New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

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New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
Representative	Carol Shea-Porter D
Population (2000)	617,575
Median household income	50,135
Ethnicity	96.1% White 1.6% Hispanic 1.2% Asian 0.8% Black 0.2% Native American 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+0

New Hampshire's first 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 currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Carol Shea-Porter.

Cities and towns currently in the district

The district includes:

• all of Belknap County except the communities of Sanbornton, and Tilton

• all of Carroll County

• the communities of Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, and Merrimack in Hillsborough County

• the community of Hooksett in Merrimack County

• all of Rockingham County except the communities of Atkinson, Salem, and Windham

• all of Strafford County

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District organized from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district in 1847
Amos Tuck	(Independent)	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
	Free Soil	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Lost Re-election
George W. Kittredge	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Newmarket	Lost Re-election
James Pike	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Gilman Marston	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Exeter
Daniel Marcy	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865		Lost Re-election
Gilman Marston	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Exeter
Jacob Hart Ela	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871
Ellery Albee Hibbard	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Laconia	Lost Re-election
William B. Small	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Frank Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Joshua G. Hall	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
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
Luther F. McKinney	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Henry William Blair	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Cyrus A. Sulloway	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913
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
William Nathaniel Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1923– March 3, 1925		Lost Re-election
Fletcher Hale	Republican	March 4, 1925 – October 22, 1931	Laconia	Died
Vacant		October 22, 1931 – January 5, 1932
William Nathaniel Rogers	Democratic	January 5, 1932– January 3, 1937		Retired to run for the US 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-election
Charles Earl Merrow	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963		Retired to run for US Senate
Louis C. Wyman	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965		Lost Re-election
Joseph Oliva Huot	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	Laconia	Lost Re-election
Louis C. Wyman	Republican	January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974		Resigned to run for US Senate
Vacant		1975-01-01 - 1975-01-02
Norman D'Amours	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985		Retired to run for the US Senate
Robert C. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1985 – December 7, 1990	Tuftonboro	Resigned on appointment to US Senate
Vacant		December 7, 1990 – January 3, 1991
Bill Zeliff	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	Jackson	Retired to run for Governor
John E. Sununu	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Bedford	Retired to run for US Senate
Jeb Bradley	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	Wolfeboro	Lost Re-election
Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – Present	Rochester	Incumbent

Note: Representatives elected from 1789-1847 were elected At-Large

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present