NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 Electoral Votes 
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Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Hampshire Secretary of State)
Total Resident Population, July 1, 2016 est.                   1,334,795
Total Registration, Nov. 8, 2016                                         1,007,402  >
Rep. 308,808 (30.65%)    Dem. 288,808 (28.67%)    Undecl. 409,756 (40.67%)
New Hampshire has: 10 counties.
Largest counties: Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack, Strafford, Grafton. 
Largest cities: Manchester, Nashua, Concord.

Government
Governor: Maggie Hassan (D) re-elected 2010.  not seeking re-election    Exec. Council: >
State Legislature: New Hampshire General Court   House: 400 seats   Senate: 24 seats
Local: Cities and Towns   NACO
U.S. House: 1R, 1D - 1. F.Guinta (R) | 2. A.Kuster (D)
U.S. Senate: Jeanne Shaheen (D) re-elected in 2014, Kelly Ayotte (R) defeated in re-election bid.
2016
Governor: Republicans picked up a governorship.  Vying to succeed Gov. Maggie Hassan (D), Executive Councilor Chris Sununu (R) defeated Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern (D) by 354,040 votes (48.84%) to 337,589 (46.57%), and 31,243 (4.31%) for State Rep. Max Abramson (L) as well as 1,991 scatter.
U.S. Senate: Democrats picked up a Senate seat.  In a high-profile squeaker
Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) defeated Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) by just 1,017 votes, 354,649 votes (47.98%) to 353,632 votes (47.84%), and 12,597 (1.70%) for Brian Chabot (L), 17,742 (2.40%) for Aaron Day (I) and 520 scatter.
U.S. House: In NH-1,
Rep. Frank Guinta (R) and former Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D) met for a fourth time.  Shea-Porter won this round, defeating Guinta by 162,080 votes to 157,176 and 6,074 for B.Kelly (Ind.), 5,507 for R.Lombardi (L)  and 34,735 for S.O'Connor (Ind.) and 412 for scatter/others.  In NH-2, Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D) defeated former state Rep. Jim Lawrence (R) and John Babiarz (L) by 174,495 votes to 158,973 and 17,088, plus 233 scatter.
State Legislature:
All 400 House seats and 24 Senate seats were up.  Republicans kept control of both chambers.  The balance in the House went from 230R 157D, 1L and 12v to 227R, 173D, while the Senate went from 13R, 10D, 1v to 14R, 10D.

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The Granite State
General Election -- Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Voting Eligible Population*: 1,042,102.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 71.4%.








Official Results >

 
Trump/Pence (Rep.)
345,790
(46.46)
+Clinton/Kaine (Dem.)
348,526
(46.83)
Stein/Baraka (Grn.)
6,496
(0.87)
De la Fuente/Steinberg (AmD.)
678
(0.09)
Johnson/Weld (Lib.)
30,777
(4.14)
w/ins (15)
9,618

scatter
2,411
(1.62)
Total........744,296

w/ins includes Kasich 1,365   McMullin 1,064   Sanders 4,493
Overview: New Hampshire, a battleground state, produced the second closest result in the presidential election after Michigan; Clinton/Kaine prevailed with a plurality of 2,736 votes (x percentage points).  Trump carried six counties, including narrowly the largest, Hillsborough Co.,  to four counties for Clinton.  New Hampshire also saw the closest U.S. Senate race in the country and a competitive race for Governor.
   
Voters had already seen plenty of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the primary campaign through candidate visits, organizing and ads.   In addition Hillary Clinton was familiar from campaigns going back to her husband's 1992 primary run.  Perhaps for that reason, the Democratic principals made fewer visits to the Granite state than did Trump and Pence.
General Election Visits
Clinton  |  Trump
BALLOT [PDF]
[State Primary: September 13, 2016]
Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Registration (Names on Checklist): Rep. 304,654 (32.19%)   Dem. 281.208 (29.71%)   Undecl. 360,640(38.10%)   ...Total:  946,502 >
Main New Hampshire Primary Page

Democrats
32 Delegates: 16 District, 5 At-Large, 3 PLEO and 8 Unpledged.

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Republicans
23 Delegates (3 RNC, 14 At-Large, 6 by CD (3 x 2 CDs). 

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General Election Winners in New Hampshire, 1992-2012
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Clinton
38.86%
Clinton
49.32%
Bush
48.07%
Kerry
50.25%
Obama
54.13%
Obama
51.98%
  and the details...
 
General Election -- Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voting Eligible Population*: 1,013,741.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 70.9%.


718,700 total ballots were cast of which 88,014 (12.2%) were absentee.

Registration: Rep. 273,675 (30.21%)   Dem. 250,358 (27.63%)   Undecl. 381,924 (42.16%)   Total  905,957 (includes 99,299 Election Day registrations)




Official Results >

 
Romney/Ryan (Rep.)
329,918
(46.40)
+Obama/Biden (Dem.)
369,561
(51.98)
Johnson/Gray (Lib.)
8,212
(1.16)
Goode/Clymer (Const.)
708
(0.10)
Ron Paul (w/in)
1,374
(0.19)
Jill Stein (w/in)
324
(0.04)
scatter
875
(0.12)
Total........710,972


2012 Overview
Both candidates were well known to New Hampshire voters. 
In particular, former Gov. Mitt Romney could count the Granite State as one of his home states; he owns a home on Lake Winipesaukee, had waged two primary campaigns here, and served as governor of neighboring Massachusetts.  When the votes were counted Obama/Biden prevailed with a plurality of 39,643 votes (5.58 percentage points).  Obama carried seven counties to three for Romney (Rockingham, Belknap and Carroll).
General Election Details
Obama  |  Romney
BALLOT [PDF]

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.

Registration: Rep. 280,507 (29.27%)   Dem. 282,421 (29.46%)   Undecl. 395,600 (41.27%) ...Total 958,528 (includes 76,755 Election Day registrations) 


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

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

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. 
General Election Activities

1992 and 1996 General Elections
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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