New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

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New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District
General Election Date
November 4, 2014
Primary Date
September 9, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Ann McLane Kuster Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Ann McLane Kuster Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean D[1]

FairVote's Monopoly Politics: Lean D[2]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean D[3]

New Hampshire U.S. House Elections
District 1 • District 2
2014 U.S. Senate Elections
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The 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Annie Kuster (D) defeated Marilinda Garcia (R) in the general election.

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
June 13, 2014
September 9, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Hampshire uses a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in the primary, but in order to do so, they have to choose a party before voting. This changes their status from unaffiliated to affiliated with that party unless they fill out a card to return to undeclared status.[4][5][6]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters could register by either August 30, 2014, if registering with a town clerk, or on election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 25, 2014 (10 days before election).[7]

See also: New Hampshire elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Ann McLane Kuster (D), who was first elected in 2012.

New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District encompasses most of the state, including the northern, southern and western reaches of the state.It includes all of Chesire, Coos, and Sullivan counties along with areas of Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack and Rockingham counties.[8]

Candidates

General election candidates


September 9, 2014, primary results

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Republican Party Republican Primary


Election results

General election

U.S. House, New Hampshire District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnnie Kuster Incumbent 54.9% 130,700
     Republican Marilinda Garcia 44.9% 106,871
     K.A. Scatter 0.3% 613
Total Votes 238,184
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, New Hampshire District 2 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarilinda Garcia 49.3% 27,285
Gary Lambert 27.5% 15,196
Jim Lawrence 18.7% 10,327
Mike Little 4.5% 2,489
Total Votes 55,297
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State - Official Election Results'

Polls

General election polls

Marilinda Garcia vs. Annie Kuster
Poll Marilinda Garcia Annie KusterOtherDon’t know/undecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
University of New Hampshire Survey Center (October 22-26, 2014)
 30%53%1%16%+/-5.7294
New England College (October 24, 2014)
 42%49.2%3.6%5.2%+/-4.08576
New England College (October 16, 2014)
 43%49%0%0%+/-4.6460
New England College (October 9, 2014)
 42.5%46.1%6.6%4.9%+/-4.20545
New England College (October 3, 2014)
 38.1%50.1%6.3%5.5%+/-3.81660
New England College (September 19-20, 2014)
 38.1%48.9%6.7%6.3%+/-3.51779
New England College (September 10-11, 2014)
 36.7%49.6%6.1%7.6%+/-3.98630
Normington, Petts and Associates (September 3-7, 2014)
 38%44%0%0%+/-3.5800
University of New Hampshire Survey Center (June 19-July 1, 2014)
 35%49%1%15%+/-6.2246
University of New Hampshire Survey Center (April 1-9, 2014)
 33%34%1%32%+/-6.2184
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

Note: A response of "0%" may indicate that a given answer choice did not appear as an option for that poll.

Gary Lambert vs. Annie Kuster
Poll Gary Lambert Annie KusterOtherDon’t know/undecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
University of New Hampshire Survey Center (June 19-July 1, 2014)
 36%45%1%18%+/-6.2246
University of New Hampshire Survey Center (April 1-9, 2014)
 31%38%1%30%+/-6.2184
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

Republican primary polls

Republican primary candidates
Poll Marilinda Garcia Gary LambertMike LittleJim LawrenceUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
Magellan Strategies (July 29-30, 2014)
 36%13%4%2%45%+/-3.44800
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

Race background

Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents during the 2014 election cycle.[15]

The National Republican Congressional Committee added Gary Lambert (R) to their "On the Radar" list in November 2013. According to the NRCC, candidates that made this list were set to receive "...the tools they need to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic opponents."[16][17] In September 2014, Marilinda Garcia, who defeated Lambert in the Republican primary, was added to the NRCC's "Young Guns" list of candidates who "met a series of rigorous goals and surpassed program benchmarks to establish a clear path to victory."[17][18]

Plagiarism accusations

On October 23, 2014, Garcia apologized for quoting an article without attribution in a 2012 speech on the marriage equality law. Five paragraphs from her speech were taken almost verbatim from a 2010 National Review article. In her apology, Garcia stated, "It appears I did not verbally attribute select excerpts of a speech I delivered on the house floor in 2012 to the article from which they came. I acknowledge that I should have verbally cited the author of the article, and apologize for the oversight."[19] She was later accused of a second instance of plagiarism from a debate held in February 2014. Both allegations were put forth by an advocacy group called Granite State Progress. The second instance was said to be taken from the book, Virginia: The Old Dominion, by Matthew Page Andrews. A spokesman for Garcia's campaign responded by accusing Kuster of three instances of plagiarism. For example, the spokesman pointed out that one section of Kuster's campaign website used the same wording as the campaign website of Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA).[19]

Garcia's healthcare coverage

Garcia (R) was a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare." In an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), Garcia argued that Democratic incumbent Annie Kuster would be defeated because she continued to vote with President Barack Obama on issues like Obamacare. Garcia added, "It’s Obamacare and the effects it’s having in all aspects of our economy and access to care, and the way it was sold on false premises." Despite her critique, Garcia refused to reveal how she received her own healthcare or whether she was covered by Obamacare, stating, "I don’t need to talk about that. Thank you."[20]

On September 12, 2014, Garcia revealed that she was not covered by Obamacare, but instead purchased a short-term, month-by-month insurance plan, covering only catastrophic health issues.[21]

