2020 Senate elections · New Hampshire history
New Hampshire U.S. Senate election 2020
Jeanne Shaheen DEM +15.7 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 795,914
- Margin
- 15.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NH
- D+7.4same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Shaheen Won | DEM | 450,778 | 56.64% | |
| Bryant Messner | REP | 326,229 | 40.99% | |
| Justin F. O'Donnell | LIB | 18,421 | 2.31% | |
| Scattering | — | 486 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 795,914 | |||
Official source: general-election
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 2020 New Hampshire Senate race?
Jeanne Shaheen (DEM) won with 56.6% of the vote, ahead of Bryant Messner (41.0%), a margin of 15.7 points.
Did the New Hampshire Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 New Hampshire Senate race?
795,914 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.