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New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

Coordinates: 43°45′51″N 71°43′17″W / 43.76417°N 71.72139°W / 43.76417; -71.72139
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New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
Distribution
  • 51.05% urban
  • 48.95% rural
Population (2017)669,601
Median household
income		$73,249[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+2[2]

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western and northern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city, Nashua, as well as the state capital, Concord. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Ann McLane Kuster.

Cities and towns currently in the district

The district includes:

Until 1847, New Hampshire's representatives were elected at large from the entire state and not from districts. Districts began being used in the 1847 elections.

Until the 1878 elections, New Hampshire elected its members of the United States House of Representatives in March of the odd-numbered years. That would be too late for the beginning of the March 4 term, but the first session of the House typically didn't start until December so a March election wasn't a problem.

The district currently includes Dartmouth College and all of its representatives since 1995 (Bass, Hodes, and Kuster) have been Dartmouth alumni.

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District organized from New Hampshire's at-large congressional district in 1847

Charles H. Peaslee 		Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853 		30th
31st
32nd 		Elected late on March 9, 1847.
Re-elected late on March 13, 1849.
Re-elected late on March 11, 1851.
Retired.

George W. Morrison 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Elected late on March 8, 1853.
Lost re-election.

Mason Tappan 		Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 		34th Elected late on March 13, 1855.
Re-elected late on March 10, 1857.
Re-elected late on March 8, 1859.
Retired.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861 		35th
36th

Edward H. Rollins 		Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1867 		37th
38th
39th 		Elected late on March 12, 1861.
Re-elected late on March 10, 1863.
Re-elected late on March 14, 1865.
Retired.

Aaron Fletcher Stevens 		Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871 		40th
41st 		Elected late on March 12, 1867.
Re-elected late on March 9, 1869.
Lost re-election.

Samuel Newell Bell 		Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873 		42nd Elected late on March 14, 1871.
Lost re-election.

Austin F. Pike 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Elected late on March 11, 1873.
Retired.

Samuel Newell Bell 		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 		44th Elected late on March 9, 1875.
Retired.

James F. Briggs 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883 		45th
46th
47th 		Elected late on March 13, 1877.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.

Ossian Ray 		Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 		48th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1882.
Retired.

Jacob H. Gallinger 		Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889 		49th
50th 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.

Orren C. Moore 		Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891 		51st Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.

Warren F. Daniell 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893 		52nd Elected in 1890.
Retired.

Henry Moore Baker 		Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897 		53rd
54th 		Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.

Frank Gay Clarke 		Republican March 4, 1897 –
January 9, 1901 		55th
56th 		Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Died.
Vacant January 9, 1901 –
March 3, 1901.

Frank Dunklee Currier 		Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1913 		57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd 		Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.

Raymond Bartlett Stevens 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915 		63rd Elected in 1912.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Edward Hills Wason 		Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1933 		64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.

Charles W. Tobey 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939 		73rd
74th
75th 		Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Foster Waterman Stearns 		Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1945 		76th
77th
78th 		Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Sherman Adams 		Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		79th Elected in 1944.
Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.

Norris Cotton 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
November 7, 1954 		80th
81st
82nd
83rd 		Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant November 7, 1954 –
January 3, 1955.

Perkins Bass 		Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963 		84th
85th
86th
87th 		Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

James Colgate Cleveland 		Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1981 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th 		Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.

Judd Gregg 		Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1989 		97th
98th
99th
100th 		Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.

Charles Douglas III 		Republican January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991 		101st Elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.

Dick Swett 		Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1995 		102nd
103rd 		Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.

Charles Bass 		Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2007 		104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th 		Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.

Paul Hodes 		Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011 		110th
111th 		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Charles Bass 		Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		112th Elected in 2010.
Lost re-election.

Ann McLane Kuster 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
Present 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.

Competitiveness

Historically the second district has had strong Republican leanings having voted Republican 71 times and Democrat only 15. The district has leaned Democratic in congressional races since 2006 and in presidential races since 2000.

Election results from presidential races:

Year Office Results
2000 President Al Gore 48 – George W. Bush 47%
2004 President John Kerry 52 – George W. Bush 47%
2008 President Barack Obama 56 – John McCain 43%
2012 President Barack Obama 54 – Mitt Romney 45%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 49 – Donald Trump 46%

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=33&cd=02
  2. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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