New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

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.

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Chris Pappas D–Manchester
Distribution	69.55% urban 30.45% rural
Population (2017 ACS[1])	673,194
Median income	$73,488[2]
Ethnicity	93.5% white 3.5% Hispanic 2.4% Asian 1.6% black 0.3% other 0.1% Native American
Cook PVI	R+2[3]

It is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Chris Pappas.

Politically, the 1st district is one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+2. As of 2019, the district has changed hands in six of the last seven elections, with an incumbent losing re-election in five instances.

Cities and towns in the district

The district includes:

• all of Belknap County except the town of Center Harbor
• all of Carroll County
• the town of Campton in Grafton County
• the communities of Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, and Merrimack in Hillsborough County
• the town of Hooksett in Merrimack County
• all of Rockingham County except the towns of Atkinson, Deerfield, Northwood, Salem, and Windham
• all of Strafford County

List of members representing the district

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

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Amos Tuck	Independent	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th 31st 32nd	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	33rd	Elected late on March 8, 1853. Lost re-election.
James Pike	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th	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	36th 37th	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	38th	Re-elected late on March 10, 1863. Lost re-election.
Gilman Marston	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	Re-elected late on March 14, 1865. Lost re-election.
Jacob Hart Ela	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	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	42nd	Elected late on March 14, 1871. Lost re-election.
William B. Small	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected late on March 11, 1873. Retired.
Frank Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	Elected late on March 9, 1875. Re-elected late on March 13, 1877. Retired.
Joshua G. Hall	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing]
Martin Alonzo Haynes	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost re-election.
Luther F. McKinney	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Alonzo Nute	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.
Luther F. McKinney	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. [data unknown/missing]
Henry W. Blair	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Retired.
Cyrus A. Sulloway	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	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. Lost re-election.
Eugene Elliott Reed	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Cyrus A. Sulloway	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 11, 1917	64th 65th	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	65th 66th 67th	Elected to finish Sulloway's term. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Died.
Vacant		January 27, 1923 – March 3, 1923
William Nathaniel Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	68th	Elected in 1922. Lost re-election.
Fletcher Hale	Republican	March 4, 1925 – October 22, 1931	69th 70th 71st 72nd	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	72nd 73rd 74th	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	75th	Elected in 1936. Lost election contest.
Alphonse Roy	Democratic	June 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939	75th	Successfully contested Jenks's election. Lost re-election.
Arthur B. Jenks	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	76th 77th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-nomination.
Chester Earl Merrow	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	First 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	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Joseph Oliva Huot	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Louis C. Wyman	Republican	January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1966. 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	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th	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	99th 100th 101st	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	102nd 103rd 104th	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	105th 106th 107th	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	108th 109th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.
Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	110th 111th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Frank Guinta	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected in 2010. Lost re-election.
Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	113th	Elected in 2012. Lost re-election.
Frank Guinta	Republican	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017	114th	Elected in 2014. Lost re-election.
Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019	115th	Elected in 2016. Retired.
Chris Pappas	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – Present	116th	Elected in 2018.

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

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

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. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=33&cd=01
3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.