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New Hampshire's 1st congressional district Current Representative Frank Guinta (R–Manchester) Distribution 66.69% urban, 33.31% rural Population (2010) 657,984 Median income $50,135 Ethnicity 96.1% White, 0.8% Black, 1.2% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other Cook PVI EVEN[1] New Hampshire's first congressional district covers the southeastern part of New Hampshire. The district consists of three general areas: Greater Manchester, the Seacoast and the Lakes Region.
It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican Frank Guinta.
Cities and towns currently in the district
The district includes:
- all of Belknap County except the towns of Sanbornton, and Tilton
- all of Carroll 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, Salem, and Windham
- all of Strafford County
List of Representatives
District organized from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district in 1847
Representative Party Years Electoral history Amos Tuck Independent March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1849Lost re-election Free Soil March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853George W. Kittredge Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855Lost re-election James Pike American March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857Retired Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859Gilman Marston Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1863[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Daniel Marcy Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865Lost re-election Gilman Marston Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Jacob Hart Ela Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1871[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Ellery Albee Hibbard Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873Lost re-election William B. Small Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Frank Jones Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1879[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Joshua G. Hall Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1883[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Martin Alonzo Haynes Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1887Lost re-election Luther F. McKinney Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889Lost re-election Alonzo Nute Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Luther F. McKinney Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Henry William Blair Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Cyrus A. Sulloway Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1913[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Eugene Elliott Reed Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915Lost re-election Cyrus A. Sulloway Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 11, 1917Died Vacant March 11, 1917 –
May 29, 1917Sherman Everett Burroughs Republican May 29, 1917 –
January 27, 1923Died Vacant January 27, 1923 –
March 4, 1923William Nathaniel Rogers Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925Lost re-election Fletcher Hale Republican March 4, 1925 –
October 22, 1931Died Vacant October 22, 1931 –
January 5, 1932William Nathaniel Rogers Democratic January 5, 1932 –
January 3, 1937Retired to run for U.S. Senate Arthur B. Jenks Republican January 3, 1937 –
June 9, 1938Lost seat due to contested election Alphonse Roy Democratic June 9, 1938 –
January 3, 1939Lost re-election Arthur B. Jenks Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943Lost re-election Charles Earl Merrow Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1963Retired to run for U.S. Senate Louis C. Wyman Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965Lost re-election Joseph Oliva Huot Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967Lost re-election Louis C. Wyman Republican January 3, 1967 –
December 31, 1974Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Resigned earlyVacant December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975Norman D'Amours Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1985Retired to run for U.S. Senate Robert C. Smith Republican January 3, 1985 –
December 7, 1990Resigned on appointment to U.S. Senate Vacant December 7, 1990 –
January 3, 1991Bill Zeliff Republican January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1997Retired to run for N.H. Governor John E. Sununu Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003Retired to run for U.S. Senate Jeb Bradley Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007Lost re-election Carol Shea-Porter Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011Lost re-election Frank Guinta Republican January 3, 2011 –
presentIncumbent 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
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress, Arranged by State/District". The Cook Political Report. 2009-04-10. http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvistate.pdf.
New Hampshire's congressional districts All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4
The third and fourth districts have been obsolete since 1883
See also: New Hampshire's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- United States Congress stubs
- Congressional districts of New Hampshire
- Belknap County, New Hampshire
- Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- Strafford County, New Hampshire
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