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17,742. 34,735. 17,088. Three numbers that flipped New Hampshire.

17,742
U.S. Senate
34,735
First Congressional District
17,088
Second Congressional District

Each was larger than the Republican margin. Republicans lost all three races. New Hampshire elected an all-Democratic federal delegation for the first time since the 33rd Congress, 1853 to 1855, and hasn't elected a Republican to Congress since.

In 2016 Aaron Day recruited the third-party candidates in all three New Hampshire federal races. They were the margin in all three.

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire, November 8, 2016

The margin
1,017
The third-party vote, Aaron Day
17,742

17.4 times the margin.

The most expensive per-capita Senate race in U.S. history to that point

The closest Senate race in the country that year

Margin1,017votes
Maggie Hassan (D)354,649
Kelly Ayotte (R, incumbent)353,632
Aaron Day (Independent)17,742
Brian Chabot (Libertarian)12,597

New Hampshire Secretary of State, certified results, November 8, 2016.

First Congressional District, November 8, 2016

The margin
4,904
The third-party vote, Shawn O'Connor
34,735

7.1 times the margin.

Margin4,904votes
Carol Shea-Porter (D)162,080
Frank Guinta (R, incumbent)157,176
Shawn O'Connor (Independent)34,735

New Hampshire Secretary of State, certified results, November 8, 2016.

Second Congressional District, November 8, 2016

The margin
15,522
The third-party vote, Jim Babiarz
17,088

1.1 times the margin.

Margin15,522votes
Ann McLane Kuster (D, incumbent)174,495
Jim Lawrence (R)158,973
Jim Babiarz (Independent)17,088

New Hampshire Secretary of State, certified results, November 8, 2016.

No Republican has won a federal race in New Hampshire since 2014.

2014: Frank Guinta (R) wins the First District. The last Republican federal win in New Hampshire.
2016: U.S. Senate, First District, Second DistrictDEMOCRATS WIN ALL THREE
2018: First District, Second DistrictDEMOCRATS WIN BOTH
2020: U.S. SenateJEANNE SHAHEEN (D), 56.63%
2022: U.S. SenateMAGGIE HASSAN (D), 53.54%
2022: First DistrictCHRIS PAPPAS (D), 54.00%
2024: First DistrictCHRIS PAPPAS (D), 54.00%

New Hampshire Secretary of State, certified results, 2014 to 2024.

More than 200 candidates elected, at every level of government, state and federal.

Counted across Stark360, the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance.

Candidates endorsed, 2014
109

Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, chaired by Aaron Day.

State senate races won, 2014
6 of 12

Endorsed state senate candidates who won.

Kevin Avard's margin
322

He flipped a Democratic state senate seat.

Sitting legislators anti-endorsed
9

Named in Stark360's release of August 19, 2014.

Federal Election Commission, committee C00566505 (Stark360); RLCNH 2014 endorsements; New Hampshire Secretary of State, 2014.

The Timeline

  1. Jul 31, 2014

    Stark360 registers with the Federal Election Commission.

  2. Aug 19, 2014

    Stark360 anti-endorses nine sitting legislators by name.

  3. Nov 4, 2014

    Frank Guinta wins the First District, the last Republican federal win in New Hampshire.

  4. Nov 8, 2016

    Republicans lose all three federal races; the third-party vote is larger than the margin in all three.

  5. Aug 31, 2026

    Aaron Day wins a preliminary injunction in federal court, pro se.

  6. Sep 2, 2026

    The Constitution Party is certified for its first statewide line in New Hampshire.

  7. Sep 22, 2026

    StarkFreedom PAC launches.

Federal Election Commission; New Hampshire Secretary of State; United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.

The Proof The Eight Races