Passage: Politically, Portsmouth is a center of liberal politics and stronghold for the Democratic Party. In 2016, Portsmouth voted 67.70% for Hillary Clinton in the United States presidential election, 2016, 62.53% for Colin Van Ostern in the New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2016, 64.48% for Maggie Hassan in the United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2016, and 62.16% for Carol Shea-Porter in the United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2016. In 2014, Portsmouth voted 70.05% for Maggie Hassan in the New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2014, 67.34% for Jeanne Shaheen in the United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2014, and 68.34% for Carol Shea-Porter in the United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2014. In 2012, Portsmouth voted 67.56% for Barack Obama in the United States presidential election, 2012, 70.16% for Maggie Hassan in the New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2012, and 68.50% for Carol Shea-Porter in the United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2012.
Did Carol Shea-Porter get more votes in 2016 or in 2014 when she ran for the United States House of Representatives? Did Maggie Hassan get more votes when running for the Senate or in the gubernatorial election? How many more percent of the vote did Carol Shea-Porter get in 2012 than she did in 2016? Who got a higher percentage of the vote in the the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton or Colin Van Ostern?