677,662

Write Ins: McCain 357, Badnarik 372, Peroutka 161, Dean 42, WPowell 14, WClark 14, Kucinich 8, Edwards 5, Scatter 538.

2004 Overview
New Hampshire was one of the much-watched battleground states. It was the only state to flip from red to blue, as Kerry gained a plurality of 9,274 votes (1.37 percentage points) over Bush. Kerry finished ahead in six counties (Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, Strafford, and Sullivan) to Bush's four (Belknap, Carroll, Hillsborough, and Rockingham). (detailed results)
Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04
General Election Details

[State Primary: September 14, 2004]

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000

Voting Eligible Population*: 890,622.

VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 63.9%.

578,656 total ballots cast of which 45,225 (7.8%) were absentee.

Registration: Rep. 301,844 (35.2%) Dem. 224,295 (26.2%) Undecl. 328,556 (38.4%) ...Total 854,695 (includes 65,428 Election Day registrations).

Official Results
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	273,559	(48.07)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	266,348	(46.80)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	2,757	(0.48)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)	22,198	(3.90)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)	328	(0.05)
Buchanan/Foster (Ind.)	2,615	(0.46)
Misc. Write Ins	1,276	(0.22)
Total........569,081

2000 Overview
Gov. Bush was thumped by Sen. McCain in the Feb. 1 New Hampshire Republican primary, but he rebounded in the Nov. general election, carrying this battleground state with a plurality of 7,211 votes (1.27 percentage points). Bush won 6 of the state's 10 counties. In the most populous county, Hillsborough (includes Manchester), Bush finished 3,024 votes ahead of Gore. Gore fared best in Cheshire county (Keene) and Strafford county (Rochester and Dover) and narrowly won Merrimack and Grafton counties. Nader's 22,198 vote showing may have tipped the balance to Bush.
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1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992

Clinton (Dem.)...........209,040	(38.86)
Bush (Rep.)...............202,484	(37.64)
Perot (Ind.)................121,337	(22.56)
Others (3+w/ins)...........5,084	(0.95)
Total........537,945

1996

Clinton (Dem.)...........246,214	(49.32)
Dole (Rep.)................196,532	(39.37)
Perot (Ref.).................48,390	(9.69)
Others (2+w/ins)............8,039	(1.61)
Total........499,175

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