Endorsements

Marilinda Garcia

Garcia received the following endorsements:

Media

Annie Kuster

Americans for Prosperity ad attacking Annie Kuster

Campaign contributions

Annie Kuster

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Kuster's reports.[25]

Marilinda Garcia

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Garcia's reports.[34]

Marilinda Garcia (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
BerichtDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
Year-End[35]January 31, 2014$0.00$42,029.99$(7,810.69)$34,219.30
April Quarterly[36]April 15, 2014$34,219.30$69,050.00$(44,622.82)$58,646.48
July Quarterly[37]September 17, 2014$58,646.48$135,500.12$(69,541.38)$124,605.22
Pre-Primary[38]September 17, 2014$124,605.22$111,255.90$(117,887.08)$117,974.04
October Quarterly[39]October 16, 2014$117,974.04$391,528.08$(198,459.91)$311,042.21
Pre-General[40]October 23, 2014$311,042.21$205,355.47$(316,396.25)$200,001.43
Running totals
$954,719.56$(754,718.13)

Gary Lambert

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Lambert's reports.[41]

Gary Lambert (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
BerichtDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
October Quarterly[42]February 28, 2014$0.00$173,571.00$(889.89)$172,681.11
Year-End[43]January 31, 2014$172,681.11$71,838.37$(25,977.87)$218,541.61
April Quarterly[44]April 15, 2014$218,541.61$75,767.00$(34,494.27)$259,814.34
Running totals
$321,176.37$(61,362.03)

District history

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2012

The 2nd Congressional District of New Hampshire held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Ann McLane Kuster defeated incumbent Charlie Bass to win the election in the district.[45]

U.S. House, New Hampshire District 2 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Charles Bass Incumbent 45.4% 152,977
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnn McLane Kuster 50.2% 169,275
     Libertarian Hardy Macia 4.4% 14,936
Total Votes 337,188
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Charles Bass won election to the United States House. He defeated Ann McLane Kuster (D), Tim vanBlommesteyn (Independent) and Howard L. Wilson (Libertarian) in the general election.[46]

U.S. House, New Hampshire District 2 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Bass 48.3% 108,610
     Democratic Ann McLane Kuster 46.8% 105,060
     Independent Tim vanBlommesteyn 2.8% 6,197
     Libertarian Howard L. Wilson 2.1% 4,796
Total Votes 224,663

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
  2. ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
  3. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
  4. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
  5. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  6. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State,"Voting in Party Primaries," accessed April 25, 2023
  7. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State Website, "How to Register to Vote in New Hampshire," accessed January 3, 2014
  8. ↑ New Hampshire Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
  9. ↑ Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, "Libertarian Candidates for 2014," accessed May 23, 2014
  10. ↑ Campaign Website, "Intro," accessed January 30, 2014
  11. ↑ Concord Monitor, "Salem’s Marilinda Garcia announces congressional campaign in 2nd District," accessed November 25, 2013
  12. ↑ NECN, "Former NH state Sen. Lambert to announce House bid," accessed September 4, 2013 (dead link)
  13. ↑ WMUR New Hampshire, "First-ever NH African-American to run for Congress emerges," accessed June 10, 2014
  14. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed June 23, 2014
  15. ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Announces 2013-2014 Frontline Members," accessed March 5, 2013
  16. ↑ Roll Call, "House Republicans Put 36 Recruits ‘On the Radar’," accessed November 21, 2013
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 NRCC Young Guns, "List," accessed March 20, 2014
  18. ↑ National Republican Congressional Committee, "NRCC Announces Young Gun Candidates," accessed October 9, 2014
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Concord Monitor, "Republican congressional candidate Marilinda Garcia accused of plagiarizing parts of two speeches," accessed October 27, 2014
  20. ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "Garcia Slams Obamacare But Won't Say How She Is Covered," accessed September 15, 2014
  21. ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Garcia campaign: Congressional candidate, an ACA opponent, not participating in health insurance exchange," accessed September 16, 2014
  22. ↑ Roll Call, "Club for Growth Backs New Hampshire House Candidate," accessed June 30, 2014
  23. ↑ Fox News Latino, "Sen. Ted Cruz Confident About Chances Of New Hampshire Congressional Hopeful, Marilinda Garcia," accessed September 9, 2014
  24. ↑ YouTube, "Tell Ann Kuster: Our Patience for ObamaCare Is Gone," accessed May 16 2014
  25. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kuster 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 22, 2013
  26. ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
  27. ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
  28. ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
  29. ↑ FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 12, 2014
  30. ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
  31. ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
  32. ↑ FEC, "Pre-Primary," accessed October 23, 2014
  33. ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
  34. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marilinda Garcia Summary Report," accessed April 30, 2014
  35. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marilinda Garcia Year-End," accessed April 30, 2014
  36. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marilinda Garcia April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  37. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marilinda Garcia July Quarterly," accessed November 4, 2014
  38. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marilinda Garcia Pre-Primary," accessed November 4, 2014
  39. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marilinda Garcia October Quarterly," accessed November 4, 2014
  40. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marilinda Garcia Pre-General," accessed November 4, 2014
  41. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gary Lambert Summary Report," accessed April 30, 2014
  42. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gary Lambert October Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  43. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gary Lambert Year-End," accessed April 30, 2014
  44. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gary Lambert April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  45. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, New Hampshire," accessed November 7, 2012
  46. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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