2016 Senate elections · New Hampshire history
New Hampshire U.S. Senate election 2016
Maggie Hassan DEM +0.1 gain · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 739,140
- Margin
- 0.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in NH
- D+0.4same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie Hassan Won | DEM | 354,649 | 47.98% | |
| Kelly Ayotte | REP | 353,632 | 47.84% | |
| Aaron Day | IND | 17,742 | 2.40% | |
| Brian Chabot | LIB | 12,597 | 1.70% | |
| Scattering | — | 520 | 0.07% | |
| Total | 739,140 | |||
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 2016 New Hampshire Senate race?
Maggie Hassan (DEM) won with 48.0% of the vote, ahead of Kelly Ayotte (47.8%), a margin of 0.1 points.
Did the New Hampshire Senate seat change party in 2016?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 New Hampshire Senate race?
739,140 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.