New Hampshire 1st District

Candidates

Carol Shea-Porter*

Carol Shea-Porter* (D)

Bio | Campaign Site

Jeb Bradley

Jeb Bradley (R)

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New Hampshire Snapshot

RCP House Ranking: Toss Up

Senate Race:
Shaheen (D) vs. Sununu (R)*
Presidential Race: Obama (D) vs. McCain (R)
Competitive House Races: NH-1

Key 2006 State Races: Governor | NH-2

2004 President: Kerry (D) vs. Bush (R)
2004 Senate:
Haddock (D) vs. Gregg (R)

Polling Data

PollDateSampleShea-Porter (D)Bradley (R)Spread
WMUR/UNH10/28 - 10/30313 LV4641Shea-Porter +5
Boston Globe/UNH10/18 - 10/22358 LV4439Shea-Porter +5
Concord Monitor10/17 - 10/19300 LV4843Shea-Porter +5
SurveyUSA10/04 - 10/05628 LV5041Shea-Porter +9
Concord Monitor09/22 - 09/24300 LV4443Shea-Porter +1
University of New Hampshire09/14 - 10/21252 LV4245Bradley +3
University of New Hampshire07/11 - 07/20235 LV4046Bradley +6
University of New Hampshire04/25 - 04/30249 LV3945Bradley +6

Race Summary

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has refused national Democratic money and is trying to run the same kind of race she did in 2006, when she upset Rep. Jeb Bradley (R). No state lurched as heavily left as New Hampshire, and if Shea-Porter is banking her re-election hopes on the same atmosphere she may be disappointed. Her big hope: That Bradley and former state cabinet secretary John Stephen (R) bloodied each other enough during the September 9 primary, which Bradley won 51%-46%.

Previous Election Results

House
2006: Shea-Porter (D) 51, Bradley (R) 49
2004: Bradley (R) 63, Nadeau (D) 37
2002: Bradley (R) 58, Clark (D) 39

President
2004: Bush (R) 51, Kerry (D) 48
2000: Bush (R) 49, Gore (D) 46

All Commentary & News Stories

- This Time, Bradley is Chasing Shea-Porter - Nashua Telegraph

- Shea-Porter Gains Momentum - PolitickerNH

- Shea-Porter Struggling to Hold NH Seat - CQ Politics