SWETT, RICHARD NELSON
D Β· house Β· bioguide S001113
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- FEC candidate id
H0NH02124- Internal id
6a77dc95-f873-4042-a738-31a1f408b46e- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NH-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 696,422 |
| People | Median age | 44 |
| Income | Median household income | $97,382 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $51,941 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.450 |
| Race | White alone | 88.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 6.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 39.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 16.8% |
| Household | Family households | 65.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.45 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $376,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,415 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 14.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 72.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.4% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $0 | $52 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $2,703 | $3,033 | $174 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $8,398 | $29,517 | $503 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $956,780 | $1,029,471 | $20,904 | $0 | $563,349 |
| 1992 | $877,187 | $784,451 | $93,595 | $0 | $445,752 |
| 1990 | $470,252 | $469,389 | $861 | $10,157 | $273,586 |
Elections
- 1990 general house Β· NH-2 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NH-2 β won
- 1994 general house Β· NH-2 β lost_general
Committees
- DICK SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- NEW HAMPSHIRE CITIZENS AGAINST CORRUPTION β independent Β· type U
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (7)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | ambassador | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Yale University | β | wikidata | |
| β | independent_committee_of | NEW HAMPSHIRE CITIZENS AGAINST CORRUPTION | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | DICK SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |