NEW HAMPSHIRE

Your complete directory of New Hampshire candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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This page was last updated on January 29, 2012

GOVERNOR:

[ John Lynch (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Jackie Cilley (D) - Ex-State Sen. & Marketing Executive
Mark Connolly (D) - Ex-State Securities Regulation Director & Financial Advisor
Mark Fernald (D) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney & '00/'02 Nominee
Maggie Hassan (D) - Ex-State Senate Majority Leader & Attorney
John Kacavas (D) - US Attorney
Terry Shumaker (D) - Ex-US Ambassador to Trinidad & Attorney
Bill Binnie (R) - Venture Capitalist & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Ted Gatsas (R) - Manchester Mayor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Manchester Alderman & Businessman
Bruce Keough (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State University System Chancellor, Businessman & '02 Candidate
Ovide Lamontagne (R) - Ex-State Board of Education Chair, Attorney, '96 Nominee & '10 US Sen. Candidate
John Lyons (R) - State Board of Education Chair & Attorney
Kevin Smith (R) - Ex-State Rep., Conservative Political Organizer, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & Ex-Congressional Aide
John Stephen (R) - Ex-State HHS Commissioner, Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Ed "Hobo Ed" Furlong (Independent) - Businessman

U.S. SENATOR:

Jeanne Shaheen (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

Kelly Ayotte (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Frank Guinta (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Malzone (R) - Ex-Merrimack Town Selectman, Businessman & Tea Party Activist
Joanne Dowdell (D) - Ex-Democratic National Committeewoman & Businesswoman
Tom Ferrini (D) - Portsmouth Mayor & Attorney
Josef Hodgkins (D) - Nurse
Andrew Hosmer (D) - Businessman and State Democratic Finance Chair
Carol Shea-Porter (D) - Ex-Congresswoman & Ex-Rochester City Democratic Chair

District 2:
Charlie Bass (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ann McLane Kuster (D) - Attorney, Democratic Activist, Ex-Congressional Aide & '10 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

New Hampshire Constitution Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Green Party
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Blue Hampshire (Liberal)
Colebrook News and Sentinel
Concord Monitor - (Politics Section)
Conway Daily Sun
Dartmouth Free Press
Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover)
Enfield Country Chronicle
Franklin Telegram
Hollis - Brookline Journal
Keene Sentinel
Laconia Citizen
Lawrence (MA) Eagle-Tribune
Union-Leader & NH Sunday News (Manchester)
Merrimack Journal
Milford Cabinet / Wilton Journal
Nashua Telegraph
New Hampshire Business Review
New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth)
NHInsider.com
New Hampshire Institute of Politics / NH Political Library
New Hampshire Public Radio
Portsmouth Herald / SeacoastOnline.com
Sutton Inter Town Record
Granite State News (Wolfeboro)

New England Cable Network (NECN)
WENH TV-11 (PBS - Durham)
WMUR TV-9 (ABC - Manchester) - (Political Blog)
WNDS TV (Indep. - Derry)