The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of

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, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including

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and

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. This election marked the first time since 1992 that New Hampshire elected members of two parties into the House of Representatives, and is to date the only time since 2010 that Republicans won any congressional election in New Hampshire.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire by district:

District 1

The 1st district covers the southeastern part of the state and consists of three general areas: Greater

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, the

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and the Lakes Region. The incumbent Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously from 2007 to 2011, ran for re-election. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent

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, and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, former U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Daniel Innis Daniel E. Innis (born April 7, 1963) is an American academic and politician. He currently serves as a Republican State Senator, representing District 7 in the New Hampshire Senate. He previously represented District 24 in the Senate from 2016 t ...

, Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the

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* Everett Jabour, trucking executive * Brendan Kelly, former Seabrook

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, former chairman of the

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, and Libertarian nominee for this seat in

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=Declined

= *

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, Majority Leader of the

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and former U.S. Representative * John Cebrowski, state representative *

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, Executive Councillor (running for re-election) * Pam Tucker, state representative

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

District 2

The 2nd district covers the western and northern parts of the state and includes the cities of Nashua and

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. The incumbent Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent

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, and the district has a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Marilinda Garcia, state representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Gary Lambert, former state senator * Jim Lawrence, former state representative * Mike Little, former Concord City Councilor

=Declined

= * Andrew Hemingway, businessman,

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activist and candidate for chairman of the

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in 2013 ( running for Governor) * William L. O'Brien, former

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of the

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, Executive Councillor (running for re-election)

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

References

External links

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Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in primary

=Declined

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in primary

=Declined

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

See also

References

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