2008 Senate elections · New Hampshire history
New Hampshire U.S. Senate election 2008
Jeanne Shaheen DEM +6.3 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 694,787
- Margin
- 6.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in NH
- D+9.7same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Shaheen Won | DEM | 358,438 | 51.59% | |
| John E. Sununu | REP | 314,403 | 45.25% | |
| Ken Blevens | LIB | 21,516 | 3.10% | |
| Write-in | — | 430 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 694,787 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other New Hampshire Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Maggie Hassan | 9.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jeanne Shaheen | 15.7 |
| 2016 | Class III | Maggie Hassan | 0.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Jeanne Shaheen | 3.2 |
| 2010 | Class III | Kelly Ayotte | 23.2 |
| 2008 | Class II | Jeanne Shaheen | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Judd Gregg | 32.5 |
| 2002 | Class II | John E. Sununu | 4.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Judd Gregg | 39.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Robert C. Smith | 3.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Judd Gregg | 2.8 |
| 1990 | Class II | Robert C. Smith | 33.8 |
Full New Hampshire Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 New Hampshire Senate race?
Jeanne Shaheen (DEM) won with 51.6% of the vote, ahead of John E. Sununu (45.3%), a margin of 6.3 points.
Did the New Hampshire Senate seat change party in 2008?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 New Hampshire Senate race?
694,787 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.