New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Carol Shea-Porter (D–Rochester)
Distribution
  • 66.69% urban
  • 33.31% rural
Population (2016 ACS[1]) 671,625
Median income 71,277
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+2[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 Democrat Carol Shea-Porter.

Politically, the 1st district is one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+2. The district has changed hands in five of the last six elections.

Cities and towns in the district

The district includes:

List of representatives

District organized from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district in 1847

Representative Party Years Electoral history
Amos Tuck Independent March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 First elected late on March 9, 1847.
Re-elected late on March 13, 1849.
Re-elected late on March 11, 1851.
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		 Elected late on March 8, 1853.
Lost re-election.
James Pike Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 First elected late on March 13, 1855.
Re-elected late on March 10, 1857.
Retired.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
Gilman Marston Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863		 First elected late on March 8, 1859.
Re-elected late on March 12, 1861.
[Data unknown/missing.]
Daniel Marcy Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865		 Re-elected late on March 10, 1863.
Lost re-election.
Gilman Marston Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867		 Re-elected late on March 14, 1865.
Lost re-election.
Jacob Hart Ela Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871		 First elected late on March 12, 1867.
Re-elected late on March 9, 1869.
[Data unknown/missing.]
Ellery Albee Hibbard Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 Elected late on March 14, 1871.
Lost re-election.
William B. Small Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Elected late on March 11, 1873.
Retired.
Frank Jones Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 First elected late on March 9, 1875.
Re-elected late on March 13, 1877.
Retired.
Joshua G. Hall Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 First elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
[Data unknown/missing.]
Martin Alonzo Haynes Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 First elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
Luther F. McKinney Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
Alonzo Nute Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 Elected in 1888.
Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.
Luther F. McKinney Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 Elected in 1890.
[Data unknown/missing.]
Henry W. Blair Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 Elected in 1892.
Retired.
Cyrus A. Sulloway Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1913		 First elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
[Data unknown/missing.]
Eugene Elliott Reed Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
Cyrus A. Sulloway Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 11, 1917		 First elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Died.
Vacant March 11, 1917 –
May 29, 1917
Sherman Everett Burroughs Republican May 29, 1917 –
January 27, 1923		 First elected to finish Sulloway's term.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired and then died.
Vacant January 27, 1923 –
March 3, 1923
William Nathaniel Rogers Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925		 Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.
Fletcher Hale Republican March 4, 1925 –
October 22, 1931		 First elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Died.
Vacant October 22, 1931 –
January 5, 1932
William Nathaniel Rogers Democratic January 5, 1932 –
January 3, 1937		 First elected to finish Hale's term.
Re-elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Arthur B. Jenks Republican January 3, 1937 –
June 9, 1938		 Elected in 1936.
Lost election contest.
Alphonse Roy Democratic June 9, 1938 –
January 3, 1939		 Successfully contested Jenks's election.
Lost re-election.
Arthur B. Jenks Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943		 First elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-nomination.
Chester Earl Merrow Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1963		 Frist elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Louis C. Wyman Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965		 Elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
Joseph Oliva Huot Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967		 Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
Louis C. Wyman Republican January 3, 1967 –
December 31, 1974		 Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Resigned.
Vacant December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975
Norman D'Amours Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1985		 First 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.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Bob Smith Republican January 3, 1985 –
December 7, 1990		 First elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.
Vacant December 7, 1990 –
January 3, 1991
Bill Zeliff Republican January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1997		 First elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.
John E. Sununu Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003		 First elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Jeb Bradley Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007		 First elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.
Carol Shea-Porter Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011		 First elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
Frank Guinta Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013		 Elected in 2010.
Lost re-election.
Carol Shea-Porter Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015		 Elected again in 2012.
Lost re-election.
Frank Guinta Republican January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017		 Elected again in 2014.
Lost re-election.
Carol Shea-Porter Democratic January 3, 2017 –
Present		 Elected again in 2016.

Competitiveness

The first district is a swing district.

District election results from presidential races:

Year Office Results
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%
2016 President Donald Trump 48 – Hillary Clinton 47%

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

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
  1. ↑ "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP05)". U.S. Census Bureau American Factfinder. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

Coordinates: 43°27′28″N 71°11′57″W / 43.45778°N 71.19917°W / 43.45778; -71.19917

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