New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
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.

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
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
Mason Tappan	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	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
Frank Gay Clarke	Republican	March 4, 1897 – January 9, 1901	Died
Vacant		January 9, 1901 – March 3, 1901
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
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.
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
Perkins Bass	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
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
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
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
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

2003 - 2013

See also

• New Hampshire's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP05)". U.S. Census Bureau American Factfinder. Retrieved January 14, 2015.

• 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

Coordinates: 43°45′51″N 71°43′17″W / 43.76417°N 71.72139°W