Each of the potential GOP candidates in New Hampshire post significant gains in the latest UNH/Granite State poll, with former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte (R) performing best. Rep. Paul Hodes (D), meanwhile, fails to draw support higher than 37 percent against the GOP field.

General Election Matchups
Ayotte 47 (+6 vs. last poll, 1/27-2/3)
Hodes 32 (-1)
Und 21 (-4)

Lamontagne 37 (+8)
Hodes 36 (-2)
Und 26 (-4)

Binnie 38 (+8)
Hodes 36 (+2)
Und 26 (-7)

Hodes 37 (+1)
Bender 34 (+7)
Und 29 (-6)

RCP currently classifies the race as Lean Republican.

After the jump, the latest matchups in New Hampshire's two Congressional races, which also feature the GOP candidates on top.

Rep. Carol Shea Porter (D) is again vulnerable in the first Congressional District, but she's gained ground on most of her potential Republican opponents.

New Hampshire 01 General Election Matchups
Ashooh 39 (+3)
Shea Porter 36 (+3)
Und 25 (-3)

Bestani 38 (+2)
Shea Porter 37 (+4)
Und 25 (-5)

Guinta 42 (-1)
Shea Porter 38 (+5)
Und 19 (-3)

Mahoney 40 (+1)
Shea Porter 37 (+5)
Und 23 (-5)

The open Second Congressional seat looks like a pickup opportunity for the GOP if former Rep. Charlie Bass (R) is the nominee. 2008 nominee Jennifer Horn runs ahead of both potential Democrats, but by a much narrower margin. As for the Democrats, attorney Ann McLane Kuster, making her first-ever run for office, appears to be a slightly stronger candidate than 2002 nominee Katrina Swett, whose husband Dick Swett once held this seat.

New Hampshire 02 General Election Matchups
Bass 42 (+3)
Kuster 30 (+2)
Und 27 (-6)

Bass 44 (+7)
Swett 27 (+3)
Und 29 (-4)

Horn 33 (+5)
Kuster 32 (+7)
Und 35 (-9)

Horn 35 (+9)
Swett 31 (+1)
Und 24 (-19)

RCP classifies both New Hampshire Congressional races as Lean Republican.

The survey was conducted April 12-21. The Senate sample of 462 likely voters has a margin of error of +/- 4.6%. The NH-01 subsample of 258 adults has a margin of error of +/- 6.1%. The NH-02 subsample of 254 adults has a margin of error of +/-6.1%.

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