New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district | |
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New Hampshire's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Frank Guinta (R) |
Distribution |
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Population (2013 ACS[1]) | 662,473 |
Median income | 64,681 |
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Occupation | |
Cook PVI | R+1[2] |
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers the southeastern part of New Hampshire. The district consists of three general areas: Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region.
It is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican Frank Guinta.
Politically, the 1st district is one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+1. The district has ousted three incumbents in the past ten years and has given no candidate more than 54% of the vote since 2004.
Cities and towns in the district
The district includes:
- all of Belknap County except the town of Center Harbor
- all of Carroll County
- the town of Campton in Grafton County
- the communities of Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, and Merrimack in Hillsborough County
- the town of Hooksett in Merrimack County
- all of Rockingham County except the towns of Atkinson, Deerfield, Northwood, Salem, and Windham
- all of Strafford County
List of Representatives
District organized from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district in 1847
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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Amos Tuck | Independent | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
Lost re-election |
Free Soil | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | ||
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | ||
George W. Kittredge | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Lost re-election |
James Pike | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Retired |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||
Gilman Marston | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Daniel Marcy | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Lost re-election |
Gilman Marston | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Jacob Hart Ela | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Ellery Albee Hibbard | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Lost re-election |
William B. Small | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Frank Jones | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Joshua G. Hall | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Martin Alonzo Haynes | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
Lost re-election |
Luther F. McKinney | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
Lost re-election |
Alonzo Nute | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Luther F. McKinney | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Henry William Blair | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Cyrus A. Sulloway | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Eugene Elliott Reed | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Lost re-election |
Cyrus A. Sulloway | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 11, 1917 |
Died |
Vacant | March 11, 1917 – May 29, 1917 | ||
Sherman Everett Burroughs | Republican | May 29, 1917 – January 27, 1923 |
Died |
Vacant | January 27, 1923 – March 3, 1923 | ||
William Nathaniel Rogers | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
Lost re-election |
Fletcher Hale | Republican | March 4, 1925 – October 22, 1931 |
Died |
Vacant | October 22, 1931 – January 5, 1932 | ||
William Nathaniel Rogers | Democratic | January 5, 1932 – January 3, 1937 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
Arthur B. Jenks | Republican | January 3, 1937 – June 9, 1938 |
Lost seat due to contested election |
Alphonse Roy | Democratic | June 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939 |
Lost re-election |
Arthur B. Jenks | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 |
Lost re-nomination |
Chester Earl Merrow | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
Louis C. Wyman | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
Lost re-election |
Joseph Oliva Huot | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
Lost re-election |
Louis C. Wyman | Republican | January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate Resigned early |
Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | ||
Norman D'Amours | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
Bob Smith | Republican | January 3, 1985 – December 7, 1990 |
Resigned on appointment to U.S. Senate |
Vacant | December 7, 1990 – January 3, 1991 | ||
Bill Zeliff | Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
Retired to run for N.H. Governor |
John E. Sununu | Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
Jeb Bradley | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
Lost re-election |
Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
Lost re-election |
Frank Guinta | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Lost re-election |
Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Lost re-election |
Frank Guinta | Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
Incumbent, Lost re-election |
Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – |
Competitiveness
The first district is a swing district.
Election results from presidential races:
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 53 - John McCain 47% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 50 - Mitt Romney 49% |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- ↑ "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP05)". U.S. Census Bureau American Factfinder. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress, Arranged by State/District" (PDF). The Cook Political Report.
Coordinates: 43°27′28″N 71°11′57″W / 43.45778°N 71.19917°W