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Political parties in New Hampshire

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Although there are hundreds of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. For example, in some states, a party may have to file a petition in order to qualify for ballot placement. In other states, a party must organize around a candidate for a specific office; that candidate must, in turn, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In still other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • As of May 2024, New Hampshire officially recognized two political parties: the Democratic and Republican parties.

  • In some states, a candidate may choose to have a label other than that of an officially recognized party appear alongside his or her name on the ballot. Such labels are called political party designations. New Hampshire allows candidates to use political party designations.

    • To learn more about ballot access requirements for political parties in New Hampshire, see this article.

    Political parties

    See also: List of political parties in the United States

    As of May 2024, there were two recognized political parties in New Hampshire. These are listed in the table below.[1]

    Party Website link By-laws/platform link
    Democratic Party of New Hampshire Link Party platform
    Republican Party of New Hampshire Link Party platform

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