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2020Final results

2020 election for New Hampshire's 1st District

U.S. House · New Hampshire

Chris Pappas (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Matt Mowers (R) by 5.1 points.

Chris PappasDemocrat · winner
51.3%205,606
Matt MowersRepublican
46.2%185,159
2.4%9,747
400,661 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+3.62014D+1.32016D+8.62018D+5.12020D+8.12022D+8.12024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Chris PappasMatt Mowers
$3.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$3.1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$213.9K
Cash on hand
$8.5K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Chris Pappas (D)Matt Mowers (R)

Also on the ballot: Zachary S. Dumont (Libertarian), 2.4%