2008Final results
2008 election for New Hampshire's 2nd District
U.S. House · New Hampshire
Paul Hodes (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Horn (R) by 15.0 points.
Paul HodesDemocrat · winner
56.4%188,332
Jennifer HornRepublican
41.4%138,222
Chester L. Lapointe IILibertarian
2.1%7,121
333,675 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul HodesJennifer Horn
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$555.5K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$552.3K
$21.7K
Cash on hand
$2.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008