1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
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November 5, 1998
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The 1998 congressional elections in New Hampshire were held on November 5, 1998, to determine who will represent the state of New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives. It coincided with the state's gubernatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 106th Congress from January 1999 until January 2001. New Hampshire has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.
Overview
[edit]| United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2000[1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 190,170 | 59.89% | 2 | - | |
| Democratic | 124,000 | 39.05% | 0 | - | |
| Libertarian | 3,338 | 1.06% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 317,508 | 100.00% | 2 | - | |
District 1
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John E. Sununu (incumbent) | 104,430 | 66.8% | ||
| Democratic | Peter Flood | 51,783 | 33.1% | ||
| Turnout | 156,369 | 100.00% | |||
District 2
[edit]General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample
size |
Margin
of error |
Charles Bass
(R) |
Mary Rauh
(D) |
Other / undecided[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKM Research and Communications Inc.[3] | October 26, 1998 | 183 | — | 53% | 38% | 9% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Bass (incumbent) | 85,740 | 53.1% | ||
| Democratic | Mary Rauh | 72,217 | 44.7% | ||
| Libertarian | Paula Werme | 3,338 | 2.1% | ||
| Turnout | 161,380 | 100.0% | |||
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
References
[edit]- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1998" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 26.
- ↑ "1998 U.S. House General Election District 1".
- ↑ "FiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File". GitHub. FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
- ↑ "1998 U.S. House General Election District 2".