New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
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New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district | ||
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New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013 | ||
Current Representative | Ann McLane Kuster (D–Hopkinton) | |
Distribution | 51.83% urban, 48.17% rural | |
Population (2013 ACS[1]) | 660,986 | |
Median income | $63,835 | |
Ethnicity | 93.3% White, 1.1% Black, 2.4% Asian, 3.1% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% other | |
Cook PVI | D+3 |
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.
Contents
Cities and towns currently in the district
The district includes:
- the town of Center Harbor in Belknap County
- all of Cheshire County
- all of Coos County
- all of Grafton County except the town of Campton
- all of Hillsborough County except the communities of Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, and Merrimack
- all of Merrimack County except the town of Hooksett
- the towns of Atkinson, Deerfield, Northwood, Salem, and Windham in Rockingham County
- all of Sullivan County
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | |
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District organized from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district in 1847 | ||||
Charles H. Peaslee | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
Retired | |
George W. Morrison | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Lost re-election | |
75px Mason Tappan | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
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Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
Retired | ||
Edward H. Rollins | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 |
Retired | |
Aaron Fletcher Stevens | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
Lost re-election | |
Samuel Newell Bell | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Lost re-election | |
Austin F. Pike | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Retired | |
Samuel Newell Bell | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Retired | |
James F. Briggs | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
Retired | |
Ossian Ray | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
Retired | |
Jacob H. Gallinger | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
Retired | |
Orren C. Moore | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
Lost re-election | |
Warren F. Daniell | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Retired | |
Henry Moore Baker | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
Retired | |
75px Frank Gay Clarke | Republican | March 4, 1897 – January 9, 1901 |
Died | |
Vacant | January 9, 1901 – March 3, 1901 |
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Frank Dunklee Currier | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913 |
Lost re-election | |
Raymond Bartlett Stevens | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate | |
75px Edward Hills Wason | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 |
Retired | |
Charles W. Tobey | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
Elected to the United States Senate. | |
75px Foster Waterman Stearns | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate | |
Sherman Adams | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire | |
Norris Cotton | Republican | January 3, 1947 – November 7, 1954 |
Resigned to assume seat in US Senate from New Hampshire | |
Vacant | November 7, 1954 – January 3, 1955 |
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75px Perkins Bass | Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate | |
75px James Colgate Cleveland | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 |
Retired | |
Judd Gregg | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989 |
Elected Governor of New Hampshire | |
75px Charles Douglas III | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 |
Lost re-election | |
Richard Swett | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
Lost re-election | |
75px Charles Bass | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 |
Lost re-election | |
Paul Hodes | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate | |
Charles Bass | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Lost re-election | |
Ann McLane Kuster | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Incumbent |
Note: Representatives elected from 1789-1847 were elected At-Large
Competitiveness
The second district leans Democratic.
Election results from presidential races:
Year | Office | Results |
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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% |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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Categories:
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- Congressional districts of New Hampshire
- Belknap County, New Hampshire
- Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Coos County, New Hampshire
- Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- Sullivan County, New Hampshire